From Great Back to Hate?? – The Treasures of Montezuma 3 Review

UPDATE Aug 2017: Still 0⭐️... But I see that the dev has acknowledged now that the game "may not be compatible with iPhone 7" in the description. At least that will help new potential customers. Still s*cks for the loyal ones who already purchased the game, as they have made no updates, still, since over a year ago. UPDATE May 2017: 0⭐️ if that were possible... This app has been "broken" for over a year. The last iOS version it was updated for compatibility is iOS 8...EIGHT!! (As of June 2016) I don't know what's going on with the folks at Alawar. It appears they have abandoned updates for TOM:3, which is ridiculous, a shame, and possibly a scam since the app description doesn't mention at all that it isn't compatible with iOS 9/10 (and/or iPhones past 6). The iPad version still works (running iOS 10) on my Mini2, so it's something about the phone version of the operating system that the app doesn't like or they just bothered to update the iPad version and not the phone version. At any rate, I feel Apple should forcibly remove the phone version from the App Store until Alawar gets its collective act together and fixes this app. When your "developer contact" link goes to a blank page and there's no mention of incompatibility issues for certain iOSes or devices but they keep selling the app as if it is functional, THAT IS A PROBLEM and a dishonest sales practice. It's a shame because I love this game. I've payed for it on both the phone and iPad and have been playing TOM since the FIRST version on my Gen1 iPod Touch. The affection I have for this game is the only reason I'm leaving my previous review below. Obviously, my disappointment in Alawar is somewhere around the stratosphere, at the moment, and so I've changed the current star rating above to reflect that. (Previous Review): 5⭐️ I just noticed Alawar updated this game on Jan 5th and fixed the iOS 8 saving issue. I just tested it and it is indeed resolved. THANKS so much for getting my fav iPhone game up and working again. Woo-hoo!! ??? I do have one suggestion: the ability to decline the tutorial "help" messages when starting a new game. For an old hat such as myself the tutorial is just a nuisance.
Review by LostEcho on The Treasures of Montezuma 3.