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Bridge Constructor Medieval doesn't fix what isn't broken
"Don't fix what isn't broken" is good advice for iOS app developers. If you have a formula that works, stick with it and ride the success train as long as you can. That's what Headup Games has done with the Bridge Constructor series. With their original Bridge Constructor title already a huge hit on the App Store, they didn't change much with the release of Bridge Constructor Medieval. That's a very good thing. As with the the first game, Bridge Constructor Medieval tasks you with constructing bridges of various sizes and types in order to allow people to traverse large gaps in the road. To do this, you are given various construction materials such as wood planks, log support beams, stone pillars, and so on. Using the touchscreen to plot out your structure, you must provide adequate support for the ultimate test. When you think you've built a brilliant bridge it will be put through its paces. Unlike in the first game where cars and trucks were your main threat, the medieval theme sees foot soldiers and horse-drawn carriages making their way across the gap. If your bridge is bogus, it will collapse and you'll have to try again. While the main mechanics of the game remain the same, Bridge Constructor Medieval adds a bit of a story element. To get you started, the story begins with a rogue army rampaging through your kingdom and destroying the bridges along the way -- this, of course, is where you come in. As you progress, a few more story tidbits are thrown your way, but they're more like icing on an already fantastic cake than a proper narrative. Like its predecessor, Bridge Constructor Medieval is a ton of fun and an extremely unique take on touchscreen puzzlers. It's relaxing in its no-nonsense approach to building and testing your structures, and the feeling of triumph it offers makes it worth the hours you'll put into brainstorming and plotting out the various bridges along the way. At US$1.99, it joins the original Bridge Constructor as one of the best puzzle games on the App Store.
Daily App: Bridge Constructor challenges you to build radical bridges
Bridge Constructor is bridge construction game developed by ClockStone Studio and published by Headup Games that challenges you to build a bridge that is strong enough to support the weight of cars and trucks. Each level in Bridge Constructor presents you with a different building challenge. You have different materials you can use to construct your bridge and budget that allows for a few mistakes. If you are stumped, you can use your coins to purchase a hint that'll show you either a partial plan or the full plan for a bridge. There is no tutorial, but the UI is intuitive enough that you will know what to do after a few taps. On the right hand side of the screen are the materials that you can select. Early levels only provide wood, while higher levels give you steel, cables and concrete pillars. Once you have your materials in hand, you can tap and drag to start laying down the framework of the bridge. You can zoom in on the bridge structure and turn on the grid to help you precisely place your parts. There's also an undo button if you make a mistake. When you are done constructing, you can test your bridge by pressing the "play" button on the bottom right. This will test your bridge to see if it can stand on its own and withstand weight. The game uses color to show you weak areas in your construction, moving from green to red-brown on a scale of strong to weak. If you think your bridge is ready to traffic, you can tap on a car in this test mode and see if it can drive safely over the bridge. If the test drive is successful, you move onto the next level. If it fails, the car is destroyed in a fiery crash. The app is forgiving and allows you to rebuild and test a few times before you run out of cash in your budget. The physics behind Bridge Constructor is realistic enough to be fun, but it is not a true physics sim like TrussMe!. A few times in the early levels I built a bridge with no support and cars drove it successfully. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the challenge of thinking logically while building, and was entertained by the animation of the cars as they crossed my bridge. Bridge Constructor is available in the iOS App Store for US$0.99. It is compatible with the iPhone and iPad. It has in-app purchases, the occasional ad for the developer's other games and links to Facebook to post your high scores. Really enjoying this logical construction game. The tutorial could use a little more detail, but the game has an intuitive user interface which makes up for the tutorial. Each successful construction adds to your knowledge of techniques to utilize for solving future bridge constructions. The graphics are good, as is the "zoom-in" feature, but the physics of the automobiles and trucks crashing are far from realistic, if that matters to you. Plenty of chances to correct a poorly constructed bridge & rebuild. I love the feature that you can back out pieces from the construction & regain your budget that was previously "spent". So a bridge can be repeatedly rebuilt and tested. The "test mode" shows weak areas of construction by a color shift from green to red-brown before a car/truck "tests" the bridge. Separate from the "construction budget" are "coins," which can be spent for hints on how to solve the bridge construction. More of these "coins" can be purchased as an in app purchase.
