Touch Arcade: iOS puzzle games are $11.88 a dozen these days, which is why it's such a delight to find a game that rises above as well as Ichi [$0.99 / Free ] by Stolen Couch Games, does.
You'd be forgiven for thinking the screenshots look like a simplistic mini-golf style game, but you'd also be foolish to pass up the opportunity to take it for a test drive. Ostensibly a simple "guide the ball to pick up the circles" game, Ichi has a few interesting play mechanics that set it apart from many similar puzzlers, and a couple cool features that give it a high degree of replayability.
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Shane Ryan, Thunderbolt writes:
A bouncing yellow ball in a crayon maze. It’s Ichi.
Gamesta.com has some more indie deals to report on. The latest Groupees action launches the Build a Greenlight Bundle 2 with 9 games trying to get approved through Steam Greenlight. Some pretty nifty titles in there.
