Yea! No more update remorse! – 3D Brick Breaker Revolution FREE Review

This app nearly didn't make the latest round of cuts on my iPad to recover space. When I played it to try to remember if I liked it (which I was _sure_ there was a reason it was the oldest free app on my iPod having always survived the "it is fun enough not to bother deleting it to recover space" cuts), I discovered that last update added an ad for every menu button press. <sigh>. DELETE. ...wait, I shouldn't have to keep putting up with this crap. "Bug fixes" LOL. Nice try. Googled and... YES! "How to rollback iPad apps" 1) delete bad version from iPad, 2) hunt down ipa file on my backup drive (thank you backup software), 3) double-click ipa file, 4) click "replace" when prompted by iTunes to delete crappy ad filled version with good version, 5) sync. Aha! Look at that. Much better. So two stars for surviving the "fun enough not to bother deleting to recover space" cuts. I was going to subtract a star for making me go thru the hassle of rolling back the app when I realized I can use this trick when I'm wary of other devs' "bug fixes" (albeit only useful in apps where I don't care about losing my progress - at least until I google that too). Plus congrats on making me mad enough to post. For the review, overall - it is a barely passable time waster (note, I did not complete it - and with the miserably abundant ads I made no attempt to care where I left off before deleting it but I am guessing it was a few hours). Controls meet the minimum required responsiveness - occasional frustration but not enough to delete the app. As a breakout clone it introduces no noteworthy changes to gameplay mechanics (but if we file it into the category of time waster [meaning in the positive context of there are other games I could be playing but I choose this one] - it must be doing something else right so it doesn't need to introduce anything new). The physics are off so do expect some frustration predicting where to be and when to be there, especially after accidentally catching the speed up. I actually like the negative status effects but that is because it introduces a split second of hesitation - do I move the paddle in such a way as to avoid the negative effect and risk losing the ball? ...or take it and deal with the consequences? The graphics are fine. Not the best but better than most of the clones I happen to have played. I'll update this review when I have gotten around to playing it more.
Review by AhniTanaris on 3D Brick Breaker Revolution FREE.