In fact, you are presented with a blank geometic shape (or object) and you have to fill that shape completely using several pieces that are at your disposal. Now hear me out… it’s not as monotonous as it might sound. In essence, Doodle Fit presents the players with a series of jigsaw puzzles. Doodle Fit, from Gamelion, falls rather nicely into that category and offers players a rather unusual mash-up of games in the process. As someone with a family and other commitments, I generally don’t have time for elongated gaming sessions so I often look for games that I can play in short bursts but ones that are still able to provide me with satisfying and entertaining gameplay. Computers and consoles weren’t able to offer ultra-realistic visuals, orchestral scores nor had the physical capacity to provide gamers with movie-like experiences when it came to storytelling so we had to rely on our imaginations when it came to fleshing out characters and what was happening to them but more often than not, the storylines were disregarded in favour of the games themselves.īeing honest, as a gamer there are times when I really miss those days. Back in the 80s all of that was secondary to what really mattered – gameplay. While many of the younger gamers will insist that games need a strong story line and immersive graphics and sound to ensure that high quality games are produced, I am adamant that these are all secondary. I’ve lost count of the number of empassioned discussions that I have had with gamers about what makes a good game. Doodle Fit is about as simple-but-enjoyable as games get, and well worth the $.99 price.Sometimes my age as a gamer shows. It’s easy to toss out the word “addictive” in reviews of puzzle games, but this one really is. They just change the background and foreground colors. They’re both exactly what they sound like, and have no effect on the font or shapes used by the game. You have two themes to choose from that change the color scheme: notebook and chalkboard. I found that it adds to the game’s charm. These accumulate over time if you don’t use them, which is good, because you’ll need a few tips in the later levels.ĭoodle Fit‘s design uses a hand-drawn aesthetic, with not-quite-straight lines that jiggle all the time. Since you can’t turn any of the blocks, most of them can only fit into the more complex shapes in one of two or three ways.Īlong the way, each board you clear will give you credits that can be used towards hints. I found that the first set of levels were pretty easy, from a geometry standpoint, but later levels in the game required extra skills like deductive reasoning. Like all good puzzle games, the levels get increasingly challenging the deeper you go, forcing you to think more and more creatively in order to fit the distinct shapes in place. The outlines you’re given to fill in range from simple geometric shapes like circles and squares, to numbers and letters, more complex objects, and more. The latter is more likely, as you’ll find that once you start to play this cute puzzler, it’s hard to stop. Like so many iOS games, Doodle Fit offers super-simple, gameplay that makes for a perfect time-wasting in short or long periods of time. Doodle Fit is an iPhone/iPad game that presents you with large shapes, and then various Tetris-like blocks that must be worked into the shapes to fill it.
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