In recent months, “snack sized” casual games have become a big hit in
the App Store, especially the ones that are incredibly difficult. The
harder, the better. That is one reason why the Flappy Bird phenomenon
took off. Games that are too hard will often play on your psyche, making
you want to play it “one more time” to try to beat your previous,
paltry high score.
dEXTRIS
does just that. The game is very simple in mechanic, but nearly
impossible in execution. Dodge spikes, split cubes and maneuver through
narrow pathways to get to the highest score possible…
The game has three control options, move left, move right, or split.
Your job is to avoid crashing into obstacles as you race upward on a
vertical screen. Things get in the way. Big things. You only have one
chance to survive. Hit a spike and you are dead.
The blue and pink blocks are defaulted to the center of the screen.
Touch the left side to move both blocks left. Touch the right side to
move right. Let go of the screen to send them back to the center.
Sometimes, an obstacle will show up in the dead center of the screen
without enough room on either side for both blocks, so you will have to
split them to get them through the narrow pathway. To split the blocks,
touch both sides of the screen at the same time.
Timing is everything, especially because the game speeds up as you
move along. The more points you score, the faster the spikes come at
you. You’ll need super fast reflexes and a calm, steady hand to get
through the course. Oh, and you won’t get through it. Now matter how
long you last, and it probably won’t be very long, the game keeps going
and going.
Visually, the game looks like something that should exist in the
world of Tron. The cubes’ colors are bright, almost iridescent. The rest
of the screen is flat. All of the action takes place with your two
cubes. When you move them to the right or left, they scuff along the
sides, leaving a trail of flashes in their wake.
The game is ad supported, but not a nuisance. In fact, I didn’t even
see a single advertisement until I’d played the game for at least 15
minutes.
dEXTRIS is available on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch for free.
Download it in the App Store today.
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