Direct Link : Spot - Spot
Publisher : eSoft Interactive - PDAmill

Price : $14.95

Rating : 8 out of 10

One of the simplest puzzles/games that’s been around for a long while, is spot the difference. This kind of game is usually printed in a magazine, comprising of 2 pictures or photos and the object of the game is to find the required amount of differences between the two. If anyone would have told me that someone was bringing spot the difference to a Pocket PC, I would have first called them very brave and then crazy. Luckily no one asked me, because eSoft Interactive in conjunction with PDAmill have done just that with Spot and an excellent game it is too.

Spot comes with 3 different modes, which helps to increase not only it’s playability, but also it’s longevity. The three modes available are :

Spot Career
Take as long as you like to complete each puzzle, but should you be feeling confident in your spotting prowess, compare your times with other players. You are allowed 5 wrong guesses before the game is over, so choose carefully.

Spots Galore
Challenge your hand-eye coordination by finding all the differences in one Spotpack. Try go through a whole Spotpack without making a single mistake. It’s easier said than done.

SpotCheck
Test your spotting ability, by finding the one difference per puzzle. Each puzzle gives you a varying time, depending on the complexity of the Spotpack.

I have to admit, when I first started playing this, I wasn’t too into it. But by the third or fourth go, I was hooked. Some of the puzzles are decidedly easy, but this prepares your for the later puzzles, where you sometimes want to smack your head against the wall, because the two pictures look identical.

Two of the biggest features of the Spot are, all puzzles are random, so you never play the same puzzle twice, i.e. the things you need to spot, are always different and Spot has many bonus Spotpacks available for registered users. In fact there are 17 additional Spotpacks available, with more promised soon. There’s also some nice statistics available, so there’s always room to improve your scores.

Conclusion : A wonderful game that will entertain and no doubt frustrate on occasion, but one you will keep coming back to, because of it’s great gameplay and variety. The price is perhaps a smidgen on the high side, but with the Spotpack, there’s plenty to keep you entertained for a long time to come.