Friday, November 5, 2010

Nonogram Madness

Nonogram Madness
$2.99

What It Has: Puzzles like Sudoku and Crosswords are classic, but eventually they become a tad dull. Enter Nonogram Madness. This puzzle game combines features of classic puzzle games, most notably Sudoku, and creates a fun and fresh experience. 
Upon my first launch of the app, I fell in love. I'm a sucker for 8-bit graphics, especially when they're done well; and to say the least, these are done well. After finishing the informational tutorial, the gameplay seemed a lot less complicated than I had feared. The goal of Nonogram Madness is to choose squared that correspond with clues that you're given on the top and left of the game board. Numbers distinguish how many squares are in each column and row. The correct squares all form together to create a picture! However, choose the correct square, or your precious time bar will diminish rather quickly.


What It's Missing: Nonogram Madness is a solid game; for what it claims to do. Overall, Nonogram Madness is a puzzle games that allows you to play nonograms; nothing else. Some users tend to forget this when playing simple games like this. They become bored quickly, and blame the game for it's lack of options. Sure, trivial features such as the ability to customize the colors of your game board would be very nice, but are far from necessary. 

All In All: Nonogram Madness is the picturesque 'pick up and play' kind of game. It's great for a quick five minute session while waiting in line or at the doctor's office. With the price of $2.99 for 100 levels, it's not overly expensive; and worth checking out. 

Rating: 4.5/5

1 comment:

  1. I'm a huge fan of Sudoku,
    and I'll definitely be checking this app out!
    Great review! (:

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