Boxed In is a fun little game by Dennis Mengelt.  The point of this game is to move wooden boxes and around the board and collect the gears inorder to find a clear path to the exit.  While moving about the board, you can only push objects, no pulling.  And you can only move it if there is a blank space behind it, so no pushing two blocks at a time.

While some of the levels were extremely easy, there is definitely expert levels in this app as well.  You have one option to move back one space too in case you accidentally make a move you didn’t intend to, or puts you in a bind.  This app makes is simple to move about as well with simple directional finger movements anywhere on the screen, so you don’t have to place you finger exactly on the little robot guy.

The only recommendations I have for this app in the future is to have some sort of high score tally or a way to keep track of progress outside of level completion.  Hopefully there will be more levels added soon too.  It took me a while to get through the 50 they have but now that I’ve completed them, there’s no where to go.  Another added feature would be a back to home screen button somewhere in the game.  Once on a level, there is no way to get back in case you forgot the instructions without restarting the app.  Overall an extremely addictive and fun game though, just needs some minor updates that other games already have.

Boxed In is a post from: iPhone App Tips

This simple app is pretty fun.  When first opened, it gives you the option to use the game sounds or to listen to your own music.  This is a great option since a lot of apps shut down your music to play their own game sounds.  Planes come in from all directions on the screen and you must drag and direct them to land them on the proper airstrip.  After playing this a multiple times, I’ve figured out it is easiest to start out with the fast forward button on the bottom left of the screen till there are too many planes to control at the high speed.  Planes and helicopters light up red if they are about to collide with another and turn white if the flight pattern is approved.  Does it look like two are about to crash? No problem, redirect one of them around to land safely.  They remain their original color if they are just flying around.  Planes left unattended to will simply bounce of the edge of the screen till they crash or are directed to land.  There are three different fields to land on in this app.  For a real challenge, try playing the aircraft carrier level on fast forward!

Another fun way to play is the peer to peer method.  By enabling the bluetooth on your iPhone, you can host or join a game with another user.  In this mode, one person lands one color of planes.  In order to land the other planes, you must send them to your partner for them to land on their screen.  I really enjoyed this mode!  Of course, you have to be around another person with an iPhone in order to play though.

Over all a very fun game that is super simple to play.  Well worth the $0.99 in my opinion for the game.  Have fun playing!

Flight Control is a post from: iPhone App Tips

Not sure whether or not to get CivRev?  I’ll make it pretty easy for you:

• If you’ve played and enjoyed a previous Civ game, you’ll love it.  The graphics are great, the controls are solid, and it’s a well-built title.  It’s a bit expensive ($9.99 right now), but not too bad.   Plus, there is a free version available.
• If you’ve never played a Civ game, this might not be for you.  The turn-based action can feel a bit stale, but the feeling of nostalgia can help overcome that for people that grew up with Civ.

There are a few minor bugs that I expect will be fixed soon (badly mis-matched battles), but it’s a fairly polished app.  It runs well, and it hasn’t crashed on me yet.

Best of all is the free “lite” version that is available.  The lite version is a very complete game by itself, and will be more than adequate for most users.  If you find you need a bit more, then the $9.99 price isn’t a very big deal.

Civilization Revolution 1.0 is a post from: iPhone App Tips