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Together with allegations of plagiarism, poor blood between games developers, comparisons to the outstanding Flappy Bird, along with an array of open-source tweaked variations, 2048 is definitely the most contentious nerdy maths mystery in the marketplace in 2014. Forget about all this, and the fact it is eerily like Threes! , that surfaced just before its release, however, m’kay? You need to tip your hat Gabriele Cirulli: he could have a lasses’ name, but the 19 year old whiz was able to drum up against squillions of downloads (and likely even more clone tributes along with HTML gamers ) for his simple yet addicting take on tile-sliding puzzle fury.

For the uninitiated, 2048 is based around a really basic assumption: a grid comprising sixteen squares, where you slip overlapping tiles. Each time you slide a tile will continue in its planned way until it reaches either the border of the grid, or a different tile. When you pair numbers together, they’ll multiply — so bonding two"2" tiles will make an"8", and so forth so forth — before you eventually make the magic amount of 2048. It gives an interesting choice over how you approach things, as well as haphazardly flicking tiles throughout the area can occasionally yield results.
2048 This is a classic casual name that could be dipped into for some fast thrills, yet you can also put your mathematician’s hat on (one of these black scholarly ones, innit) and way the puzzle systematically with a view to bettering your score on your way to the prized four digits.

This 3DS conversion includes a few appealing features. A pair of tutorial screens guides you into the"action", and can help if, like me, that looks like a Sudoku puzzle onto the surface, rather than a lively and actually somewhat thrilling puzzler.

The 3D perspective is aesthetically pleasing also works well — this really is actually the epitome of both low-gloss, effective functionality. Controls are well executed, too, and you will find options to use the touchscreen or the analogue stick. The price point, and quantity of space it occupies on your own SD card, are equally minimal. You will find a lot of achievements to unlock, and an adequate sense of score assault, as your very best total is always displayed on display to spur you on — even though anyone with a fundamental knowledge of the way 2048 functions will know that even when you’ve hit the required number, there is a maximum possible score.

VERDICT: 2048 is not particularly hard, and does not need zen-like heights of skill and concentration to defeat it. It is one of these games such as Nokia’s"Snake" in the late 90s, Game Boy Tetris, and Lumines, I can view myself dipping into frequently, an easy, casual handheld experience which does not ask too much of mepersonally, and can quickly while away half an hour waiting for a bus. Non-3DS-owning Nintendo fans take note: you might also enjoy a perfectly good game of 2048 using the Wii U browser.