Simon's Cat - Crunch Time

I really love Simon’s Cat Crunch Time but the newest updates are really annoying and irritating! The first I noticed was that you MUST use your accumulated Catnips as soon as you have 25 collected. I liked to accumulate more than 25 before I used them. It’s a small change, I admit, but I don’t like it. However, what made me decide to come write this review is a change that might—after enjoying and playing this game for at least the last year—make me quit playin Crunch Time for good. Before this change, when you lost a level you could start the level over from the beginning with a remaining life or you could pay 70 coins for five more moves and hopefully win. No more! Now, if you lose, a choice pops up. The player can either pay the 70 coins for five more lives or you can quit and start over but you lose one of the lives you have. For example, you lose a level, and you had 4 lives left when you started the level. But if you decide to not pay 70 coins and start over your 4 lives has changed to 3. I hope that makes sense. At any rate, I think it’s pretty sleazy and clearly a way to get players to buy more coins for actual coins. But for this player, the result will be that I find a new game. It’s too bad because I love Crunch Time and it’s a go-to game for me, especially when I have to spend time in a waiting room, and, truthfully, just when I want something fun to do.

Though a very simple concept the game is addicting. Graphics are simple but match the mood of the game and fun to watch. I’ve tried all 3 of these Simon’s Cat games and this is number 2 of 3. 1st is Simon’s Story, something along that line due to the added story development along with a fun and challenging game play. None of the 3 games have difficult games but they do get harder very early on and it’s not easy getting the 3 stars for fully mastering that spot. Lots of fun and very much a set of games to enjoy with children. Hard to find that type these days and still enjoy playing even if you’re only an adult. I’m currently sick in bed with a bad head cold and this game as well as the other 2 have helped me pass the time without wearing myself down trying to solve other types of games. Believe me these are not simple nor easy if you’re satisfied with only 1 or 2 stars but are the type who goes for the hold, ie 3 gold 🌟. Though you can buy coins they don’t seem to be needed and there are multiple ways of earning them within the games. Very nice touch. Kudos to the developers. Great game, lots of fun for all ages, and free. Can’t beat those characteristics with a stick! Very highly recommended.

I love this game and have been playing it since day one. However, the following issues need to be addressed: 1. Every time I try to play the tournaments on my iPad mini, if I win the level and hit the arrow button to go back to the tournament level page, the game stops, I'm back on my dashboard page, and when I reload the game and get back on the tournament it puts me on the same level I just played with a zero score. 2. There is no point in having a help button if it does nothing when you push it. 3. When I play on my laptop it will sometimes not load and I get a message saying that my memory is full and I need to reconfigure the settings, but when I go to check this, I still have more than enough memory left. 4. The prices for coins purchased with actual cash are a bit unreasonable; other games I play have a price level lower than this one-for example, the $1.99 level is good, but then the next level jumps to $9.99? It would be nice to have something in between. The new "starter pack" deal is great, however. 5. There should be an incentive for winning a level, other games I play give a few coins or keys which you can save or trade for the bonus items after every level you win. It doesn't have to be much, even 1 or 2 coins or whatever would be great. If these items were fixed I would happily give this game 5 stars as it is fun. Developers, please pay attention to the players comments for ways to improve the game!