TASK1 : CHOOSE OF YOU FAVOURITE GAME AND DISSECT THE GAME ACCORDING TO ITS STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

The Lost Shapes 

 

In the world of The Lost Shapes, the tile-dropping game introduced to the player is known as "Magic Chess." This is a bit of a misnomer. The board is checkered and there are rules and strategies involved, but that's where the similarities end. Instead, The Lost Shapes should be understood more as a tile based, shape-building game that can accelerate to a breakneck speed in its later levels.It is Fast-paced, yet simple tile-based mechanics.

Finding Shapes in Chaos...

  STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

1) Rule-based

Devoted to the single-player mode.The mechanics ask players to form shapes using tiles engraved with basic lines. For instance, there are horizontal and vertical straight lines, pieces that form corner lines, and shapes composed of two corners or intersecting straight lines. While creating a simple square takes four corner pieces, more complex shapes will require a combination of many different tiles.

2) Feedback driven

Occasionally the game design feels like it forces the player to wait out the queue for the right piece to complete the main objective in any given stage

3) Goal-oriented

   Some tiles feature special symbols such as a star, moon, and sun, which grant a higher    score  bonus when incorporated into a shape. Finally, modifier tiles like the bomb,          snowflake, and nuke tiles are introduced to help out in desperate situations. At any time, the player can switch out a tile on the board with the first in her queue, allowing for a speed of play limited only by the player's tapping abilities.

4) Problems

- Shapes starts out slow and methodical almost boring

5) Interaction

- single-player mode

6) Representation

-The ESRB does not review iOS games. This game is rated 4+ on the App Store.