TouchTone™ App Reviews

Fun gameplay. Preachy/vaguely racist story. Too bad its so fun because it makes me feel really dirty playing it and having spent 3 bucks on it when its already perpetuating stereotypes about middle eastern people and Muslims by the third level. Feeling a little duped.

The puzzles are a challenge, but the storys been _driving_ me to complete them! Im waking up thinking about them. This game is a surprising combination of strategy/puzzles and story. Really enjoying it

Five out of five cats.

Seriously, why do game makers keep doing this? Your games music is not THAT AWESOME (not that it would make a difference), and if I cant listen to podcasts while playing your game, then I wont be playing your game.

Its a fun game, however I dont think its worth the three dollars, mainly because I didnt find it very challenging, and secondly because at some point I found the game to be in a certain way racist, then again, that couldve been just my opinion so dont judge the app solemnly on that, but other than that, if youre looking for a fun puzzle, then maybe the three would be worth to you.

really a little depressed about other reviewers inability to read deeper than the surface. when your NSA overlords say things that are racist, thats the authors commentary on the NSA. that doesnt mean the game is racist. regrettably, those things probably /are/ being said in real life. if you feel uncomfortable thats good, its the point. it actually worries me a little that the same people who arent grasping the difference between commentary and position arent also bringing up the sexist characters? who are you monsters? either way, totally impressed that a game on the appstore is generating this kind of discussion!

This is a challenging and intriguing game but some of the stereotypes that are used could come off as a bit offensive. Other than that, AMAZING GAME!!

Game play in easy though puzzles quickly get tricky. Graphics and music set the right mood. You can get as deep into the spying as you want or just solve the puzzles. I get frustrated with some of the puzzles but finally solving them is very satisfying.

Excellent laser puzzle design that introduces mechanics succinctly and delivers real challenge quickly without tons of boring tutorial. Aesthetically excellent with stylish puzzles and a story equally damning of the surveillance state and backstabbing business culture. Rad hacker soundtrack.

This game is great. Challenging, satisfying puzzles. Instead of giving up on hard puzzles, I take a break and am brought back by the intriguing story. Those giving this poor reviews for "troubling" content do not understand satire, so if you are someone who usually understands things you can safely ignore them.

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize peoples stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Dont waste money on this game, puzzles arent worth it and racist. To finish a puzzle you have to decide weather the info given at the end is potentially harmful to the nation. In one a college student asks another if he wants to go smoke, and suddenly they are a threat for drug trafficking. Another guy visits his religious father in Iran and gets labeled a potential terrorist. The narrator even says "oh a Muslim, our job is half done."

First off, the good: this is a very pretty game, and its nice to see a puzzle whose story is taken seriously. I played through the whole thing, but I probably would have quit early on if there hadnt been so much effort put into the plot and aesthetics. That said, the story itself is not so great. I agree with other reviewers that the intro comes off as tone-deaf and racist. Satire in games often falls flat, and this is no exception. I liked the choice aspect early on, but that was quickly abandoned. Its too bad--the stakes immediately felt lower once I lost the ability to say "no". The puzzles were the weakest part for me. The light reflection is fine, even if theres nothing new here. But the sliding mechanic: whyyyyyyyyy? I first heard this game pitched as being "like a Rubiks cube". I dont disagree! But the thing about a Rubiks cube is that once youve solved one, youve solved them all. The algorithm to rearrange a slide-by-rows puzzle doesnt change from level to level. All it does is discourage experimentation, and add a few extra tedious minutes to the puzzle as you put things into place. This probably feels like a really negative review. Im giving three stars because, despite the flaws, this is a path Id like to see more games take. The effort put into atmosphere, graphic design, and plot are all things I appreciate on iOS. I just wish this one was better.

the gaem is not racist, its a joke at the NSAs expense. figure that out. as a puzzle gaem, it fills out its role. the rubiks cube effect is points as it adds needless difficulty to putting things in place and in it self is another puzzle. but its got sum real thinkers, and random misplaced ez af ones? also theres an impossible level, im stuck on it, it seems to be missing a piece.

TouchTone is a beautifully made app about solving puzzles and stopping potential terrorists from striking the United States of America. To everyone saying that it is stupid how they consider someone that says they are looking for an "anarchist cookbook" a potential terrorist, it is not stupid, the National Security Association (NSA) uses filters on text messages and voice calls to listen for words such as anarchy, bomb, and terror. Although these words are mostly used innocently, if the NSA did not filter them and follow up on the people that say those words, national security would be ineffective. Overall, this is a wonderful game, well worth the money.

I finished the last level (hill) what is next?

Puzzles are tough but the story here is interesting enough to keep you going, anyone interested in this game should also watch that Citizen4 documentary on HBO

The description on this app had me thinking it would be a special puzzler. Alas, it is a re-tread of mirrors-and-light puzzles with a promise of depth that ends up being about as shallow as the storys would-be true antagonists. The atmosphere of the game is well designed and thought out, and the execution of the (very repetitive) puzzles is good. That is about it for positives, though. If you are hoping for a brain stretcher or something that truly tickles your epic conspiracy itch, look elsewhere.

You know when you have to untangle a bunched up wad of Christmas lights? There are pretty colors and its pretty challenging but its just not very fun. Thats this game. The story (yes it is satire and its sad people didnt get that) is not connected to the gameplay very well. Its just a collection of tedious puzzles that I didnt find very fun.

There is only one type of puzzle here, and its been done to death in other ways. Certainly not worth what I paid for this.