Time Geeks is a charmer. It’s basically an image finder — you’re presented with a picture full of various things and goings-on and tasked with seeking out a certain item or image in that picture. There are a few of these on the App Store, and some of them are pretty lousy, but Time Geeks is anything but. You’re still just pointing and clicking, but the images in Time Geeks are just incredible. They’re gorgeous pixelated art, packed with not only great looking colors and shapes, but also nerd and geek references aplenty. I saw references to Lost, The Legend of Zelda, Star Trek, Dragon Ball Z, Lemmings, and a few other really obscure geeky properties — and that’s just the first few goals in the first level.
The game also has six different game modes to play with and seven mini-games — it’s very much packed with content. There’s even a very intuitive editor where you can create your own pictures using all of the little sprites and art that the actual game uses. The full version is just 99 cents, which is a bargain as-is, and the team has promised updates in the future. Just in case all of my gushing hasn’t yet sold you, there’s a lite version to try out as well.
I was really impressed with Time Geeks. Image search and find apps tend to be a little underpowered and are usually just attempts by the developer to build a simple game and grab a few bucks. But Time Geeks is a lot of fun, and it’s definitely a full-featured title that’s worth a look no matter what kind of games you like.
TUAW’s Daily App: Time Geeks originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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