Tiny Thief Review

As mentioned previously, among the things I was busy with recently was with games and Tiny Thief was one of them. Being offered free as one of the 12 Days of Gifts from Apple last month did not help PLUS a recommendation from my bud meant immediate action...

The game was released last year and I was not surprised that it was such a hit. It's basically sort of a platform puzzle solving game split into many levels. You, the Tiny Thief, start off as a small timer on the way to becoming a Robin Hood type of thief. There are no battles and very little action involved safe for one or two that I can remember. 

You basically pick up things and put some of them to where they should belong, push buttons, pull levers, etc. Sounds boring? Not at all! The puzzles are mostly straight forward and shouldn't be difficult to complete but fun to do nonetheless. I completed the game twice already, once on the phone and just last night on the iPad. XD

The difficult part is to achieve 3 stars for each level. Just completing the main objective, you will only accomplish 1 star. You'll need to find your pet squirrel for another star and this squirrel can be anywhere and worse, sometimes only appear after you've done something. For the third star you'll need to collect hidden (but are sometimes blatantly right under your nose in the open) objects.

There are in-app purchases but there is no need to buy any to complete the game... yet. More levels coming so I'm not sure what plans Rovio have for it... I have confidence Rovio's execution would be wise.

Graphics are drawn in a cartoon style and the game is full of humour. 4/5

Gameplay is executed very well for the touchscreen without any frustration although some hardcore gamers might find it too easy for them. 4/5

One complain that I must voice, or rather type, out is the game doesn't sync between iOS devices (at least not here in Malaysia) so Rovio should do something. I heard there's some sort of a special Rovio account thing in some parts of the world... 0/5

Not much of a soundtrack and whatever music playing in the background is too soft to be heard (or to be distracting). Sound effects is nothing to shout about either. But the lack of these do not appear to affect my pleasant experience with the game. 2/5

As a conclusion, the game is just perfect for this genre. 4/5