Direct Link : Obulis
Publisher : IonFX

Price : $7.99

Rating : 9 out of 10

There’s many different genre of games, but the Pocket PC seems to excel at puzzle/strategy games. This isn’t to say that action games aren’t possible, but with limited input possibilities, it’s no surprise that games that stretch the gray cells, are plentiful.

Obulis is one of those games that’s just done perfectly, from the graphics and sound, to the actual gameplay. It’s one of those games, that’s a joy to play and has that also important “Just One More Go” factor.

To anyone that’s every played Contraption on the PC, Obulis will come as no stranger. The idea of the game is to get the coloured balls into the pots. This is done by cutting a series of chains and ropes to unleash various objects that obey the laws of physics and produce a typical cause and effect. The first puzzle is extremely simple, but aims just to get you used to the controls. You have a single rope, with a pot under it. Just click on the rope and then on the scissor icon, to cut the rope. The ball is released and ends up in the pot, level over.

The game gets progressively more difficult and sometimes it seems that the puzzle are impossible, but bit by bit, you manage to somehow work out what to do.

Conclusion : I love finding a game, that just does everything right. It’s a pleasure to play and a game that I will definitely be purchasing. The downloadable trial version comes with the first 9 levels and at just $7.99 this game is a steal.