Hot Game in This Week

There were a lot of interesting app releases this week.


Dots from Betaworks launched on the iPhone at the end of April and rocketed to the top of the gaming charts. During the past month, the app was download 3 million times, and users have played 250 million games. An update that hit the App Store on Thursday brings the app to the iPad and adds new high-contrast color options for blind players.
Dots is a simple, yet addictive game that challenges you to connect adjacent dots of the same color. You are given 60 seconds to connect as many dots as you can, a time crunch that'll have you sweating bullets. The latest version of Dots also features a new multiplayer feature that'll let you pass your iOS device to your friends so you all can play on the same board.
Dots is available for free from the iOS App Store.


The game is beyond simple. You move dots around the screen, attempting to connect as many of the same color as you can. If you make a square, all dots of that color will disappear from the screen, and you’ll score more points. But you have to do it all in 60 seconds. The game is still free, and it is now optimized for the iPad’s larger screen. My 13-year-old kid has been obsessed with the game since it came out.