LOST MAZE Hack 1.5.1 + Redeem Codes

There was an update last week and when I opened the app I was back at the first level. I was getting close to the end and now it’s all gone. I would think keeping a user’s progress when working on an update should be a priority for a developer. I don’t know what the other reviews are saying about energy and time because that seems have been removed a while back. The game is entertaining but I don’t want to replay all the levels especially not knowing if a new update will erase it again so I guess I won’t know how it ends. I’d give it a lower score but it is a nice looking and relaxing game.

Bit of a slow start, the first few levels are just showing you the ropes, then things get more complicated. A good variety of challenges once you make it through the first two worlds. Nice puzzles, not unreasonably frustrating but make me pause to think. Cute graphics, characters, and concept. About 85% puzzle and 15% strategic timing.

It looks like most of the low ratings are because of the energy bar system or because you have to watch ads to get perks. You only have to watch 5 seconds of ad before skipping, and you can get through 8-12 levels without pausing depending on what character you have, then you can play another in 10 minutes. Getting 24 hrs of energy is only 99 cents, and you could potentially finish the whole game in that time. There are NO ads during gameplay that distract, make it lag, or crash it, unlike most free games now. That is 100% reasonable and I certainly prefer it to in-game ads. People need to stop acting like spoiled brats about free games.

The *actual* problem here is that the pause button, which you need to time well on many levels, is small and sometimes laggy, so I'll often die 5 times on a time-sensitive level just because when I hit pause, it won't pause. Please fix this, it's starting to get really annoying.

… I ran out of energy and it wants me to pay to play more! No thanks.

Simple and somewhat familiar, but new!

Great concept, good music and sound fx. Puzzles/mazes are executed well. Three essential improvements needed though: 1) Include in the menu screens the display of the energy the player has. Right now it only displays when the game is paused on a level. The player should be able to see their energy in the menus.
2)After viewing a present the game should NOT go directly back into Play mode. It should go back to Pause!
3) MOST IMPORTANT: Make the Play/Pause button BIGGER!!! I can't say how many times I've tapped the screen and barely missed the tiny button and ruined my move resulting in restarting the level and an unnecessary loss of energy. Seriously, it's frustrating enough that I might delete the game.

This looks like a cute game. Had they gone with a sane pricing model, it might have been worth my time and money. But they threw in every monetization scheme under the sun (even unlocking characters Crossy Road-style for a level-based puzzle game where it makes no sense). There's no way I can find to make it premium. You have an energy system and if you run out of energy, the only way to play more is watching ads, using in-game currency (that's also purchasable with IAP) or buy 24 hours of energy for $0.99. There's no IAP to remove energy altogether. And you can't even re-play levels you already 3-starred if you're out of energy. On top of that, there are characters that can only be "earned" by watching 20 ads each! And I don't see any way to make the game ad-free. There are also characters you unlock with gems, which you earn a bit at a time but are mostly meant to be bought with cash. You land on "gifts" in a puzzle that turn out to be limited-time offers to make an in-app purchase. And last, I've "unlocked" the Astronaut character 5 times now but I still can't use it without paying 99 gems. I don't know if the characters make much of a difference in the game. It's odd to have so many unlockable characters like this in a level-based puzzle game in the first place. But at least give me the character you're claiming I unlocked instead of showing me the same pop-up over and over until I'm forced to spend the gems just to stop it.

What a mess!

You can unlock characters with advert viewing, but when you finish a level, you get an advert (doesn't add to character unlock count). When you click a button on the rod (present or play or whatever, you get an advert).
Toss in limited "energy" and this is just an ad-server scam pretending to be a game. Oddly enough, the limited "play energy" works against this ad-server pretending to be a game, because if the game won't let you play it then it loses all ad-views for quite a few hours.

The game itself is nicely simple, something a kid would enjoy if not for the advert barrage that never ceases. Unfortunately this is the standard experience for iPhone games. Idiot game programs followed by clock hostage nonsense followed by unceasing advert assaults.
And like all "games" of this nature, I wish the iPhone had an option to "delete developer" from the App Store to remove apps that abuse the patience of people. Game deleted after 6 minutes of gameplay solely because of these critical design defects. I know you guys have bills to pay too, but don't ad-serve like a scam app and people won't delete it forever so fast.

It's a great game and it's absolutely beautiful but maybe the stop/start should be more responsive? Or maybe the tap area should be increased? Or just make the button slightly larger? I keep dying because my finger misses the button and I don't actually end up tapping on anything but the screen. Which makes me lose energy.

I actually like the idea of this game. It's cute and has an interesting premise. I feel for the most part this is a pretty polished game however the issue seems to be with the ad system....I was prompted to watch videos to re-fill lives several different times....I watched the videos and received no reward or life/energy refill....
I tried numerous different ads and same thing....nothing ....no unlock/refill ....nada!
This is pretty disappointing and dramatically reduces the chance I'll stick with this game..
Honestly I'd much prefer this as a premium game with a single price unlock and even optional characters available as IAP....it's the energy system that throws me....but it's just a personal preference ....I would hope the ads get worked out...that might make for a better experiences

There are two principal things which keep this from being a 5-star game. The first is the constant stream of ads breaking the immersion into the beautiful world created in the game. Every level, ad. Run out of energy? Watch an ad. Etc.

The other is a frustrating game flaw. The start/stop button - the one button in the game - is far too small. I have gone through multiple full sets of energy because my finger wasn't exactly on that tiny dot. Frustrating to say the least.