User Reviews: Taipan! Mobile

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  • NOT FREE. JUST A DEMO.

    This is a good adaptation of the original game. There are also some versions you can play online with your browser. I would recommend that, because this one lets you play your first year (about 5 minutes of play) and then demands an upgrade fee to continue. I'd have been far less offended if they'd just charged a nominal fee for the real game. Not a fan of this developer.
  • Taipan

    I grew up playing this game in Ms Littlejohn’s computer class at Kamehameha Schools.

    My all time favorite game back in the Apple II days!!!

    Great teaching game for kids. Risk, reward and trading fun!
  • PC version please

    Overall I would give it a 9.5. I wish the controls were more like the PC version from Digital Labs.
  • Great

    Very good but the price to repair your ship is way too expensive compared to the original computer game.
  • Could be go, but isn’t.

    It’s a fairly accurate representation of the Apple ][ game, it’s kind of a moot point today. A nice refresh would be better. Additionally, you can play for an extremely limited time before you’re hit up for $2.99 Meh.
  • Awesome

    Brings me back to some good times with the apple 2e. Even left the bugs in which is perfect.
  • Love it!

    This is the same game my friends and I played back in 1982. It runs much, much faster now so some of the suspense is lost and it makes the game a bit easier. I am just as addicted now as I was in '82. My 12 year old and 15 year old play it, too.
  • Just like I remember it!

    Now updated for iOS 11. TY! I used to play this on my old Palm Pilot. It was a fun game. I tried the other free versions, but they were not the same. I love playing this. I only gave it 4 stars because I think it's slightly over priced. Other than that its a great retro game.
  • Needs to be updated per apple.

    Will this great port get updated to 64 bit so apple doesn't keep us from using it.
  • Would have loved it except for the PAY WALL

    Yepps, like nearly everyone else here. I remember this from back in the day. Was stoked to try it again and relive my High school days. But, no. I was shipping from town to town and BAM... PAY FOR AN UPDATE!!! Login with your acct info and PAY US. No, I didn't click it. No, I don't want to pay. No, I didn't restart. What I did do was stop playing. Stopped the app. Deleted the app from my phone and removed the app from iTunes. Now, I'm writing a 1 star review to state how annoying it is to have a Pay Wall for a free game. Next time, make a demo and advertise as such in case I want to buy. Hiding behind a PAY WALL is rude.

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