Radial 50 iPhone Game App Review

Swine Time iPhone Game App Review

Lingopal iPhone Travel App Review

You are here: Home » $2 » Radial 50 iPhone Game App Review

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by iPhone App Reviewer in $2, 9 Star Ratings, iPhone Game App Reviews

Radial 50: A highly enjoyable 360 degree breakout game.

Our Rating: 9.1/10

[Screenshots]

Version Reviewed: 1.02
Developer: Roundthird Interactive LLC
Price as of Review: $1.99
Current iTunes Rating: 4/5
Size: 37.0MB
Lite Version: [iTunes Link]

Radial 50 is a revolutionary breakout game with astounding gameplay and and an awesome theme. The goal, like any breakout game, is to knock out as many bricks as possible without losing lives. Radial 50 adds a spectacular twist, you’ll control your paddle in a circle, 360 degrees. The graphics are spectacular, each level with a new and refreshing background; the rest of the area is very vibrant and the particle effects are superb. Even the user interface looks smooth, Roundthird Interactive must’ve done some vigorous work on this app.

You start with five lives (which will regenerate slowly) throughout each level, make sure that if you lose one that you get your paddle over to the ball quickly. Due to the 360 degree nature, and the very small amount of clearance between the bricks and rim, once you’ve missed once with the paddle, you’re likely to lose quite a few lives. The way the game area is setup makes for a challenging play session. However there’s multiple power-up’s (and down’s) to guide you along the way. My tip for making major points? Try and get the Particle Magnet and Explode Target power-up’s together.

The touch control scheme very responsive except for a very high annoyance, even though the paddle goes around in a circle, you can only slide your finger vertically to control it, may people will try and slide their finger with a curve; this can cause some serious first-play problems. Unfortunately no accelerometer controls (how about tilting your iPhone to move particles?). Luckily Radial 50 makes up for that with awesome stability and little to no glitches.

All in all, Radial 50 is the best breakout game I’ve played on the iPhone, and probably in my top 25 favourite iPhone games. If you like breakout games, addicting “just-one-more-round,” or just love great games, $1.99 is a great price. Enjoy!

Final Ratings:

Gameplay: 8.9/10 – Lots of different powerups and a really addicting, creative gameplay.

Enjoyment: 9.5/10 – Definitely o of my top 25 most enjoyed apps

Graphics: 9.2/10 – Extremely creative and awesome to play on, no level is boring with this.

Sound: 8.5/10 – Crystal clear sound effects, no trouble playing iPod music.

Technology: 9/10 – Quite a few settings, awesome stability, geotargeted global high score boards, ability to post score to Twitter and Facebook. Just a few control annoyances that stop this from getting a perfect 10.

Replay Value: 9.5/10 – 50 different levels and even achievements, several different leaderboards; lots of motivation to play this.

Overall Rating: 9.1/10

Further Improvements: