Dots was one of the surprise hits of mobile gaming
last year with its minimalistic, yet highly addictive gameplay.Now the
sequel has arrived on iOS with many of the same mechanics, but a few new
twists as well. You're still connecting the dots in TwoDots, but now you have a purpose.
Rather than simply chasing the high score, TwoDots is
focused on levels with specific challenges. You have to clear a certain
number of each color in a limited number of moves to advance, but there
are a few things standing in your way--literally. There are sometimes
barriers that divert the dots and can make it harder to link up long
chains to clear them. You also get some anthropomorphized dot characters
to urge you onward.
In the first game, creating a square of dots got you
big points, but this time it actually clears all the dots of that color.
This makes the gameplay feel a bit more strategic and lends itself well
to the new challenge-focused style. It's not simply about clearing the
most dots each move, but about clearing them in the smartest way you can
manage. If you fail stages too many times in a short time, it's back to
the start with you.
TwoDots is free to play, just like the first one.
That means you can have at it without paying anything up-front, but
there are some additional items to buy with real money. You can play the
entire game for free with a little skill, or pay a few dollars for some
powerups that can help you through some of the harder puzzles. You get a
fair amount of gameplay for free with 85 levels of varying degrees of
difficulty.
It
might not have the infinite replayability of the original, but TwoDots
might be even stickier for players. There's always the possibility the
developers will roll out more levels over time as well.
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