BATTLESHIP

I bought this app…yes, paid for it. All I really wanted is to play the classic game of Battleship against the computer. I did not want to sign into the Game Center to play other opponents…just something to keep myself occupied while glancing at the TV in the evenings. You only get to play a certain number of the classic games (something like 14) before you either go back and repeat them or spend more money ($2.99?) to move forward. That is kind of expensive per game. Also, you can tell that when the computer plays, it does not initially use logic when it plays - it makes pretty dumb plays. It doesn’t seem to know how big the ships are that it is seeking. And, it also seems that at a certain point, depending on how evenly ships are being sunk, the computer uses its inherent knowledge of the placement of your ships and will rapidly find and sink your ships. You can tell that the computer is not proceeding with a logical move, but somehow just knows where your ships are and sinks them. Not really that entertaining a game and you don’t get much for your money. Maybe I am doing something wrong, but I haven’t found a way to wring out more “different” classic games.

My dad bought this app first so he could play with my kids and then told me about it answer me to download it. I never would have paid $4 for an app for which there are many free versions available. But since he already had it to play against my kids I had to buy it. I have never been so disappointed with an app, and cannot believe I paid $ for this. Every single game there comes a point in the game when the computer takes over and finishes the game for us. We know it’s happening because we FaceTime while we play and suddenly for one of us it shows we are waiting on the other player to take their turn but on the other person’s end they already took their turn and the computer took over and is playing against them while the first player waits around until the game shows it’s over or the computer takes over on their end too! I cannot explain how frustrating it is to explain to my kids every single game that the one they played was taken over or they finished the game against a computer because Grandpa’s end still shows he’s waiting for you to take a turn. It is so messed up. We waste hours sometimes because we will start a game again when we realize the computer too over. And I can only assume that’s what’s happening is that the computer took over - that or someone hacks into every game. Worst purchase ever.

I bought this as part of the Monopoly/Clue/Life bundle and let me explain why it’s become my favorite. Turns out it’s way too easy to cheat on Monopoly/Clue multiplayer because all you need is a 2nd/3rd device joining the same session as you and you already have an advantage against the other players. With Battleship, it’s 1v1 so that element is removed. This was my original rationale when trying out BS because I otherwise enjoyed the other games. I was pleasantly surprised that I actually liked the game a lot!! Particularly multiplayer Commander mode! The last time I played BS was the actual board game so I can only speak for playing this app. I like the different classes, maps ect. I found this way more fun than the original “classic mode” I expected. I haven’t encountered any bugs really and there always seems to be people playing. I hope they expand upon this game with further character/class customization. Message to developers: please allow people to customize their Name/Photo/Avatar without having to use Facebook connect AKA, the data theft company.