Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam

SCORE: 65

I read that Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam was a free app, and that they were doing drawings to give a way money. So I downloaded it and got to playing. Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam is free for the first ten levels. Then you have to pay to play the next forty levels. That is not the only major flaw with this app. It also advertises to you all the time. You win some power up. Give Skittles your email address and you will not be spammed. Guess what? I was spammed. Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam is the classic bait and switch strategy that consumers shunned decades ago.

The graphics in Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam are small and bland. The poisonous gas is coming up so we have to progress to the top as quickly as possible. Or at least stay ahead of the green gas. It helps to contribute to the bland looking graphics. There is a female character who could have chosen her clothing a little bit better. The animations in Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam are stiff.

The music in Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam is okay. I did get tired of certain special effect sounds and the constant advertisements. The professor looks like Spider-Man sticking to things. Unless he is sliding down a slick wall. Which we can still jump off of.

We tap on the screen in Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam to have the professor jump to the next destination. At least we hope we time it right on the spinning orbs. Initially Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam is pretty easy. Time your leaps, collect all of the buttons, and get to the finish line in front of the green ooze. Spiked orbs, moving orbs, and sticky walls can increase the challenge geometrically.

When I heard the name of this app I thought of the puzzle games on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS. I thought Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam would include all kinds of cool puzzles while I played along in a story. Sadly this game is nothing like those games. The name chosen can really add to confusion. Something naoplay may want to consider in the future. Unless they purposely tried to deceive consumers.

There are plenty of other apps out there that play like Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam. Many of them charge ninety-nine cents, and do not deluge the owner with a barrage of advertisements. Plus many of them include many more levels than Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam.

All in all Professor Pym and the Secret of Steam was a huge disappointment to me. I am not interested in sequels.
- Mark

Graphics: 70%
Sound: 73%
Replay/Extras: 57%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 66%

System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Naoplay
Rating: ‘4+’ - 4+

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