If you have free time that you would like to kill by playing puzzles that will sharpen your grey cells, then the iOS app X-Match is the ideal game for you. Unlike arcade games and racing games, the variety of puzzles and the high challenge level ensure that you do not get bored whatsoever. With a new approach and strategy towards puzzle games, this app is sure to catch your fancy each time that you play it.

X-Match is currently available for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad, requiring iOS 5.1 or later versions and 13.0 MB only. It has been optimized for the iPhone 5. Developed by Liging Pan, this game is unique and fun like no other. It can be downloaded from the App Store for free. To put things precisely, X-Match is an addictive and challenging puzzle game that will result in you and your friends debating over the best strategies to complete it. Each player has their own unique strategies for this game atleast.

The user interface of the game does indeed stand out and deserves a mention. It is neat, clean, simple and easy to use. With high quality graphics and a high saturation of colors, the display of the game has taken many by awe. This is one game that starts off as simple and easy. As the levels increase, the same steps become challenging and nearly impossible to accomplish. While it is easy to learn, mastering this one is a task that will require all the powers of your mind concentrated.

The gameplay and concept of the game are addictive in their simplicity. The game has a couple of grids, a few of which have numbers filled in them. Each time you tap on an empty tile between two same numbers, this tile vanishes, merging the two and giving you the sum of those numbers. If you are a first time player, the app comes with tutorials and all the help you could possibly need. The instructions in the app are quite detailed and self-explained. All you need to do is to download the app and get started, only to be hooked for longer than ever before.

Besides the puzzle and the splendid user interface, there are great sound effects as well to add on to the overall experience. The simplicity of the color scheme and the interface help users focus on the puzzle, while also being awed by the beauty of the design. Overall, this app has been designed with a lot of thought and skill right from the start. Kudos to the developers for that.

X-Match, unlike most existing puzzle games, does not add on to the age old puzzle game concepts. It has a new unique concept that gives it both an edge over other apps in the market and also helps carve out a niche space for itself. Even in the midst of so many puzzle apps in the market, this one stands out on account of its creativity and simplicity.

Good: unique concept

Bad: None

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