Kern – The Puzzle Game For iPhone
5/20/2009 06:31:00 PM - 0 comments
iPhone games has always been fascinating for iPhone users as well as developers. This excitement has inspired professional as well as amateurs to develop their own iPhone game. One such iPhone game that has generated quite a flutter in the iPhone world recently is Kern, meaning reverse 'Tetris' with falling text. It is a text-based puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod touch, and requires iPhone OS 2.2 or a later version to install and run Kern.
Kern – Gaming Basics
Step 1: The players have to move letters into the right location to correspond with a falling word.
Step 2: Now, slide the missing letter into the correct location and let go of the touchscreen. You will score a given number of points depending on where the rest of the word falls around the letter.
Step 3: If you mis-align a letter too far to either side of the falling word, you will lose a ligature (one of five life points).
Step 4: If you lose all five ligatures, the game ends immediately.
Kern Interface
The effortless approach taken by Kern regarding graphics and sound seems to blend perfectly, giving it a minimal-yet-stylish interface. This interface, besides giving sizable amount of facts with good use of the iPhone's screen space, also makes a great use of tones and audio feedback. It goes on to show that you do not require a symphony orchestra to put across the acoustic elements of a game.
The best part of Kern is its user-friendliness. The game literally takes only a few seconds to learn. The game literally takes only a few seconds to learn. However, it keeps the players on their toes with the well-crafted difficulty levels. While a player might sometimes work to fit a letter into a word with large, easy type to target and work; at other times, he must be squinting at the small text, sliding what appears to be a four-point font letter from side to side and praying. It can be seen that the player ultimately drops the rest of the word in around it at the right location.
Kern leaves scope for improvement
It is seen that Kern intermittently stood frozen from time to time under iPhone OS 2.2.1, leading one to quit to the iPhone's home screen and then re-launching the application. Even though the game is intuitive and easy to learn, the title sometimes gets too repetitive. Kern for iPhone can be improved with additional features such as additional music, global scoreboard, score multipliers and other power-ups.
However, in spite of all these shortcomings, Kern is considered a good bet at a price value of US$1. And with enough room available for improvement, you surely can look up to sensational updates in the near future. With Text now becoming a fast-paced puzzle game Kern, is the answer to all those who love to spend a lazy day solving word puzzles. And in a highly competitive market of iPhone games, the makers of Kern believes firmly in doing everything possible that would make Kern a favorite with the iPhone users.
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