Enigmistico – Review
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By: simone giovannini
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Date Released: 1969-12-31
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Price: 0.00
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There are literally thousands of trivia-based applications in the App Store which test your knowledge on a variety of subjects. Enigmistico is another one of them.
My first thought upon entering the application was "why does a trivia app have music in the background?". If you’re trying to play the game at work, it might be prudent to mute your device before running it.
The user is presented with a selection of problem categories, usually using a certain set of words within the puzzle (such as "fugitive" or "metallic cube"). When the word or words is selected, the puzzle is presented in the form of letters on a chalkboard.
I’ve never been very good at logical puzzles, despite my career choice of a computer programmer (I’m much better at figuring out why certain processes don’t work properly). I find them very frustrating when I can’t solve them. Imagine my frustration when the program presents to you the answers to each logical question without giving the reason WHY. With some, the answers are simple enough to figure out but with others they aren’t. What’s the point of that? Knowing the answer without knowing the logical steps to get the answer is useless. You might as well try and teach a parakeet about physics.
The concept is okay but the game is presented rather simplisticly. This game needs a lot of work before I can recommend it to anybody. I do give the creator credit for trying. Perhaps the next iteration of the app will be user-friendlier.
Quick Take
Value:Low.
Would I Buy Again:Unlikely.
Learning Curve:Low.
Who Is It For:Logic puzzlers.
What I Like:Points for trying.
What I Don't Like:The execution of the concept. The inability of the program to explain the puzzle answers.
Final Statement:Despite the low cost, to take up space on your device with this is not logical.
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