Mind Wall

Very enjoyable pattern recognition game. Normally I avoid puzzles with timers, but I'm glad I took a chance on this one. The interface can be slightly fussy: when you mean to click a square you sometimes click the square next door. It'd be more fun if this did not happen but it's a minor distraction from an otherwise enjoyable experience. People who enjoy Tetris would like this game as it uses some of the same sort of thinking.

I rarely leave reviews for games, but this one is good enough to let other people know about it. Its simplicity and uniqueness make this is a great game. Knock out one block to make the designated shape fit through wall. After a couple days I made it through the regular "play" mode. I reset the progress and did it again and thought I was done. On to Gauntlet Mode. Random shapes keep coming as you try to beat your high score and compare it to everyone else in the world. Soothing and subtle (read: not obnoxious or corny) background music means not having to turn it down or put on mute during game play.

The reason I am giving only 3 stars is because it is too easy for a puzzle game. The reason it is too easy is because it gives you the solution as soon as you screw up! Yes, there is a fair amount of randomization with the puzzles in each tier, but once you learn them they're easy to spot when you see them again. So by forcing the solution on us when we miss one is lame. There should at least be an option to turn this stupid feature off. It makes it almost worth screwing up so that we can immediately see the answer to that particular puzzle.