fun
This was beautifully simple, can't have taken all that long to make after creating the initial engine, but it was fun to play and mildly addictive. One hit kills was annoying. Sound was ok, couldn't have been much better I suppose. A good achievement.
Perfecty Legal
Ok, as to whether this game is legal two questions come up:
1) Did he, without consent or license from the original creator, use the entirety or same source code for this rendition? Ten to one, no. There may be similarities, but I doubt he lifted the code from the original.
2) Did he present the original idea as his own, therefore infringing on intellectual property rights? No. It was stated at least twice that this was based off of Shapiro's idea, and both notices were prominently placed.
Now, if he tries to sell/license his game he'll have to fork royalties over to Shapiro, but I doubt that's going to happen.
End result? LEGAL!
Great remake--but is this infringment?
People have said this is stolen... well, I think its not technically stolen, IF he has the consent of the original game's designer. Maybe he can respond to this review with that info.
The game is a great remake of that other game, with powerups and squares changing at different levels. The controls are perfect, but the game starts too easy and gets too hard too quickly. I do not understand the impact of Grow and Shrink boxes---they do not have a large impact on the game.
Except for the questionable legality of this game, I wholeheartedly recommend it. I've reviewed this game as if it was a fair game. However, I must consider that this game is somehow infringing on someone elses work.
Love to see a reponse on this.
nice remake
nice remake and shows how u are fan of original (amout of work went into this). pluse some new things. nice clone keep it up hopefully with unique games :)
cool
very slick game, i really liked this one. it was lots of fun and it kept me playing it for a while too.