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Matatu – Card Game Review
Matatu is a Card game from KOLA STUDIOS, first launched in 13th June 2013.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 20+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Matatu Stand Out
Matatu is a two player card game that has origins in Uganda. The goal of the game is to play all your cards before your opponent. First to play all their cards wins, but don't rush just yet — Many pitfalls follow.
This Card game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Matatu is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 31st May 2022
Recent improvements include:
- Stability improvements
Download & Availability
Matatu is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
The rules and game play are there but everything is so small. We are playing on a iPhone max pro and the cars are very small and hard to see. It would also be nice if they sorted by either suit or type automatically for you. This would make the game a 4. To get it to 5 you just need to add that and the selection of how many AI to play against. Back in UG we often play 6 or 7 people but even 4 would nice when using jokers and 3s.
Its been a while since we played this game. Its does take us down memory lane. Very impressed and keep up the good work.
We'd have given you 5 stars but for the but where on iOS we can't change the player name from the default player "devante" nor can we set it up to work with game center. Next iteration should have these upgrades and you'll have a very good app you can add "in-app purchases" to.
A ugandan card game sounds a little more relaxing for us, like if im going to bed soon, ill play it often before we go to sleep and/or kill time. However, they should've provided a tutorial on how to play it, like most games would. We recommend this game to anyone.
As we're playing this game for the first time, we're quickly discovering there are rules not covered in the help section. It's enough fun that we're going to look them up elsewhere, but they really should be explained within the app for easy learning and reference.
Can you fix the 2 player mode?? All it does is just load.
Been looking for this game. Finally, we can play in peace!! But the multiplayer pauses. We think you should try to fix that. Please add an instructions option so that you can have a wider fan base outside Uganda.
It is a nice game. Based on a Ugandan card game. But it keeps on hanging every few games. And when you play online opponents it grows worse because there is no game we finished with an online opponent. A lot is needed to make it stable. Otherwise it is a nice game.
Thank goodness there's an iOS version now too. We've been missing out on the fun.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.3
- Size: 36.12 MB
- iOS: 10.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [KOLA STUDIOS]()
Last updated: 31st May 2022 | Genre: Card | Developer: KOLA STUDIOS