Twitch Origins (Free)
Version 1.03
REVIEW-” A fun multi-player game that requires only 1 iPhone, fast thinking and faster reflexes!”
Personally I am always skeptical of iPhone games that are multi-player and especially if they only require 1 iPhone but this game breaks out of the mold. Twitch Origins is not only multi-player but it allows for up to four players with only one phone, if this doesn’t keep all the kids busy and happy, nothing will.
The game play is remarkably simple (and it would have to be to allow four players on one phone). All you have to do is place your finger on the designated spot on the phone. Each player uses only one finger, and each player has their own side. The area where you touch will highlight slightly so that you can tell that it acknowledges your touch. 
The game will then begin by giving you a category such as Things that are Soft, or Things that are Man-made. You will then be shown different pictures. The trick is to be the first one to lift your finger off the iPhone when something matching that category is shown. You have to be quick to both lift your finger and put it back down because you might miss out on the next round if the iPhone does not register the return of your finger.
It is incredibly simple in theory but in practice it starts to get crazy. Playing this game it seemed like my brain turned to Jello as suddenly a double decker bus was something that belonged in my kitchen and Cows can fly. I was always in a rush to not only beat my husband but to also get the right answer, so many times I would lift my finger if I saw him doing the same. So it usually happened that if one of us messed up, both of us would end up messing up.
I was surprised as how much fun we actually has as we called out each other for wrong answers and for missing things that actually did belong in the category. Not to mention fighting over whether the phone was actually right about who lifted first (always make sure that your finger is highlighted, otherwise even if you are the first to lift it won’t count).
The basic game consists of five rounds, but this can be changed in custom game mode.
The game also has a single player feature in which you compete to get faster and faster reaction times and earn stars for doing so.
The game is bright, colorful and simple enough for just about any age to play. Adults and children will quickly fall for this game and will be using it fill up those empty minutes together instead of playing separate games.
The game play works better than you might expect and the sounds and graphics just complement a truly well-thought out and put together game. It’s probably the most fun I’ve had with my iPhone in a long time, and right now it’s Free!
Stephanie S.
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Developer – Atomic Antelope
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