Octagon by Lukas Korba is a fast-paced reflex game that requires a lot of patience and skill. Even though these kinds of games are infuriating and patient seeking, they are still fun and challenging.
These kinds of games are so addictive, that you will end up playing them for hours just to perfect the technique a lot of whitespace. And just like with other reflex style games, there is a fun upbeat soundtrack that will play while you are playing the game.
The controls in Octagon are very simple, but you will have to move fast. The goal of the game is to move the octagonal object along these colorful panels that are arranged in various shapes and layouts.
To move left, tap on the left side of the screen, and tap right to go right. You will also encounter parts where there is no track to move to on either side, but rather it is above you. Swipe up to jump on to the ceiling. Doing so will automatically shift the perspective to help accommodate the visual.
On top of all of this, you will have to make sure to avoid the speed bump obstacles that will get in your way. Octagon features an unlimited number of randomly generated levels, so you never get the same experience twice.
For those who have a game controller for their iOS device, then you will be glad to see that Octagon does now support game controller. However, not all controllers are compatible, so you will need to double check to make sure yours is compatible.
I do not own an iOS game controller so I was not able to test this functionality, but I can definitely see the game being a lot easier to play with a gamepad rather than the touch controls.
Each level does have an end while mid game, you can see your progress in the upper left hand corner while you run. At the end, you will see a pie chart of the complete level, what your best score was and the progress with the current run when you fail.
For those who have a game controller for their iOS device, then you will be glad to see that Octagon does support game controllers, but you will need to double check to make sure yours is compatible. If you love these impossible reflex games, then you do not want to miss out on Octagon.
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