Screw It Out!

I was going to give this game 5 stars becuase it was genuinely one I enjoyed and also didn’t have to get stuck in 2-3 minute of useles ads just to “buy” a tool for the game. It also has loads of options to get tools each day to add to your arsenal for free and extra if you watch an ad (none were more than a minute unlike most games). How suddenly ads for other games are starting in the middle of a game for no reason and they just keep running with no option to go back to the game . So this game just became completely useless after 2 weeks of enjoying it. Update: finally fixed the issue of the stuck candy crush and but now the between game or “watch a video” to get a tool ad has the obnoxiously long (2 mins) Royal Match ad. First of all that game is nothing like the ads as per every review I’ve ever read on it. Secondly, if the game is THAT GOOD, they wouldn’t need the longest most obnoxious ads known to man. And finally, no one wants to sit through a 2 minute ad just to get an extra 4 points between games. It won’t the the first time I stop playing a game because of this horrible ad but I guess here we go again.

I’ve tried several different screw games, and this is my favorite by far. First, it’s not timed, so if I get distracted or interrupted, I don’t lose the level. Second, a problem with a lot of these games is that screws that look like they’re free really aren’t. That isn’t the case here. The colors are also distinct enough that even if I have the brightness turned down, I can still differentiate between them. Third, and what put this game on top for me, is that you don’t have to pay to win. I did pay what I feel is a reasonable amount to get rid of the post-level ads, but other than that, there are plenty of opportunities to earn boosts in the game, often by watching optional ads, and once you get through all the rewards for a winning streak, there’s no penalty for just losing and retrying a level. All this makes this an enjoyable, challenging, yet stress-free game.

This was an impulse download from an ad. Like many games, it didn’t end up looking like the ad, but I found that I really liked how it was set up, so I kept playing it. It is yet another game where once you get through like 10 levels, you get assaulted with ads every time you finish a level–win or lose–but I am one of those people who doesn’t mind giving game developers the price of a latte to remove ads if I am enjoying the game & have never understood why people complain about that. Making games isn’t free and I get that some games are more obnoxious than others at pushing ads, but if it’s not worth $5 to you, maybe just find another. I do wish that it wouldn’t show notification badges on the home page for extra things–like daily login prize or event gifts–when I have already checked it to see what is there or accepted the free one… if that makes sense. Not a big deal as I don’t spend a lot of time on the home page, but it would be nice.