App Profile: Hit The Island－Fun Arcade Game

Just Da Fax

Rating: 5/5

I love this game! I play it daily just to help myself wake up in the morning. I have been playing Hit the Island for a long time and the introduction of “Levels” was a game changer (literally and figuratively)! I also enjoy the option for classic mode and occasionally pinball. Developers: my only complaint is that I have one Game Center achievement left but it’s impossible for me to get it because it’s the achievement for “complete 5 levels in Pool Category” …..I have completed all levels of Pool Category and still haven’t gotten it. I’ve tried playing all of them again too… any help/advice would be great! Overall, amazing game - very entertaining and creative! Would recommend 💯

VortexJszaGaming

Rating: 3/5

The idea and premise behind this game is awesome, and I really love playing it, however there are 2 problems that have come to my attention. For reference, I am on a 14 pro max. The first issue I have is the stuttering. The ball is almost flickery at times, though I believe the developers are working on fixing this. My second issue is that the game is considerably easier on the 14 pro as opposed to the pro max. This is because the island module is the same on both phones, but since the regular pro is smaller, the island is actually bigger in relation to the screen itself. This means that the hit box of the island is much easier to hit on the pro than on the pro max. This makes it frustrating as a pro max user, as competing on leaderboards and with my friends unfair, as anybody with a normal pro has an advantage over anybody with a pro max. Now for my suggestions. As for the skill difference required for the 2 phones, the hit box could be made larger on the pro max to compensate. Another suggestion I have is for a new mode where throughout play, the island itself will change shape. I think there are so many opportunities for other modes and stuff that could really make this game shine. All in all, I love this game, and I am excited to see how it hopefully continues to develop. I hope the developers see my review and take some of these things into consideration.

ocfountains

Rating: 4/5

Update: Developer responded and mentioned they had added the ability to continue playing audio (music/podcasts) while playing the game. This indeed can now be accomplished, however, it is still not quite correctly implemented. For example, if you’re playing audio (again, music or podcasts) and you launch the game, the playback immediately stops. You can then swipe down control center and hit play to resume audio playback, and that works. But why does it stop the playback when launching? That’s annoying and i wish they could fix that. It’s still a really simple and fun app to play, and the developer continues to improve it. That’s great. ————— I like the game. It’s simple and yet very enjoyable. One thing I wish for it is that it didn’t stop background music playback. If you’re playing music, on a flight, for example, and you want to play the game, as soon as you open the app the music stops playing. This is doable for the developer. The right implementation is needed to not stop music playback, but rather either not play the game’s own sound effects, or overlay them in the audio pipeline. Right now, even if I disable sound effects on the app, it still stops Music’s playback as soon as the app is opened. Really annoying.