Trap! is awesome. The best thing about Trap! is how, the first time you play it, you have literally NO IDEA what is happening or how you’re supposed to play it. We really miss the days when games were based around cute abstract concepts, rather than heavy-handed attempts at being “realistic”.
Trap! is basically a clone of ancient puzzle game Qix, but one done well. And it’s been out on Android for nearly a year, but we’re quite new to Android and so are lots of other people, so let’s review it anyway…
So yes, there’s no realism in Trap!. Those little balls bounce around all over the screen, and it’s your job to cordon off areas of the field by drawing lines across it. The eventual goal is to clear 75 percent of the screen. And it works best if you have skinny, bony little fingers, as precision is important.
And that’s all you do, collecting the odd power-up and extra speed boost as you go. The only criticism we have is, as with a lot of amateur online games, you get the feeling you’re bug-testing it as you go – the balance between luck and skill in later levels is pretty hard to call.
But still, Trap! is free and out now on the Android Market. It kept the brain ticking over for a couple of hours last night while the wife was watching rubbish films, which is what Android is for, isn’t it?
HTC’s 4.3″ dual-core Android model, powered by Qualcomm’s all-new S4 processor. It’s smaller than the enormous One X, but is it as nice as its bigger brother? (SPOILER: Yes it is).
HTC is very much B-A-C-K at the top of the Android world with this, its quad-core flagship for 2012. Great camera, huge 4.7″ display and Android 4.0 running beautifully well.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
Diana
/ June 6, 2011I love this game but I can’t find this game on my iphone. Will it be another name? Please help!