ZigZag Cheats, Tips & Game Review

ZigZag is a free iOS and Android based game where you have to move a ball on a small course around the Zig-Zag setup of the board, which is fairly tricky, and also somewhat boring. You have to continue tapping the ball in the direction you want to go in without falling off of the board, which then means you lose the game.

Specifications

If you are looking to get ZigZag on your Android device, you will need to be running Android 2.3 and up to play this game, which is 17 MB in size. This game is offered by Ketchapp and is currently on version 1.1.3, and is rated for everyone. If you wish to play ZigZag on your Apple device, you need to be running iOS 4.3 or later, with this version only being at 1.1.1, and is 24.4 MB. If you are playing on an Apple device, you should know this game only comes in English. There is only one in-app purchase available for this game, which is to remove the ads for $1.99, so if you don’t like ads then you might want to invest in getting rid of them.

ZigZag Cheats & Tips

ZigZag is sure to give you what you are looking for if you just want a time-killing type of game, as there is nothing very special about this game other than you can pick it up when you are bored. The whole basis of this game is to move up the narrow game board with your marble, tapping with your finger to change direction, and you need to stay clear of the edges or else you fall off and have to start over. You also can collect various crystals within the game, which will be all along the board in different directions, so sometimes trying to get to the crystal you will fall off the side, so there is a small challenge in collecting these crystals. Basically the crystals are collected to help you unlock and earn more of the Zig-Zags, but the design of the ZigZag board doesn’t really change. The boards become more complex as you progress through the levels, changing speed and color along the way. You will get a feel for when the speed of the game changes as you continue playing, and once this happens you have to change the speed of your finger taps to keep your marble from falling off the edge.

This game is also very difficult, even on the first few levels, so it might be a game you find yourself more angry about than some other similar puzzle style games. Although the game is rated for everyone, it will be very difficult for anyone under the age of 10 to do well on it, simply because the board is so small, and you have to be really precise when you are moving the marble up the board. One of the best tricks to this game is to use both hands to move the marble, due to it being so difficult to keep the marble on the board if you are just using one finger to direct the marble along. The only challenging part about that is you need to get into a rhythm for your fingers on both hands, because tapping with your non-dominant hand is actually harder than you might realize. Although this game is addicting in terms of trying to beat the levels, the difficulty in itself makes this game one you could very easily want to stop playing within 10 minutes, but some people like that type of challenging puzzle and strategy game.

ZigZag Game Review

Gameplay: When it comes to the gameplay, I found this game very difficult, even level one took me over 20 minutes to figure out. There is definitely a huge learning curve to this game if you have never played a game that relies on your finger tapping abilities, especially if you lack feeling in your hands or fingers due to medical issues like dorsal ganglion cysts. I found that although this game can be addicting, it’s fairly boring with not a lot of complexity to it as far as the overall strategy goes. No matter which level you are at, you are still trying to keep the marble moving up the puzzle board and not falling off the edge, with not much in the variety department except how the Zig-Zag is laid out from level to level. I also noticed that there sometimes was lag in between what you tapped with your finger and the marble itself, whether it be speed or direction. This lag sometimes caused the marble to fall of the edge because it didn’t notice your finger response fast enough. The gameplay gets a 5/10 because of the lag in between the finger presses and the response plus the overall monotonous feeling of the game.

Sound: I found the sounds in this game to be minimal, which is really a good thing considering how difficult this game really is. The only sounds were when you would fall off the edge and start the level, with no real music playing as the marble moved up the board. It wasn’t exciting or moving in any way, just a few sounds that you would imagine to hear when playing a basic game on your computer. I give the sound a 4/10 because it lacked any type of music to make you feel enthused about playing the game and it was just really bland.

Overall Rating: While I did enjoy this game as a time-killer like if you were waiting for dinner to get done or waiting for a doctor appointment, it’s not a game I would want to sit there and play for hours on end. In the beginning, you feel like you will never even beat level one because it’s challenging and takes a while to get used to how to press the screen in order to get the marble to move. While challenging games are fun, there is also a point where it’s just too much, and it sometimes takes away the fun of the game experience. The graphics are not super impressive and it’s a fairly bland game with not many bells or whistles, I mean considering the only in-app purchase is to get rid of ads, that should tell you how lacking this game is in the gaming experience department. I give this game a 6/10 because it could definitely be improved through better music and more variation in the levels and overall gameplay, but it’s not a horrible game either. It’s a game you should download to checkout but not a game that you would be upset over accidentally getting deleted off your device.