Frenzic - 1.2

I never buy casual or puzzle games, but I read a review of Frenzic and downloaded the demo. After the hour demo was up, I was torn. It's a very addictive game, but can very frustrating - but I decided to buy it. On the plus side, once I get started, the time just gets away from me.

Every control scheme has it good and bad points that you have to get used to. After using the mouse for awhile, I felt that the iPhone/touchscreen version would be perfect for this game; but that too has it's downside (my finger tended to block the next piece). My big complaint is that the game is that it only has one "skill level". It would be a much more enjoyable game if there were a few settings to choose from for us beginners. Before very long, the pieces start coming at you at an unbelievable rate; it's like going from level one to level ten in Tetris. Also the power-ups are a bit of a pain. They suit the game well, but they should be used differently. The 2x multiplier is fine. The "nuke" piece is good, except that it jacks up the speed after using it. The "slow down" piece is also fine, but it's temporary - the speed goes right back to where it was after 25 seconds.

When I saw the high score on the website, I wrote to the authors:

> How do you suppose the current leader's top two scores are:
>
> 10111 1 hour ago
> 2149 2 days ago
>
> No scores between those extremes? How the heck are people doing that?

They responded:

> There is a bug in the game that certain players are exploiting. We are
> working hard to correct the problem. Once an update is made available, we
> will clear all scores obtained over a certain threshold and the playfield will
> be leveled for all to compete fairly. I'd ask you to be patient for this to
> happen as we're not just sure how long its going to take to correct the
> problem.