Cado HD- 2.99 (ClearCut Games)

Cado HD [$2.99 (iPad Only)] by ClearCut Games is the latest physics-based game to hit the App Store. The first thing you'll notice when playing the game is that the graphics in the game look pretty nifty. They look like they were hand drawn by a sharpie. That's actually really cool if you think about! In this game you guide Cado, a ball shaped character with an eye to it's destination which is the portal. Guiding Cado is actually very simple. All you have to do is use the 2 touch controls in the game to rotate left or right. There's no option for tilt controls which is actually good. This game takes a lot of precise movements which you couldn't do if you were tilting the device. As you progress through the 40 levels (20 more to come in a future update) you

start to notice sharper turns and spikes that make you restart if you run into them. That's why precision is key in completing the levels. Throughout each level you can collect the star that's hanging around. It's not required to collect it to move on, but it does give you a reason to come back to the game and try to get it. In the later levels there's a key that you must collect. The portal is usually inaccessible because it's locked until you retrieve the key. Thankfully this game does not have a time limit because I would always lose. You really need to take your time and be patient especially later in the levels. I really like the part in the main menu where it gives you your Cado game playing stats. It will tell you things such as how many times you've died, rotated to the right, rotated to the left, total wins, and how to get rich quick. Well not the last part, I wish though! I actually got the privilege to test Cado while it was in beta. I sucked at it! I only collected about 20 of the 40 stars in the levels. That's probably do to the fact that I tested it on an iPod Touch. Playing it on the iPad was a completely different story. I'm actually great at it on the iPad! I completed the entire game with the star for each level in just under

an hour. The game definitely needs that update with the 20 levels pronto! Also, Game Center support really needs to be included to make the game feel complete. Overall the levels were very well designed and the game provides a fun experience that I couldn't put down until I completed everything there was to complete. My final rating is 4 out of 5 stars. You can check out Cado HD for iPad for only $2.99 by ClearCut Games here. Don't have an iPad? Well don't worry then! Cado for $0.99 is available for iPhone/iPod Touch here. Happy rotating!

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Posted in: 2.99, 4 Stars, AP9TV1, iPad, Physics, Puzzle