I highly recommend checking out Leaf on the Wind if you’re in the mood for a relaxing, yet challenging, zen-like physics-based puzzle game this week. The visuals in Leaf on the Wind are beautiful, the music is fun, the controls are responsive, and the game is already optimized for the new iPhones. Plus, it features challenging puzzles that are much more stimulating than just seeing how far you can get as a cluster of leaves. Fortunately, Leaf on the Wind is not an endless game, as it is based on levels. There is full Game Center integration for leaderboards (total and each level), as well as some achievements to obtain.Īt first I was worried that this game was too similar to On the Wind, which was a favorite of mine a few years ago. This is determined by how many leaves you saved, how fast you finished, and dandelions you’ve passed through (bonuses). When all of the leaves are on it, the level is complete and you find out your final score. When you get the leaves to the tree at the end, you’ll earn points for each leaf that attaches itself. Fire will burn the leaves, and mysterious air whirlpools will suck leaves in to the void, so watch out. While you’ll be able to go back and recover some leaves that have gone astray and get stuck on the floor (glowing rings indicate where they are), you still need to be careful for dangerous traps on the ground, such as thorny plants, which destroy leaves on touch. You can use two fingers to pan the camera around. The larger screens on the new iPhones definitely help out here, since you’ll still be able to see plenty of the screen as you move the leaves. If you guide the wind through dandelions, you can get bonuses, and sometimes you’ll have to push a bunch of leaves into obstacles (like pillars) to knock them over and advance. To keep them in the air, you’ll have to keep swiping. You swipe your finger on the screen to stir up some wind to lift the leaves off the branches and guide them through the course. The controls in the game are simple and intuitive. In order to clear each level, you will need to hold on to a majority of the leaves by the end of the level, because if you lose too many leaves, then you’ll have to restart. There’s even man-made machinery that will get in the way as well. Of course, this is easier said than done, as there will be other forces of nature - such as fire, water, and air - that become dangerous obstacles between you and your mission. The objective in each level is to guide the leaves from the tree in the beginning to another tree at the end of each stage. While this may not sound like a lot, the game has a lot of replay value since you will always want to go back and replay a level to get a better score. Leaf on the Wind contains 30 levels for players to get through. The game’s folkish soundtrack is also rather soothing, so even if you aren’t a fan of the genre, it’s still pleasant to listen to in the background. Animations are smooth and fluid, and I found no lag whatsoever on my iPhone 6. The colors are bright, vivid, and have a nice gradient effect going on when you look closely. The art style is gorgeous with the flat but dreamscape-like blurring effects that you’ll find with the obstacles and backgrounds. The visuals in the game are stunning, especially if you have a new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, as it is already optimized for the larger screens.
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