Clever and fun are two words that should mingle more often when It comes to video games. Shift for iPhone manged to bring the two together to make a great platforming puzzle game that is a must play.
On its surface, Shift seems like any other side scroller with pits to jump over and doors to get to but after the first few levels the real fun begins. The game is in black and white, and you control a figure running through the environment trying to get to a door. At any time you can press the shift button and flip the orientation of the stage and run on the underside of the platforms. The game is also timing you and you can check your clear time against others who have completed it online.
Shift has a feel that is very similar to Portal. It even makes a reference to the game early on. What Portal did was give you new puzzles every level that basically taught you what you needed to clear the final level of the game. This game does the same thing with the puzzles you get early on teaching you how to control your fall or to spot certain oddities in the environment that you'll have to use later. There are also a few humorous little text boxes scattered throughout the levels that remind you that you are being timed, and give you a hint as to what to do.
Every puzzle in this game is solvable with a little thought. I never was stuck for more than 3-5 minutes my first time through it. You'll want to play it again and again to see how fast you can get through it. I can't wait to see the next game from these guys.
Grade A
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