SmartGo Player Reviews – Page 7
3/5 rating based on 69 reviews. Read all reviews for SmartGo Player for iPhone.
SmartGo Player is paid iOS app published by Smart Go, Inc.
Uses only optimal moves every time.
AquatarisPrime
The app description led me to believe it taught the game. It doesn't. It simply corners you with the optimal move and often can't even beat itself if the hint system is used every move. The handicap system allows it to go first every time and since it knows the optimal move for every situation, you are not going to win any game that doesn't stump it within a few moves. If the board is full, it's going to beat you. The tutorials show and don't tell. There is no follow up to correct answers explaining why it's the best move. I would really like a refund as this isn't fun and is no substitute to playing a human. I came to learn how to fine tune my strategy, not watch a algorithm play out.
Not intuitive layout, hard to figure out settings
Nickname13683
It takes a lot of time to figure out how to use this app. I got so frustrated I even deleted it from my phone. It feels like a waste honestly.
Sync
James Ann Fung
I enjoy playing the game on my iPad and iPhone. How nice if the game can be synchronized on both devices.
This game cheats
kairu4207
While the tutorial is worth it the rest is total bs, upon rereading the rules the game actively cheats. One such issue was the game refusing to allow you to place a stone in a location that would result in you being surrounded (captured) even if the result would allow you to surround said enemy stones, if you want to play a game you yourself have to constantly rewind moves to prevent the game from cheating go ahead.
horrible game dont get scammed
johnarleyburns
always wins by a wide margin even with "auto handicap" (it doesnt support a true go handicap). biggest waste of $3 on the app store BEWARE!
Good app with two major problems
xfsrsf
This is a good Go app, but suffers from two major problems in "autohandicap" mode. 1) The AI gets smarter at the same time as you lose handicap. This leads to level transitions where you will win 90% of games on one level and lose 90% of games on the next level. Thanks to point (2), you can be stuck in this boring, frustrating loop for a very long time. 2) The automatic downleveling mechanic makes it very difficult to adapt to the new difficulty. Once you go up a level it's very easy to lose three times. The fact that I then have to spend 10-15 minutes winning three easy games to get back to that challenge kills my motivation to keep playing. My suggestions to the dev: - Double the number of levels to make the difficulty curve smoother. When a player levels up, take away a handicap stone first, then make the AI smarter, and alternate from then on. - Make automatic downleveling optional. Let me hit my ahead against the wall if I want to. If the concern is that someone could accidentally win 3 games and advance, increase the number of consecutive wins required to level up as a function of consecutive losses. It's true that I could simulate these rules by using manual handicap instead of automatic, but I don't want to have to keep track of these things myself.
Really good app
Octet to cat
I have wanted to learn this game for the longest time. This app has a smooth fluid interactive iBook-like tutorial and wonderful fair gameplay. My only issue is that the tutorial does not really explain how to win the game, but via the numerous in-game tools it is possible after a few gameplay experiments this is possible. Keep up the good work!