Bin-glo Review – Going where no bingo has gone before
App Type: Uncategorized
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By: Mecca Bingo
Version #: 2.0
Date Released: 2012-03-05
Developer: Mecca Bingo
Price: 0.00
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While you might think bingo just a game that is played by senior citizens, Mecca Bingo would have you think otherwise. For those in the US that haven’t heard of Mecca, it is a casino style bingo hall with a zany “disco bowling” look. People come to eat, drink, and score cards in bingo. I tell you all this to say that Bin-glo has nothing really to do with bingo.
Bin-glo is a game developed by Mecca Bingo, but apart from its prominent ads for actual bingo apps, and the use of numbered balls, Bin-glo is in its own world. Bin-glo could be described as a casual physics puzzler that is light on the puzzle and heavy on the crazy. Gameplay consists of you aiming a spring to fire a small ball at slight less small balls that happen to be numbered.
The object is to hit the balls that have the same numbers as the randomly chosen numbers at the top of the screen (see there is a slight bingo theme here). You score multipliers by bouncing the ball off other things (walls, or other balls) before striking the target. Hitting things cause them to move around the playing field kind of like billiards but as if your billiards table was tops with shag carpet.
As you play the game it unlocks “crazy modes” there are variations such as balls that teleport, lasers to guide your shot, or making the balls more erratic. I the crazy mode makes the game harder then it will increase your multiplier. Otherwise is will decrease it. Every five levels there is a special bonus level where you much tap on the ball that matches the selected number within an allotted time. Luckily, the game does not punish you for missed taps so I found it easy to beat by simply tapping all over the screen until the level was over.
This review has only scratched the surface of what Bin-glo has to offer. With a combination of Puzzle Bobble and billiards, Bin-glo will definitely appeal to some people. My fear is that the simplistic gameplay will grow stale more quickly, and that the variations will not be able to hold the attention of your standard iOS gamer. Either way, Bin-glo is free to play so if you are looking for a new casual game, it couldn’t hurt to give it a try.
Quick Take
Value:Medium-high.
Would I Buy Again:Its free.
Learning Curve:Moderate.
Who Is It For:Fans of billiard games.
What I Like:Fun billiards mechanic with many variations.
What I Don't Like:Shallow gameplay.
Final Statement:4 Stars! Does anyone have 4 stars?...BINGO!
Bin-Glo comes to your iPhone as a fast-paced, physics based game.
Simply pop the numbered bubbles that match the numbers on your bingo ticket at the top of the screen before the time runs out.
Look out for the Shadow Showdown levels... make sure you pop the bubbles before the Shadow gets there first!
The Bin-Glo App is totally free to play and high scores are synced with Openfeint so you can track your progress!
Flies down... let's play!
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Article By Nathan Kline
Nathan has been an avid Apple user and advocate since the days of the Apple ][. He has always sought to find new ways to make use of technology to assist his daily life. As a paramedic in southern California Nathan brings his familiarity with technology to the field, and at whatsoniphone.com he brings his critical thinking to he analysis of apps and news. You has also written app reviews for the mobile app site Smokinapps.com.
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