Invasion of the Zakks
by Marty Weiner
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Description
On sale for a limited time only! If you've never played a Daleks/Robots clone, you're missing out on a whole puzzle genre!
"Every once in a while, I come across a game or an application that makes me really, really happy to be an AppCraver reviewer" - Appcraver - 9/10 !!
"I have to say that if you’re into puzzles like I am, this is a terrific pick-up-and-play-game" - Big Albie, Touch Arcade
Gameplay videos available at invasionofthezakks.com
Control 1000 megatons of bone crushing attack robots with the flick of a finger!
Invasion of the Zakks takes place on a 2D grid. You are Martok the alien, surrounded by giant alien crushing robots with one objective - your destruction. Each turn, you may move one square. Then, all the robots walk toward you. If two walk into the same space, they explode into a firey pit of rubble. Destroy all the robots and you win!
There are two modes. Marathon mode drops you into a sea of randomly placed robots with the aid of teleportation and bombs. In puzzle mode, you do not have teleportation, but the puzzles are hand crafted and there is a way to escape!
Features:
* 3D animated characters
* Hollywood sound effects and explosions
* Explosions
* Explosions
* 2 modes of gameplay: marathon and puzzle
* Online high scores
* 3D rendered cutscenes
* Addictive gameplay -- most people report getting stuck on it for hours
* Immersive soundtrack
* Saves game automatically so you can take a call and come back
Based on the 80's classic game Daleks/Robots, but with new features and intense graphics and sound.
Try the Puzzle Tutorial first. Once you "get" it, THERE'LL BE NO STOPPING YOU!
Faaantastic icon was made by John M. Osborne (jmoreel.blogspot.com)
Notes:
* If you get an amazing high score on an airplane, don't worry. The game will continue to attempt to upload your score until it is successful.
* The number on the teleport icon tells you how many *safe* teleports you have. Once you run out of those, you can still teleport, but you might rematerialize next to a giant alien-eating robot.
What's New in Version 1.2
* Graphics have been sharpened significantly
* You may now triple tap to quickly reset a level in puzzle mode
* New action packed icon by John M. Osborne (jmoreel.blogspot.com)!
Customer Reviews
A Puzzler in Mech Shooter Clothing
Based on not knowing much about Invasion of the Zakks, I decided to give the game a try, and I have to say that if you’re into puzzles like I am, this is a terrific pick-up-and-play-game. It’s always difficult to find games that you really enjoy especially when they’re not hyped by big name game companies or publishers. I think many will find Zakks a pleasant surprise in terms of challenging gameplay and presentation.
Martok is the main character being hunted by Zakks, which are giant robots. For every step Martok takes, the Zakks will take one step towards you. You also have the power to simply stand still and not take a step (there’s actually a button for that). At the bottom the screen, the game has dashboard that shows weapons availability (teleportation, bombs), number of Zakks in play, level, and the stand still button I mentioned. The game also has zoom/pan which is a nice feature to include. Something to keep in mind is the Zakk Mark 2 (red in color) which has the capability to move two spots.
Invasion of the Zakks has two modes: Puzzle and Marathon. In Puzzle mode, you only have a limited number of bombs at your disposal and no teleportation powerup. In Marathon, you play until Martok gets fried by the Zakks, but of course, you have bombs and the unlimited teleportation powerups. Martok has several advantages to escape the various levels. One advantage is that Martok is more intelligent than Zakks, well as intelligent as you are. The touch controls consist of six arrows around the screen and you tap to move Martok in that direction. The second advantage is the stupidity of the Zakks. Two ways exist that enable you to destroy them: lead them to run into one another and thus destroy each other, or lead them into wreckage, which will also cause their destruction.
On certain levels, Martok is easily outnumbered by 50:1, but don’t let that fool you. Logic wins the day, and you’ll find that battling 7 Zakks is more difficult than 50. For those who have played a great game called Theseus, which involves a maze and a minotaur, the gameplay experience is similar except with Invasion of the Zakks, you’re dealing with many more enemies. The devs have incorporated high production values in the animation and the sound effects, and I couldn’t have more fun with this game.
Whole lotta fun!
You would be a fool not to purchase. A stupid old fool.
Honesty
Ill be honest. I bought this app because of the creators comic, SMBC. I love it and I wanted to show my support. The game didn't look that great at first. Then I noticed something crazy. I was having fun and couldn't put it down. It's a creative puzzle game. It has some clever text inside of it, mostly the menu titles and what not. Overall -- I am happy with the purchase!
- Category: Games
- Updated Apr 18, 2009
- Current Version: 1.2
- 20.9 MB
- Languages: English
- Seller: Marty Weiner
- © YitYat
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.
