Sparkz: Qix Clone Finds new Generation of Gamers on the iPhone

(Editor’s Note: Sparkz is free today, October 20 for a one-day promotion!) Sparkz is a puzzle game with a long history. The app is a reproduction of the vintage Mac game Qix, which was in turn based on an earlier arcade game. And while I never played Qix, I hear that Sparkz does an excellent job of porting the popular arcade puzzle to the iPhone platform. The goal in Sparkz is to fence off the screen by traveling a perimeter of your own design to create closed shapes: square, rectangle, etc. Basically guiding your diamond-shaped controller — the Stix — around the screen to trap the Sqix in an ever-smaller area. At the start of each level, the playing field is a large, empty rectangle, with only your controller and the rotating arches of the Sqix in site. … [ finish reading this app review ] rating: 7/10 app_name: Sparkz © AppCraver , 2009. | Sparkz: Qix Clone Finds new Generation of Gamers on the iPhone | Get our iPhone Reviews on Facebook & Twitter !