Leave a Review Twisted Tangle
Full of bugs and slow
Love the game, EXCEPT you have to be patient as levels and challenges take forever to load and it is full of bugs, for example, I have not managed to complete any of the last ten levels but in each case I have been told it was completed and I got the coins for doing so and progressed to the next level. Also eats battery power as others report. Needs a rewrite!
Update - Now they have introduced playing against the clock which is impossible - the clock counts down as the ropes refuse to move. Also collecting cards for rewards which just distracts from what used to be a good game. I had got to level 1055 but the introduction of the clock and jerky movements makes it impossible to go further. I keep coming back but giving up very quickly.Show lessjillym123
Starts off fun
The game starts off fun and you get to do a few of the levels but then every time you finish one, a new ad pops up for something else. This is a common bait and switch in which a developer hopes that you like the free trial and eventually will pay for it. Unfortunately this type of thought and marketing is a very poor concept for both the player and the developer. As a developer if you were to charge a nominal fee, say 2 to 4 dollars upfront for unlimited free ads not only would you triple the income that you have over Night by getting new players, but you’re rating on this particular app would go up because it’s not inundated by the next sales. Remember when you pay for something there should be absolutely no ads. Advertisement means that your subject to the nuance of the ad only because you’re not paying for the service. It probably doesn’t make any sense because we pay for cable TV have to put up with all the ads. just remember if your product is good people go looking for it. They don’t need advertisements to know it’s there.Show lessPeruvian Prophet
Fun for a while...
This isn't a strategy game like it might appear, it's a timed game.
The issue is as you move up in levels you get to a point where even if you clicked each rope instantly, there just isn't enough time. I think the worst I saw was three pages of 20 ropes each, so 60 total, and 50 seconds to do it in, so less than a second per rope. It's literally not possible to move them fast enough the way the game is written.
I think they want you buy more coins (with real money) to extend the time, but that doesn't really help as it just means you hit the same problem a few levels later.
There is also no logic to the levels, a level might have 60 ropes like my example above, then the next one has 20 total and they give you 90 seconds, and you can finish with 50 seconds to spare.
In fact, the levels marked "hard" or "very hard" are often easier levels.
I wish there was an option to forget the timed part, and just focus on untangling the ropes so the game was actually fun.
Don't waste your time...Show lessNavwizard
Like most games: too many ads
I was all set to write a review about how the ads weren’t that bad, really, that there were optional ones you could watch for rewards but that was about it. And then I hit level 70something and it started: puzzle, ad, puzzle, ad, puzzle, ad!
Couldn’t even build up the goodwill a bit more by easing the transition with an ad after five puzzles or so, could you? You just had to dive straight into an ad after every puzzle! The puzzles aren’t that long (especially with the sometimes insanely-short timers they have), so having an ad after every puzzle is too much.
I’ll have to think about whether this game is worth the $8 blackmail to avoid ads. I certainly have games I enjoy more that asked for less money. For now, playing a puzzle and closing the game when the ad starts works pretty well, but how long before I “forget” to open it again? So many app devs think they’ll get us hooked enough or frustrated enough to be willing to fork over money, failing to consider the possibility that they’ll just annoy us enough to walk away.Show lessButMadNNW
I Like It, But…
I enjoy the app and the game is addictive and fun. I have not noticed any glitches thusfar. I don’t mind the temptation to purchase more hearts/time, and the ads aren’t terrible exactly (though that’s not saying much). My issue and the reason why it’s not getting a full 5 stars is that when I’m in the mood to play a game app, I’m already killing time, so to have my choices be to pay money or play something else - I’m going to keep choosing to play something else. One strictly timed round every 30-minutes is not enough to get or keep me in the groove, nor enough incentive to pay. Clearing rounds also doesn’t accumulate enough coins to “purchase” more time in any calculable way, so it’s not really helpful either. So as it stands, I guess I’ll be playing one round per day, if I’m in the mood, more if some hearts accumulated overnight, but then moving on back to solitaire or my knitting.Show lesskas70
Free???? It will eventually cost you to play and it’s not cheap.
I absolutely love the game, but the price to continue is going to cost you in bucks and/or frustration. You’ll end up having to to keep playing the same game over and over until you FINALLY WIN without having to pay $. To continue to keep playing, you have to spend 1st 900 points, then if you fail, it’s going to cost you 1900 points to keep playing to win to get points or rewards. It takes forever to build up any points. Most of the time, it’s 15-30 points at a time. Ridiculous payout. The ads are long and annoying, so you’re going to want to pay to get rid of the ads….$7.99. The best thing going is the scissors to cut a rope. The game is very stingy with those as a reward. I’m up past level 221. You basically have to win 4 games in a row to beat the game and win a reward. You’ll get very tempted to pay their high price for so few points, considering you spend 900 at a pop if you don’t win the first time.
One last note on this game…they have ads on my other games and I can’t close them out so I just end up stopping that game and going on another game that hasn’t been hit yet with their ads. I don’t play games a lot, but when I do, this is the only ad that is sooooo annoyingly impossible to close out MOST of the time.Show lessboatfl
Anxiety increased
The game is fun but like everybody else says - the ads are crazy. I always restart the app. Also the hard levels have such limited time!!! I get nervous and anxious every time and eventually lose the interest in playing. I don’t want to feel this when I want to play some relaxing games. This is definitely not relaxing…Show lessEnirac
Used to love but new format too hard without paying
Was great last week. But now format changed and you have to pass 3 levels under time limit before advancing. Likely won’t play againAB6900
The new update ruined the game
I’ve been playing this game daily I got up to level 866 and was forced to update the game. The update ruined this game, now each level has three challenges to beat to move forward. It’s next to impossible because they don’t give us sufficient time. It’s usually 1.5 minutes and the final challenge is usually met with a few seconds which is impossible. I used to love this game now I’m contemplating deleting this game. It’s very sad because I was so close to finally level which I heard was level 1000. It’s very obvious that the creators of the game has become money hungry and they should
Be ashamed of them Selves for this new impossible Update.Show lessDylan_s26
A Naked Ploy To Get Into Your Wallet - Sole Purpose Is Monetization
This game is indeed challenging and fun. That said, it is also purposely designed to force you to pay to play. You will use up your lives quickly, gain coins slowly, and be forced to watch ads and/or wait for long periods of time to keep playing once it has made you use up your lives on levels that just don’t give you enough time on the first attempt. And I’m pretty good at these type of puzzles. The 30+ min wait times mean either stop playing for a while, or use the in app purchasing to buy coins, which you then use to purchase lives , etc etc.
Sad, because I like the game (through the mechanics are a bit janky, also making you waste precious time on the clock to repeat moves until they “take”), but the plot for your wallet is so direct and so aggressive that it ruins the experience. I’d pay to remove ads, but then the game would still attempt to force me to purchase upgrades and the like and ads are one of the few “free” ways to do that.
Uninstalling and will find something else to amuse me. This is a naked plot to get I to your wallet. Pass on it.Show lesssbcarlson
