{"id":12548,"date":"2014-10-08T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T00:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=12548"},"modified":"2014-10-05T21:58:39","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T21:58:39","slug":"light-in-the-dark-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/08\/light-in-the-dark-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Light in the Dark (iPad)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LIGHT_BOX\"<\/a>So there are these luminous critters who suspiciously look like those guys from Cut the Rope, and they like to take naps in dark, ancient ruins. But one day their babies decided to wake up and get lost in the shadowy catacombs.\u00a0 Now it\u2019s up to the grown-ups to light the way and save their kids!\u00a0 Light in the Dark is a unique game that requires you to solve light and shadow puzzles along with some color mixing, too.\u00a0 It\u2019s available to download on iOS devices, Android, and Windows Phone, but reviewed on iPad here.<\/p>\n

Each level in the game is a single screen maze and your job is to move your glowing creatures using your finger on the touch screen so they shine light on their babies. But it\u2019s not that easy.\u00a0 Blocks and corridors may cause you to cast shadows that you\u2019ll have to position yourself around, and you can\u2019t cross over pits, either.\u00a0 Also, certain colored babies will only react to the light of their color.\u00a0 Sometimes you may have to mix colors to make a new one that matches the baby in that level.\u00a0 Other levels may have you rotating and positioning mirrors to reflect light into hard to reach spaces.\u00a0 In later stages, you\u2019ll have to watch out for enemy mummy characters.\u00a0 Shine light on them too long and you\u2019ll lose the level!\u00a0 When all the babies have light shone on them for a given amount of time, you win the stage and can move onto the next.<\/p>\n

In each stage are three stars scattered about as well. If you shine the same color light on the stars as well as all the babies, you\u2019ll earn those stars for that level.\u00a0 It\u2019s not always easy to do so, but you\u2019ll want to collect as many stars as you can because they unlock challenging trial levels as well as whole new tombs to explore.\u00a0 You can also use hints to show you where to position your creatures.\u00a0 Some levels let you use hints for free, and you start off with three hints and can purchase more in the in-game shop.\u00a0 Really the only problem is that sometimes the movements can be a little choppy, but that only affects how smooth you can drag things around.\u00a0 But if you enjoy creative and challenging puzzlers, you may want to give this one a try anyway.\u00a0 I especially liked how they had a color blind option in the options menu, as the game uses a lot of color hues in the puzzles!\u00a0 And there are some humorous items you can see buried in the tombs, too (like E.T. cartridges).<\/p>\n

\"LIGHT_SCREEN\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing violent or objectionable here. Reading skill is helpful for some of the text instructions.\u00a0 Younger gamers may get frustrated at some of the tougher puzzlers, and parental supervision is recommended for in-game purchases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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