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Crazy MachinesVersion: 1.1 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

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4.5 out of 5 mice Reviewed Oct 20, 2009 Reviewed Version: 1.1 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
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Age rating: 4+

Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later

Filed Under: Games

The aim of Crazy Machines is to build crazy contraptions to complete the tasks set forth by the wacky Professor. Give free rein to your imagination and unleash the most incredible of chain reactions! You can, for example, have a billiard ball drop onto a lamp switch and turn it on. This, in turn, will shine through a magnifying glass to light a candle, which in turn heats the boiler of a steam engine, which drives a windmill, which blows a basketball through a basketball hoop, and so on and so forth...!

The award winning PC and Nintendo DS franchise is now available for your iPhone and iPod Touch.

In the secret laboratory of the crazy Professor, players have to solve various tricky experiments. Several half-finished machines the professor invented a long time ago have to be finished. The aim is to trigger a chain reaction_ to complete the processes the Professor forgot decades ago. For every challenge, _players have a limited number of elements at their disposal. Not only must players race against time to complete the tasks, but also deal with varying gravitational pulls depending on whether you find yourself on earth, the moon or in outer space!

Features:

-50 challenging levels.
-Over 70 elements to build with.
-Helpful tutorial to get you started.
-Construction Kit – Create your own Crazy Machine!
-Award System – _Build up your Construction Kit with new unlocked parts.

Crazy Machines Screenshots

Reviewed Version: 1.1 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

Challenging puzzle game will put your creativity to the test

by Tim Mercer, Macworld.com

A few years back, Honda caused quite a stir with a TV ad for the Accord. The ad features the different parts of the automobile assembled into an elaborate contraption where the first element is set in motion to launch a chain reaction from one object to the next.