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Squares – The New MetaSquares Game – Entertainment Game Review
Squares – The New MetaSquares Game is a Entertainment/Puzzle/Strategy game from Ibrahim Abouhaikal, first launched in 5th December 2015.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 14+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Squares – The New MetaSquares Game Stand Out
Description:
Squares is a two player strategy board game with simple rules and deep strategy. Squares is like tic-tac-toe, but instead of trying to get three in a row you are trying to get four in a square. Squares can be formed at any angle and are worth more points the bigger they are. When a player gets four pieces at the corners of a square, the square is drawn in and the player gets points. The game is easy to learn, challenging to master, and beautiful to watch.
Features:
-Match wits with the computer in a battle to capture the most squares on the board.
-Take turns placing pieces on the board while trying to get all 4 corners of a square.
-Features a game mode for playing with your friends on one device.
-3 difficulty levels.
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Squares – The New MetaSquares Game is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 5th December 2015
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Download & Availability
Squares – The New MetaSquares Game is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Squares – The New MetaSquares Game on App Store
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:
Love it! Just wish you could change the colors like you use to be able to do! Other than that its absolutely perfect.
We're a former AOL player of this game. Hope you get a chance to keep it around.
We first came across this game on AOL around 1998. Loved it then and was sad when AOL didn't renew their contract. So we're delighted to find this App in the Apple Store. Well worth the $0.99. Play it solo or against someone. Have fun.
Please update the game we think the game went to 150 but u have to win by 15 so it could go higher occasionally. Please fix this we cant get our friends to play when there is no clear win. If u will fix this we can get u a lot of downloads Im sure.
We love this game but lately its not letting us play. When we click on one player game and we try to start with the first ball it takes us back to the home screen instead.
This brilliant game from aol days is finally back! We just wish they would offer some other, less grating, skins. The original game was so much more elegant and visible, and elevated the game to the aesthetic of chess, which it deserves. Please include a classic UI mode for the aesthetically sensitive… Thanks for bringing this gem back to the masses! After playing one game we see there are serious flaws to the game. The UI makes it extremely difficult to see the squares. Everything is the same value which makes it very confusing, and having a colored board makes distinguishing the pieces even harder. The scoring needs to be explained (especially the bonuses). Please study the rules and scoring of the original game. Getting multiple squares in one move is its own reward, and please consider including an option to play to a specific score for the win (by a reasonable margin, we believe it was 10 or 15 points on the original) Playing our to the very last square is tedious for the non computer (or non master). And.
The only downside is that we're not a fan of scoring as it changes the game play and strategy from the original: a square would score based upon the distance between the y-coordinates of the top and bottom corners. This format discourages tilted squares in favor of just the ones that fit along the grid lines as they are more valuable. There was no bonus in the original game for multiple squares; though we kind of like that change. We'd like to see the original scoring restored (though the multi-square bonus can remain).
We also was a huge fan of this game.. We have been checking the App Store every year just in hopes that the developer would bring it back. We may be extremely rusty, but the emptiness in our heart is gone!!love this game and all of the mental challenge it brings.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0
- Size: 24.81 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Ibrahim Abouhaikal
Last updated: 5th December 2015 | Genre: Entertainment, Puzzle | Developer: Ibrahim Abouhaikal