Kerplinkus 4+
A fresh take on the formula!
Binary Square, Inc.
Designed for iPad
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- £0.99
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Description
“[Kerplinkus] delivers a fresh take on the formula that's simple and highly challenging — in fact, it can be downright panic inspiring. It's a pretty frantic affair.” -Blake of Touch Arcade
“Kerplinkus promises retro take on match-based puzzle play... mixing the old with the new... [in] a distinctly old skool flavour.” -Keith Andrews of Pocket Gamer
“Is very, very addictive. Prying yourself away from the game proves very difficult. It has high replay potential and will offer many hours of entertainment.... This is a must-buy for casual puzzle game players.” -Linda Ta of AppSafari
“If you love playing casual puzzle games on your iPhone or iPod touch such as Bejewelled or Trism then [this] is definitely worth taking a look at.... If games like Pac Man, Space Invaders and Tetris still have a place in your heart then Kerplinkus could definitely find its way on to your homescreen.” -Phil Wheeler of AppAdvice
“This tile-matching game sets itself well apart from competing products, due to its hectic gameplay, muted art style, and classic SID-chip soundtrack.... It is actually very different from the normal mode of thinking.... A really nice effort by the crew at [Kranky Robot].”
-AppGamers.com
"Refreshing! - Just like it says, not another match 3!" - Zztfox
"Nice! - Great to see this classic brought into the new era!" - Lord Gek
"A great original puzzler! - Excellent game, fun, different, challenging, and simple to understand! A new favorite - I look forward to seeing what else this developer releases. Recommended :)" - ralp99
Kerplinkus is a completely new take on the casual puzzle game. It's like spinning plates. You must focus on ALL 8 columns or 1 will grow out-of-control. No match 3. No movement restrictions. No special-blocks. Swap ANY 2 blocks anywhere, anytime. Just focus on removing blocks, not creating them.
Features:
- Retro Audio: Old school music and sound effects.
- Retro Graphics: Color cycling and simple graphics to achieve that retro vibe.
- iPod Music: Play your own music in the background.
- Mute Audio: Kerplinkus(tm) respects the iPhone’s ring/silent switch.
- Volume Control: Conveniently adjust the volume from the option menu or the pause screen.
- Game Center.
What’s New
Version 3.6
- Minor update for iPhone 14s & 15s
Ratings and Reviews
Potentially brilliant
But it's another one of those games where the reaction on screen sometimes lags behind or misses a tap. All too often the game loses it for you rather than a plain lack of skill, which becomes infuriating and makes you want to chuck the your expensive iPhone at the wall. Until it's fixed I have to say do not buy.
A hidden gem
In an AppStore filled with average, mundane and uninspired titles, this game takes you by suprise.
Whilst I'm no fan of match 3 games (yawn) the devs here have, to some extent, simplified the genre, thrown in a pinch of tetris and created a game with a personality of it's own.
It's well worth taking a punt on. I'd like to see it looking a little brighter or even visual themes in an update perhaps. Other than that it's a highly addictive app this!
An above-average game
What it could really do with is a nice electro soundtrack.
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Information
- Provider
- Binary Square, Inc.
- Size
- 16.6 MB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2010 Binary Square, Inc.
- Price
- £0.99
Supports
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Game Center
Challenge friends and check leaderboards and achievements.
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.