Description
*** Finalist in IGF Mobile Game Awards for BEST iPhone Game ***
Frenzic is a fast paced puzzle-based game that will sharpen your reflexes and get your neurons firing. It takes only minutes to learn and months to master, but beware, once you start playing you may never want to stop!
Features:
• Makes Tetris and Bejeweled look like child's play
• Complete power-ups for increased abilities
• Use Location Services to pit your scores against players nearby or across the globe
• Interact with other players via the Frenzic.com website. Make friends, track stats & more
• Climb through seven levels of Devotion from Newbie all the way to Frenzic Grandmaster!
Be sure to visit Frenzic.com for complete game information including video demos, game strategies, frequently asked questions and much more.
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"The Frenzic UI is just so sharp, responsive, and downright perfect for the iPhone platform!" - TheAppleBlog
"This is a game you can—and will—play for hours on end" - Slide To Play
"It's so perfectly suited to touch screen controls that it's hard to believe it wasn't designed for the iPhone all along." - Daring Fireball
"The sound design is excellent, with a scheme that matches the visual design very well." - TUAW
"Apple should include [Frenzic] with every iPhone." - Ars Technica
What's New in Version 1.1
• Three new preference settings have been added for colorblind players. They include piece colors for Tritanopia, Protanopia and Deuteranopia.
• Fixed a bug that would cause pie pieces to occasionally become misaligned.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
Frenzic is one of the best games if not the best game for OS X and now arguably the best puzzle game for iPhone/iPod touch.
The gameplay is simple and fast but doesn't get old, assuming it's like the Mac version. Essentially, you play this game by trying to make pies of the same color. Google Frenzic on your iPhone/iPod touch and there is an online webapp demo. Also, $5 is much cheaper compared to the mac version.
The graphics in this game obviously won't blow you away, but they don't try to either. The visuals are smooth and crisp, not overdone but not too minimalistic. The sound effects are not distracting and fit just right with the game. There's another really cool effect--if you have an iPhone, it will vibrate at oppurtune times. It feels really natural and is a small touch that goes far.
The high score system is smooth, but you can't use your Frenzic that you have for the Mac version on this. Instead, there are two separate scoreboards on their website--one for mobile and one for desktop. Why, oh Iconfactory? Why? There are some cool high score things though. For instance, there are different categories of high scores like Best Local Scores or Best Players Today. These categories make getting to the top of the high score list not completely unrealistic but still challenging.
Signing up for an account is pretty easy, but could be done better. You need to enter your email address on your iPhone and you'll receive an email with your account name and password. Then, you can go to the Frenzic website and change your username/password. The good news is accounts aren't necessary at all, they're just for some features at the Frenzic website.
There are also some personal stats which are really cool to look at. You have a Rank, (what place you're in out of everyone) a Devotion, (newbie, etc.) Location, Top Score, and Completed Pies Per Game.
One other thing that I want to point out is how amazing the Iconfactory's support is. Expect responses at least within a day, but probably in a few hours. I've dealt with them for a lot of their software... they're just great people who care about the customer and the software.
I've played this game for both hours and minute sessions. Frenzic works for both, so if you're in the waiting room or in a plane, you'll find yourself playing Frenzic.
Pros:
$5
Addictive
Easy to pick up
Pretty cool high score system
Personal Stats
Pleasing graphics and sound
Great customer support
Cons:
No "universal" high scores between computer and iPhone
Signing up is clunky and ultimately unnecessary
Bottom line:
I've played this game for both hours and minute sessions. Frenzic works for both, so if you're in the waiting room or in a plane, you'll find yourself playing Frenzic. For the price of lunch at McDonald's, you could own countless hours of color-matching, pie-making fun.
Great game!
Fantastic game! So much fun! Well designed. It is also one of those games that no matter how many times you play it, you never get bored of it.
Great Game and Well Done App
I've never played the Mac OS X version of Frenzic but I was introduced to the online version optimized for the iPhone. I played that over the network and wifi quite regularly and enjoyed it quite a bit but when native apps came around, I moved away from the game and played other native games.
I am happy to see that The Iconfactory has released a native version of the game for the iPhone. I have played it a few times already and it is very nicely done and great to look at. The game is smooth and responsive and very intuitive. The music and sound effects are slick. A couple nice touches include the option to have feedback through vibration (iPhone only) as well as access to your online Frenzic account. You can set up an account even if you only have the iPhone version to upload your scores and track your ranking.
I do have two complaints about this program and the are what is keeping me from giving it a 5* rating.
First is the fact that you are unable to listen to your own music through the iPod app while playing the game. If you're listening to something and launch the Frenzic app, your music fades out and the Frenzic's audio overrides it.
Secondly, while I feel the game is a worthwhile purchase and would recommend it, it seems a bit pricey at $4.99 compared to the other games out there now that I enjoy (Bejeweled is $2.99, Wurdle is $1.99, etc.).
One last desired feature in an update would be to have the option to use other color schemes similar to how the Mac OS X version seemingly does.
Overall: a fun, addictive game that looks good, plays well and works smoothly on the iPhone.
- $0.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Jul 17, 2009
- Current Version: 1.1
- 1.1 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
- 8.0 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: The Iconfactory
- © 2008, The Iconfactory and ARTIS Software
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.1 or later.
