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• Price: $1.99 (Get It)
• Version: 1.1
• Developer: oeFun, Inc.

Tilt Me is a simple version of Labyrinth, but with a twist. Instead of dodging holes to get to the end, you navigate the maze by tilting the balls around looking for the exit point. Then you have to get all the balls to sit on that exit for a couple of seconds to advance to the next round. This may sound simple, but it’s quite the challenge. You have to use the maze to position all the balls properly on all the exit points. For example, if you have 3 balls and find 3 exit points at various positions on the board, then you have to have 1 ball sit on each exit point and sit there for a couple of seconds to advance to the next level.

There’s no menu or anything in the game once you start playing; you just go directly to the game once you start it up. The settings are located in the Settings panel of your device, instead of in-game. In the settings, you have the option to allow holes in certain levels, choose from 1 to 3 balls, revert the original colors (the 1.1 update added new colors), turn on and off sound effects and landscape orientation, and the ability to skip levels. Unfortunately there’s no ability to pause, and with this kind of game, a pause is a must. There are no instructions, so those diving straight in might be too confused to want to continue.

I encountered a couple of bugs where the accelerometer was not detected and I had to restart the game. The other one was where the ball would get stuck on the wall and it’d only get unstuck with a vigorous shake. Another complaint is that when a ball does fall down a hole, there’s no way to advance to the next level, you have to quit the game and start it back up and hope you don’t fall in the hole again. This is a major oversight, and until it gets fixed, I don’t see too many people enjoying the game once they get to levels with the holes in them.

Control of the game is simple, you tilt your iPhone/iPod Touch to guide the balls through the maze. Originally you start with one ball, then two balls, and finally three balls. This way the learning curve is smoother and not as overwhelming getting you into the game with just three balls. Eventually you’ll reach levels where there are holes in the levels that you must avoid. This game really tests your hand-eye coordination skills.

Graphically it has a retro feel, but it’s crisp and smooth. There are different shapes on the floor of the maze, and as your balls roll over these shapes, they light up. When you do roll over an exit point, it’ll light up to let you know, but if you roll off of it, it’ll disappear. The use of a large variety of colors is a nice touch. The shadows around the wall, just like in Labyrinth, changes position based on how your device is tilted. Other than that, there’s not much to the game to really touch upon.

The sound is done in an interesting manner. As mentioned with the shapes on the floor above, in addition to lighting up they also emit a sound. To some people this may be annoying, which is why the settings to turn it off is a good idea. Personally I found it to be nice and complemented the gameplay nicely. When you roll over an exit, they emit a palpable sound so you don’t miss it. Another neat twist is the sound shifts based on the positions of your balls. There’s no music, and if you’re playing any from your own library, it’ll fade off as Tilt Me loads up. As simple as this game is, there’s no reason why it should fade off your music.

Tilt Me is a simple, easy to pick up game with a lot of challenge to it. There’s some frustration involved when you try to get 3 balls to stay on an exit point long enough to advance to the next level. However, there’s a sense of accomplishment when you do complete a level. Tilt Me needs a bit more polish and bug fixes before it really hits the nail on the head as a maze puzzle game to get.

Tags: labyrinth, maze, oefun, tilt me