Clockwork Brain 2.0
SCORE: 58
Clockwork Brain 2.0 is one of those games that is absolutely and
totally ruined by the repeat pay to play model. I know thousands of
families that would happily pay five to ten dollars one time to play
Clockwork Brain 2.0. Instead it was set up to let families download it
for free (Internet usage fees apply so it is not actually free), play a
few levels and then demand money or leave it alone for so many hours.
If I can not play from start to finish without giving them advertising
access to my Facebook account, or pay every couple of hours I won't play
it. I have already deleted Clockwork Brain 2.0 from my iPhone because of
the repeat pay to play poor design. The replay and gameplay are
decimated thanks to that model. It is also insulting that anyone would
come to Family Friendly Gaming expecting a review when we have been so
public in our disgust over repeat pay to play games.
It is bad enough there is no physical copy of Clockwork Brain 2.0. The
disposable nature of digital downloads has been slowly decaying the
entire video game industry. The repeat to pay apps have been rotting the
entire industry at its core. Like many of ya'll out there I won't spend
my time on games that want me to pay every so many hours. Or that limit
how often I can play them.
The brain games in Clockwork Brain 2.0 are actually interesting and fun.
Clockwork Brain 2.0 feels like a Brain Age free app. The sounds are
good. The music is pleasant. Clockwork Brain 2.0 does rush family
members in all of the timed mini games. There are relaxed ones here and
there. The robotic theme with helper bots is kinda cool. I like how they
can give us a few more seconds.
It has been debated for years if any of these brain games actually
improve our minds. I will admit I drank the kool-aid when Brain Age
first came out. I am now much more skeptical of the good these games do.
I will say that games like Clockwork Brain 2.0 do not hurt our cognitive
abilities. Why did they go the despised, dreaded, hated, and horrible
way of the repeat pay to play?
- Mark
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 20%
Gameplay: 40%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: iPad/iPhone
Publisher: Total Eclipse
Developer: Total Eclipse
Rating: ‘4+’ - Everyone FOUR and OLDER ONLY
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