Friday, November 5, 2010

Multitask Madness.

Multitask Madness
$0.99

What It Has: Imagine trying to watch a YouTube video, hold a conversation on the phone, read a news article, write a research paper, and tweet a clever joke; all while balancing the laptop you're using on your knee. Welcome to Multitask Madness. 
Multitask Madness, developed by Qvik, is a clever little game. In our modern, globalized society, we're constantly forced to multitask; so why not turn it into a game? In each progressing level, a new obstacle is sent the player's way for them to overcome. First, simply tilt the device to a designated angle. Piece of cake. Now do this while avoiding evil flying pink orbs. Still not breaking a sweat? How about having to tap circles in numerical order? Enter frustration. All of this tension is only increased by the beautiful neon graphics and heart-pounding, techno soundtrack. This challenging, brain-testing game is a fresh step up from monotonous one sided, simple games; and introduces a system which is never impossible; only challenging.



What It's Missing: If there's one characteristic that can seriously make or break an application, it's atmosphere. The atmosphere of an app is crucial to the user's experience. Multitask Madness, with it's absorbing neon graphics and exciting soundtrack has this down to a tee - expect for one feature. On an iPhone 4, the addition of Retina Display support to this application would be phenomenal. I've also used the app on older iPhones and it looks great, but the iPhone 4 just needs that little extra push, and the app would be perfect.

Rating: 4.5/5

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