The Catholic Game Nerd

The reason I haven't written any reviews lately is because I've been so busy playing Aurora Feint on my iPhone.  In my opinion, this is the best free game I have ever played in my life, second only to Kingdom of Loathing.  

http://aurorafeint.com/

This game uses the touch controls of the iPhone brilliantly.  The blocks you move are large enough for finger control.  My favorite control feature, though, is the accelerometer (tilt) control.  Tilt it to one side, the tiles shift with "gravity".  Tilt it forward, backward, up, down.  Try shaking it a couple of times to mix things up - literally.  I love the control scheme for this game.  Super happy amazing!

The game itself is a joy, especially for the hardcore casual gamer out there.  The main gameplay occurs within "the mine" where you manipulate assorted blocks into groups of 3 or more.  This "mines" that resource, which provides you with power ups and new quest features.  Yes, I mentioned quests.  Get enough resources to level up and you can visit "the store".  Within the store you can buy power ups and in-game enhancements like speed control, bonus breakage, multipliers and more.  You can also buy "blueprints" which allow you to unlock special abilities.  

Building blueprints adds a timed feature to the block grouping game, giving you seconds to amass particular quantities of a certain resource.  It's not as easy as it sounds, even with the power ups.  You build blueprints at the "Smith".  Is this game sounding fun yet or what?

Once you have built some powerups and leveled up, you are able to go to "the castle" to fight sorcerers.  Getting to this point takes loads of time, and I am having too much fun with the Mine and Smith to even care about this just yet.

Got an iPhone or iPod Touch?  Download Aurora Feint RIGHT NOW.  Best free download for iPhone yet.  Try it once and you WILL be hooked.

5 moons out of 5.  This game is flawless.