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Tric-Trac (Seahorse Software): Roll The Dice, Pick Some Numbers, Do It Again

★✩✩✩✩ (iTMS)

I’m not exactly sure what Tric-Trac is trying to accomplish. You roll the dice and pick numbers that add up to the number rolled until you can’t do it anymore.

The game is neither addictive nor captivating. You can shake the iPhone to roll the dice or you can press the “roll” button but there are no pretty animations found in other dice games, just a few still-pictures strung together as an animation.

When you finish a game, the new game button isn’t flush with the rest of the screen making the game feel very unfinished and unpolished.

Sure for $0.99 you don’t expect the next Rolando but this isn’t even worth that dollar. Free games are more stable than this, sadly.

Tric-Trac needs work.

8 months ago on March 6th, 2009 at 7:11 pm | Permalink

Speed (Steven Troughton-Smith) vs. SpeedBox (Hans Schneider): The Beauty and The Beast

Speed - ★★★✩✩ (iTMS) vs. SpeedBox - ★✩✩✩✩ (iTMS)

I’m not sure what Mr. Schneider was thinking. This is the iPhone. It’s got style. It’s glossy, damnit! You’ve gotta make it beautiful! Oh, and it would help if your app could actually measure the speed, too.

Speed: Nice looks, got all the options of SpeedBox, and does accurate measurements. Good going, Steven!

1 year ago on August 4th, 2008 at 12:48 am | Permalink
I’ve the reserved the tag “theugly” for those apps that truly set themselves apart from everything else at the App Store, in that their single aim is to burn your eyes out. Behold! The BarrelsOFuninator!

Because I enjoy using my eyes, I cannot buy this application, much less review it. My apologies.

I’ve the reserved the tag “theugly” for those apps that truly set themselves apart from everything else at the App Store, in that their single aim is to burn your eyes out. Behold! The BarrelsOFuninator!

Because I enjoy using my eyes, I cannot buy this application, much less review it. My apologies.

1 year ago on August 3rd, 2008 at 12:47 am | Permalink