9 Positive User Reviews for Puzzle Strike
Confusing Game
I love Deckbuilding Games, having played Dominion, Star Realms and Ascension. I found this game really confusing in the tutorial. Maybe if I'd have played the physical game first I might understand it better. I was thinking about reading the instructions for the physical game so I'd better understand it that way. So many symbols, so much to remember. I'll try it again and see, but wow...just overwhelming.
Great deckbuilding game!
Being a huge fan of Dominion, Ascension, Dream Quest, and other deckbuilding games, as soon as I saw screen shots of this game I had to have it! If you’re familiar with deckbuilding games, then you’ll jump right into this. If not, it might take you a little time to sort it all out… but don’t get frustrated and eventually it’ll all become clear. Thanks Sirlin for this wonderful game!
Needs work
This is probably a good start for a game that has this much going on. But it crashes too often and online play is fairly impossible with how much it freezes. Also, I realize game companies need to make money, but fans of the game really don't want to have to pay a total of $18 dollars to be able to play with all the characters. Especially since buying the physical game was already pricey enough...
One of the best deck builders out there
The game itself is very fun and rewarding to pay. The strategy can be extremely deep but new comers will be able to pick up the basics and have fun in the ritual and AI. I highly suggest playing the AI first until you can consistently beat it, and then move on to paying live people.
I do agree that the UI on the phone could be better, but I haven't had any problems with it overall other than chatting is difficult. Still highly recommend to anyone who likes deck building games.
Great implementation of a great deck builder
I love puzzle strike, and was excited to see the iOS implementation. The pricing is great ($4 to play four characters...another 12 I think to get all the rest). If you have two devices, you can put it on both and play a friend.
There are a few bugs, but nothing so severe that it detracts from the great gameplay.
If you love Dominion (and you were disappointed by the recent IOS release of that game) this is definitely one to check out. This release definitely took the sting out of my Dominion
Good try, needs fixing
The game implementation is decent, but the "Create Account" feature doesn't work. Also, when I quit a match, there's some partial info up the right-hand side of the screen that looks like it might be a game log of some sort, but there isn't enough to read. That goes away after a few taps on other buttons.
Also not happy that I have paid $4 for the basic game, but that any variety of chips seems to require that I spend more. There's no apparent way to unlock characters or other chips.
3 Negative User Reviews for Puzzle Strike
Disappointing and expensive
I liked the physical game a lot, but the app is frustrating and expensive. It looks cheap, but the version you buy up front only has 4 characters. The rest you have to buy, for a total of about $16.
The interface is poor; you cannot undo simple deterministic actions, which is terrible since it is easy to mis-click and buy or play the wrong chip. I often find myself just trying to read the chips' tiny font and accidentally selecting one with no undo. That kind of mistake can ruin an entire g
No pass and play?
Seems like a good implementation, but no pass and play, an option almost every board game app has, ruins it for me. If I had known this common feature was missing I would not have bought it. Game is great, I own the physical copy.
Too expensive
This is a Free to play game that costs you $4 (thus not free at all). It comes only with four characters out of like 30ish and you can’t unlock them at all except through ANOTHER $12 in app purchase. Nothing to unlock them in game. The pricing is nothing near online with other games. The gameplay itself only merited the extra star I gave because the board game is fun.
Until they give you all the characters for maybe a $5 purchase... just pass and spend your money on a better and complete game.