Play Classic Board Games on iPad for Free With GameRoom

Posted on June 25, 2010 by admin

Play Classic Board Games on iPad for Free With GameRoom is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

Price: Free Score: 9/10 By S. Campbell

I’m a big fan of classic board games, and the iPad is really the perfect device for them. The large screen allows for the type of natural gameplay that you would expect on a traditional wooden playing board. Developed by Metaversal Studios, GameRoom is a 100% free app for iPad that features three great two-player games: Reversi, Checkers and Chinese Go.

To get started you simply find a friend, choose your game, check your settings (i.e auto-king, movement validation) and you’re good to go. The Game Setup page also features a rule book with clear and concise game rules that you can check at any time.

Gameplay mechanics are the same for all three game types – simply tap and drag to move your pieces across the board. There are “undo” and “redo” buttons at the bottom of the screen which you can hit at any time if you make a mistake.

The boards themselves look great on the iPad, with crisp, high-resolution visuals. It’s worth noting that GameRoom doesn’t currently have a versus computer option, and so is best thought of as a “virtual game board” app. It’s a great idea, and one that lets you play your favorite board games with your friends, but it would good to see some AI added in the future.

GameRoom also features a Custom option, wherein you can create your own custom playing board. Simply choose your board size (e.g 8×8, 9×9), board type, board style, play set and you’re ready to start. Besides the custom option, which allows great flexibility in the types of games that can be played, GameRoom will also be updated in the future with new games and boards.

GameRoom is compatible with iPad and requires iOS 3.2 or later. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer in order to speed up the publication of this review.

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GameRoom – iPad App Review

Posted on June 15, 2010 by admin

GameRoom – iPad App Review is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website

GameRoom (Free)
Version 1.1
Review – “Free Board Games for the iPad”

App developer: Metaversal Studios
Website: www.metaversalstudios.com

There aren’t too many Free iPad apps out there, but luckily there’s one that offers some of the most popular board games, with great graphics and small but decent selection of games. GameRoom includes Checkers, Reversi and Go, with the ability to build your own custom game using the grid and pieces included from those games.

One would suspect that the graphics and mechanics of a free App might not be up to par, especially on the large iPad screen, but GameRoom is actually quite stunning. Even if this was just a Checkers App, I would download it just to have a portable Checkers set with me all the time. You never know when that could come in handy. On your lunch break, while commuting on the train or bus, trying to distract bored children.

An unexpected but welcome feature is the Rule Book, which offers you information and the rules of game play for each of the games built in. And you don’t have to quit your came to go in and check the rules. So if you need to check if a certain move is allowed – you can flip into the Rule Book, and flip back to your game easily.

The developers have included a ‘News Feed’ directly on the main page, so obviously you’ll be informed of App updates, but hopefully this means that they’ll be adding additional games as the App gets more popular. Even if it doesn’t, it’s still worth a look.

Honestly, this is a well designed free App. The graphics are great, the games work great, and with free Apps pretty much lacking specifically for iPad recently, I highly suggest you download it, just to have you may use it more often than you think!

~ChantelleJoy
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