Escape

Just landed on the Windows Phone Store Escape, a small, addictive and stressful game of skill that has gained quite a bit of fame by be used in broadcasts of Formula 1, on a Spanish television channel.

KISS, simple, simple, but very effective

The concept of operation is very simple; I have a red square that I have to keep within a bounded space, and that is not touched by four polygonal pieces that move randomly through the space.

It seems like a very accessible challenge, but it really isn't. It quickly becomes a very arduous task to be calculating the trajectories of several moving objects simultaneously, to move my square with my finger avoiding the slightest impact, and without touching the edges that limit the area of ​​movement.

To this we must add the difficulty that, even on a screen as large as that of the Lumia 920, it is difficult not to cover the vision with your hand .

To increase competitiveness, I can compete with player times on both Windows Phone and Windows 8; and hallucinate that the record of the last 30 days far exceeds 45 seconds (I have not passed 18 and a little).

If I had to point out one but, it is having to give so many permissions to my Windows account and contacts - which I think are too many - to be able to access the data online.

Finally, if I get tired of despairing in the same scenario, for €0.99 I can purchase the full license which adds a generator of spaces, being able to play in an infinity of them.

EscapeVersion 1.0.0.0

• Developer: Martin Zikmund
• Download it at: Windows Phone Store
• Price: Free
• Category: games / puzzle + trivia