The 7th Guest: Infection

This is a remake of the classic microscope game from The 7th Guest, and it looks and plays great. Be warned, the AI will not go easy on you, it's quite challenging! If I had one complaint, it would be the audio. The great slurping sound the amoebas made when they split is gone, and on top of that the new music really doesn't feel like it fits in The 7th Guest at all, I'd have preferred they kept the original music by The Fat Guy in instead. One good thing about the audio however is the return of Stauf, I can't believe they got the original actor to come back and record new taunts, what a great addition! Overall a fun and challenging game.

Fans of the Microscope puzzle rejoice. This puzzle, often thought of as the best puzzle AI computer experience ever invented, has been triumphantly resurrected in a special edition form, here, which more completely realizes the vision for it for Rob Landeros and Graeme Devine than was possible upon its original release within the 7th Guest. Multiple difficulty levels, better graphics, new Henry Stauf taunts and better, higher fidelity sound effects from the microbes than the original classic. If this release is to be a sign of things to come with a future sequel to the 7th Guest, provided continued strong support of this special edition and all of the other re-releases by the fans, it is clear that Uncle Henry is in excellent hands. Or ours in his. Very, very well done.

I just picked up an iPad and finally got to play The 7th Guest: Infection. I managed to beat Old Man Stauf on the 2nd level, but after that it just gets extremely difficult to beat the AI. Mad props to the few that can pull it off at the most difficult level. The design work that went into this little app also sets it apart from the more generic abstract puzzle games. You'll really appreciate the new Stauf taunts if you've played The 7th Guest before. So if you're really good at puzzles and you're smarter than me (which you probably are), then pick this one up. You'll get mad at Stauf, but it feels good when you finally get even with him. Or you can just play a friend.

If you've ever wanted to become an infection expert, this game is your trainer. It has one of the hardest AIs I've encountered, even on medium, comparable to chess AIs. The hex variations are a little more strategic than the square versions, but this makes up for that with taunts plus sublime graphics and music. If only it had online multiplayer! It could be awesome.

I've played several "similar" games on the app store to try and recreate the challenge of the germ puzzle but this nails it! As the other reviews pointed out, having the original voice actor reprise Stauff was an unexpected treat. As much as I enjoy the mood set by the new music, I do with there were an option to use the original sound effects/score. Regardless, this is great fun!