Try to avoid frustration with Game of Balance – Game Review

Game of Balance Overview

Game of Balance is a game developed by a relative newcomer to the app development scene, HI365Studios. The object of the game is to keep a ball balanced on a pedestal. The challenge comes when the pedestal begins to move and change  direction. Their Google Play description says:

Try not to fall off the edge, and stay on the ground as long as you can!
Just tap anywhere on the screen to change the direction of the ball,
but be very careful, the ball also needs time to stop!
How long can you hold on?
Can you become a master of balance?

Game of Balance Setup

The setup is pretty simple.

1. Download and install the game from Google Play
2. Login to Google’s Play Games service

Technically, you don’t have to login to the Play Games service to play the game.  However, if you don’t, the leader boards and achievements will be unavailable to you.

Game of Balance Gameplay

The gameplay is dead simple. Every time you tap the screen, the ball will change direction, all while zen music plays in the background. The more you allow it to travel in the same direction, the faster the ball travels and, of course, the harder it is to keep the ball balanced on the pedestal. After the first few seconds or so of gameplay, the pedestal that the ball is balancing on begins to move. It’s still relatively easy to play. A few more seconds and the pedestal begins to change shape. The game is still relatively… wait, it fell off. Oh well, this is my first time playing, so the next time should be easier. 1,2,3,4,5,6 awe shoot. I fell off again. And so it goes every time I play.

If you’re having some flashbacks to Flappy Birds, well you wouldn’t be alone. This game is designed to be frustrating. You’ll fall off quickly in the beginning and the only way to improve is to play it even more. Even then, you’ll still fall off quickly. Especially when you try to show your friend how good you are at balancing the ball. And, of course, your friend turns out to be a balancing prodigy and beats your high score his first time. This is all hypothetical of course.

Target Audience

If you liked playing Flappy Birds, you will most likely enjoy this game. If not, then you might want to at least give it a shot because the game mechanics are different and the zen music playing in the background does take the edge off, just a little.

What we liked

The Good		The Bad
Simple Easy Intuitive		Frustrating Full page adds Frustrating

Summary

Game of Balance was designed to be frustrating. If you don’t think that you would enjoy this type of game, then don’t download it. If you do, then click on the link below, install the app, and be sure to come back and tell us what you think.

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This War Of Mine available now for Android pre-order

A new Android game offering a different perspective on war is now available to pre-order on Android. 15% of all the proceeds will support the War Child charity.

This War of Mine is the first game that lets you experience war not as a soldier, but as a group of civilians in a besieged city, struggling with a constant threat of disease, starvation and death, either from hardship, a sniper’s bullet or at the hands of bandits. Do whatever it takes to survive – without destroying your souls, if possible.

The pace of the game is imposed by the day and night cycle. During the day snipers outside stop you from leaving your refuge, so you need to focus on maintaining your hideout: crafting, trading and taking care of survivors. At night, take one of your civilians on a mission to scavenge through a set of unique locations for items that will help you stay alive.

Why this game?

• Experience war from a completely new angle: play as civilians struggling to survive
• Forge emotional bonds with your characters
• Inspired by real events
• Get Windows, Linux and Mac versions free with your pre-order
• Support War Child charity with 15% of your pre-order

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Android gets nearly 5,000 new strains of malware per day

Analytics firm G DATA has new data about malware in Android. In its Q1 2015 Mobile Malware report, it explains that almost half a million new strains were discovered from January to the end of March. To put that into perspective, this means that a new strain appears every 18 seconds, which equates to about 5,000 a day.

Supposedly, Android apps allow for easier access than their iOS counterparts. Indeed, if that is true (and it probably is), it is easy to see why Android is more likely to catch the attention of hackers. TechSpot adds that a recent study by Pulse Secure suggests that around 97% of this malware targets Google’s OS. This is 6.4% higher than for Q4 2014 and almost 21% higher than Q1 2014.

Online banking and online retail only compound the problem. According to G DATA, since about 78% of internet users shop through sites and about 50% use their mobile devices for online banking, hackers are more likely to create subscription hacks, ransomware, and remote money transfers scams.

Although the numbers might be surprising, the reality is not. There is a reason why there is such a vast selection of anti-virus and anti-malware apps on Google Play. As a precaution, it’s a good idea to read reviews of some of these and choose an option, if you have not yet done so.

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