BoXiKoN

BoXiKoN has been a popular Mac action puzzler game for some years now and is finally available for iPhone/iPod Touch! The game is very easy to learn; it will be love at first play! Simply rotate and place shapes into the grid to form solid connecting lines across or down. The solid lines are cleared leaving space to continue! Use your skills of organization and planning to ensure you never run out of space! Sounds easy? Give it a go!

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Games	$1.99	Paul Burkey	iPhone, iPad, iPod

Compete against others on the online High Score table!

The pure "minimal" puzzle gameplay is reminiscent of Tetris, but the game is more of a brain teaser than a fast paced arcade game. If you enjoy Bejeweled, Trism, thinking games like Sudoku, or my other game CornerChaos, you're sure to enjoy this too!

FEATURES:
- Very simple to learn
- 20 Levels to work through
- Relaxed Mode (Take your time!)
- Up to 74 different shapes!
- Auto-save and auto-continue
- Uses multi touch for rotations.

Reviews

Just not too easy!
RobertDS

This game was challenging to me to learn how to manipulate the objects. The concept is Tetris-like in that you try to complete rows or columns; however, I have yet to get a very high score which keeps me addicted and coming back to try and score higher.

Like a potato chip
LeakyDuck

You just can't play one game. I like it because it is a thinking game.

Easy but complex, fun & addictive!
octopus818

I've been a huge fan of Boxikon for years & the ipod touch version is great. Its really easy to learn, but difficult to master since there are multiple strategies to get higher scores. There are fun little surprises, such as a variety of special pieces & effects so the game doesn't get motonous. The graphics are fun & engaging.

I really like this puzzle!
Carlos-CAD

Visually BoXiKoN is simply perfect. Nice colors, textures, interface, animations and effects. It also has good sound effects. It does not have background music, it allows iPOD music but mutes the sounds. The gameplay is very simple. You place the tetris alike tiles that you can see at bottom on the board. If you make a line (like in tetris) you score and the line is removed. You can create a 3x3 (or more) blocks of the same color to transform those blocks into jewels. Removing lines with jewels assure you bonus points. As you can see you have 5 slots at bottom. If the next tiles comes up an there's no room for it the game is over. You have some seconds before the next tile is added (try Relaxed Mode if you want a stressless game). One of the greatest things about the interface is that the tiles at bottom are always rotating. Most of the time you can pick up a tile in the right position to place. If you change your mind you can use a second finger to rotate the tile. You can't flip it though. In addition, when you select a tile it is automatically shift up so your finger doesn't get in the way. In resume, the controls are perfect. The game has 3 timed modes (easy, medium and hard) along with a Relaxed one (timeless). It can properly resume and loading times are short. Good! There's an unified local high score for all modes. There's an online board too but you have to leave the game to see it. It's very detailed but the approach is limited considering e.g. OpenFeint. That's a casual and very polished puzzle. I really like this one! 4/5+

If you like your free time, don't buy this
XanderKrews

This is one of those games that you play and then 3 hrs later you shake your head and wonder where all the time went. I've been a BoXiKoN fan since it's release and was worried about how it would control on my iPhone. I can say without hesitation that they NAILED IT for this version. The controls felt a bit off at first but after a game or 3 it became completely natural. Great job! As far as I'm concerned, this is a MUST BUY for anyone with an iPhone/iPod Touch. Well worth the money. I would've easily paid more for it and not felt bad at all, but I do think this is the perfect price point.

Great fun, better than Tetris
acro47

I have loved this game for years, played it often on my Mac, turned both of my young-adult kids on to it, now thrilled to find it in the App store. It's similar to Tetris but much better IMO, plus gorgeous color & graphics. Turning the pieces is a bit awkward but you will get used to it. I like the relaxed mode 'cause no clock and I get higher scores (8760 on my first try, nearly ran out my battery). Well worth the $$ for high replay factor. Great job, Paul!

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pct1818

Not much more to add here. This game is really fun and very well put together. One thing I want to mention is that certain background patterns make it difficult to see the pieces on the board. I don't normally have trouble with colors. But this affected my concentration a little bit.