Dot Blocks!

I absolutely love the puzzle aspect of this game while also being super addictive and cute! As for the ads, they pop up every so often, but are not that long (the longest add I’ve had has been twenty seconds). If you love puzzle games this game is great either way I would definitely recommended it! This game is super fun and you should definitely download it!

I enjoy playing this game, but I wish there was a way to make it completely ad-free. I paid the $.99 in-app purchase, but that only removes the forced ads, not all of the ads, as confirmed by the developer, who was very quick to get back to me (a plus). The ads I still get are if I want more hearts or gems, or if I want to continue playing the game. I realize this is how the developer wants the game to be, but all of these ads are getting quite tiring, and so I’m not sure how much longer I’m going to play it as a result (definitely a bummer, as again, I do like playing the game). I’ve been playing lots of iOS games since my first iPhone (the 3G model), but I don’t recall ever having to watch all of these ads over and over again just to keep playing (on top of that, most of the time it’s the same ads over and over again, which makes the ads even more tiresome). I’d be surprised if other reviewers don’t agree. Odd also that my previously posted reviews of this app are gone (don’t know if the developer or if Apple removed them).

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I have no idea what the object is or how I’m supposed to accomplish it. There is no in-game tutorial. I gather I’m supposed to match colored dots, but to what end? Am I supposed to clear the board? That can’t be it, because the pieces it gives me seem specifically designed to avoid that. I see creatures on the screen. They seem to know what’s going on. I make matches, and good things seem to happen but the game penalizes me by arbitrarily placing creatures on the board in my way and taking away lives. I have no idea what I’m supposed to do about them. After trying 10 different ways to figure it out on my own and failing, I’m uninstalling.

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The gameplay was hard to understand and the tutorial didn’t help. I tried to play a few times, but didn’t understand what I was supposed to do or how to win. It just made noises, and didn’t seem to have any order to when new blocks or monsters would appear. However, I gave it a few more tries, and while I still didn’t completely understand how to navigate the game, my scores still got better. The game has been both incredibly frustrating but also strangely rewarding.

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Game sounds a cute. And the concept is great. But it is just too frustrating due to how difficult it is to clear monsters. Bombs aren’t placed according to where you want them. In fact all power ups appear on seemingly arbitrary tiles. There’s no tutorial to explain the logic of where these will wind up being placed, so when I set up a set of four or five tiles in advance the power up I need to clear the monsters appears out of range of the monsters. It ruins what could otherwise be a very fun game.