I have to admit it… I have downloaded a LOT of applications from the App Store. And by a lot, I mean, well, lots. I have played the following games that I rate quite highly: Crash Bandicoot, Apple’s Texas Hold ‘em, Shangai Mahjong and MotionX Poker Dice. Of these, MotionX Poker Dice has to be my absolute favourite.
Game play is what you’d probably expect from a game like this on the iPhone, you shake the iPhone to roll the dice an keep what you want, rinse and repeat twice. You play against a computer ‘bank’ which plays the odds very competently.
All of the above is all well and good. You wouldn’t expect a game that just did the above to be as addictive as this game is. It’s the addition if three characteristics that make this game so damn compelling; the animation of the rolling dice, unlocking dice sets, gems and tables and the keeping of statistics.
One of the first things that you will notice is the extraordinarily beautiful animation of the dice rolling. The physics is incredibly realistic and a joy to watch. For me, this is the one stand out feature of the game.
Every time you roll five-of-a-kind, you unlock a new set of dice. These dice are beautiful and the best part is, they all roll slightly differently. Rounded corners roll more than straight edged dice, and each has a slightly different sound when they roll and hit each other. The sets are broken up into two groups – standard (1-6) and poker (9,10,J,Q,K,A). The game keeps records of which dice set you are the most lucky with. As you collect different types of stats (like the 12 types of 5 of a kind), you also unlock gems as rewards. Different tables are also unlocked by getting a higher total in your bank.
MotionX Poker is available on iTunes (iTunes Link) for USD $4.99 (AUD $5.99).
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