In freemium-games a bad reputation. Hardcore gamers despise them for their simplicity, but ordinary players - for extortion of money (say, and do not turn until you pay another dollar). Still, these games are popular. Largely because the App Store is not possible to download a trial version. "Freemium" and has become such a "try-before-buy".
However, not all studios are considering freemium-games as a way to extort more money from the players. Many developers really put their hearts into their work. For example, the California studio NimbleBit released the game Tiny Tower, Which Apple called the best game of the year. Today in the App Store, a new economic strategy NimbleBit - Pocket Planes.
If Tiny Tower we have built a tower, competing with friends who have the most floors in Pocket Planes will create an airline.
At the start, we will have four aircraft. Will be among them, and passenger cars, trucks and ships. All aircraft - small, can make a short-haul flights.
Carrying passengers and cargo, the player earns money, which can then be spent on improving aircraft (For example, the new engine will increase the speed), buy new ships (larger and more roomy, economical) to build airports.
Pocket Planes - play with very good economic basis. You really think, and whether to buy a new plane should be? Maybe we should upgrade available? Is effective whether the airport in Brussels, for example? If there is a bit client can then close it?
Deficiencies in Pocket Planes bit. Unlike Tiny Tower, this game requires constant your attention. Serious disadvantage. In the TT, you can run, for example, the construction site in the evening and in the morning you had a new floor. In PP you have to decide where to fly each aircraft, how many people and cargo lucky. When the plane landed, and you did not run the iPhone or iPad, then the aircraft will stall.
The graphics in the game are now executed in a popular pixel art style, but there is a sense that in the case of developers shalturili with iPad-version. The owners of the first generation of tablets will face even with frequent departures application.
The game was interesting. If you like economic strategies, you should pay attention to the Pocket Planes.