Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Surprisingly average game from popular TV series.
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Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time
Is It Any Good?
Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time should have a lot going for it -- well-known characters, familiar enemies, a dynamic universe. This app, though, stumbles by making the characters mere shadows of their onscreen selves, especially in making Amy Pond a helpless stereotype. It's disheartening when, faced with moving an obstacle, she says things such as "I can't push a block. And even if I could, it would be unladylike." The game's puzzles are challenging enough without being overly difficult. And the music, taken from the TV show, adds to the ambiance -- though reading the text instead of hearing the actor's voices does detract from the experience. Diehard fans of the show might be happy to have a Doctor Who game on their iDevice, but casual fans and newcomers will wonder what all the fuss is about.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
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- Release date : January 14, 2011
- Genre : Puzzle Games
- Publisher : BBC Worldwide
- Version : 1.1
- Minimum software requirements : OS 3.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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