Wheel & Deal Review
Price: $1.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Device Reviewed On: iPad Mini 2
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Wheel & Deal is simple. Very Simple.
The gameplay itself is built on simplicity, as seen in the opening salvo where the game's arcade feel is revealed in all its glory. We get a rectangular 2D grid, and in this grid the player gets to control a small hovercraft that continually moves forward by default. The vehicle can be made to turn right by tapping the right of the screen, and left by tapping the left, always in that perpetual forward motion until or unless both sides of the screen are tapped simultaneously, which causes braking.
From this simple idea, the gameplay flows. Different enemy ships have different abilities to withstand attacks, and the interface is interestingly varied. There are fun, limited-usage power-ups that bring a new feel, and altogether it's a delightfully hectic symphony of dodging, darting, attack, and defense.
If I hadn't praised the simplicity before, let me do so now. The game works because it's easy to understand, and is able to pull in some tenured gaming elements into an easily consumed package.
Simple isn't always fun, but it manages to be so in Wheel & Deal.