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Summary
Do you remember Senso? The game was available in several colors, and the buttons in the middle were usually circular. Simon’s look is a little different, but some nostalgic feelings welled up in me whilst playing this game nevertheless. If you were a Senso fan as well, you certainly won’t regret reading this test. And you don’t have to be an old fuddy duddy in order to enjoy this game, as the principal behind it is a classic one.
Features & Use
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In case you aren’t familiar with Senso, here’s an overview of the gameplay:
There are four colorful fields (yellow, blue, read, and green), which light up at intervals and make different sounds. The player has to memorize the color/sound sequence and then repeat it. With every new round a color/sound combination is added, and the fields light up faster and faster, the higher the level of difficulty. If you press on the wrong field, you lose.
If you aren’t familiar with Senso, you may be thinking that this sounds like a bit of an unchallenging game, but the gameplay is, in fact, rather addictive. I have to confess that I enjoyed today’s test a lot (that is to say, I spent a while playing the game), because Classic Simon offers all the same things the original Senso did—and then some.
Aside from “Classic Mode” (which is the one with four colors, described above), there’s also “Super Mode”, which has nine buttons, and thus nine different colors/sounds. As you can imagine, the latter can get really wild, as even higher levels of “Classic Mode” are challenging enough.
Screen & Controls
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After starting Classic Simon you’ll find yourself in Classic Mode and see the four buttons you’ll have to hit in the right order during the game. On the homescreen, these buttons also represent the menu buttons, via which you can:
Start the game
Set the keypad tones ("All on", "Color pads only" or "All off")
Set the speed (level of difficulty: "Slow", "Medium" or "Fast")
Switch between "Classic Mode" and "Super Mode"
You also have the following options via the menu button:
Best Scores
Info / about
These allow you to see what your score is, as well view a gameplay explanation.
When you start a game, you will be shown the first button/tone you’ll have to push. You’ll find your current as well as your best score in the upper margin. If you make a mistake, the background will start flashing in orange, and a slightly unpleasant sound will let you know that the game is over. If you set the keypad tone to “Color pads only”, you’ll know that the game has ended by the flashing orange background.
The level of difficulty is defined by the speed of the button sequence. If you’ve set it on “Fast” you have to be prepared to keep up in order to stay in the game. “Super Mode” is even more of a challenge for your “little grey cells”; the extra buttons make it harder to remember the sequences.
For nostalgic reasons, I do prefer “Classic Mode”, but “Super Mode” does make for a nice (if somewhat hectic) change.
Bottom line:
As already mentioned: "Classic Mode" has an old-timer appeal for me. Classic Simon will be appreciated by anyone who’s familiar with Senso—but I predict that newcomers will get addicted just as quickly as the first wave in the 1980s.
Speed & Stability
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Absolutely no problems to report: Classic Simon ran smoothly throughout the testing phase.
Price/Performance Ratio
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Classic Simon can be downloaded for free from the Android Market. However, you will have to put up with constant advertisement while yo're playing.
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Market Comments
Byron, May 28, 2012
Doesn't work.
Star, May 27, 2012
Annoying For the first 3 min of play you will hear nothing but advertisements that override the sound of the game. It is so distracting and you are unable to turn them off. I am uninstalling.
Jamie, May 27, 2012
Good Challenging fun old school just the way i like ....
Laurymar, May 26, 2012
Commercials? How can you concentrate with an audio commercial in the background?
Peter, May 25, 2012
Peter I think that this is really great game. It's good when you're boring. I like it.
Alyssa, May 24, 2012
Awesome!
Billy, May 23, 2012
Great game When I was a lad of 11 years old, I'd try to make every quarter count and I counted every quarter. Little Caesars had this exact game! There I found my true talent. For just twenty-five cents, a kid could win a drink, and crazy bread, and or if he was good enough a personal pizza. Armed with my personal bank of saved shiners, I came and destroyed the game. For 75C, I'd enjoy pizza pop and breadsticks. I'd wait for a shift change and I'd do it again. They ended up nerfing the prizes and kept diligent track of who won and lost. The jig was up. This game gave me hours of fun and cheap food, but also made me morbidly obese. I love you Simon! Beware.
Alayne, May 22, 2012
Disappointed Kept force closing & would'nt let me play :(
Jownas, May 21, 2012
Yay! Fun simon remembering game and each color has its own jingle which helps! And almost suvh little space less then 1mb
Charlisa, May 19, 2012
Love Simon Classic! Great app!!
Passion, May 17, 2012
Passion Its ok
joe, May 16, 2012
DROID 3 simple and easy I don't play games on a small screen cause why? it's hard to play and my phone has the biggest screen from all smart phones imagine others. I use my play station 3 to play games to the fullest,but this game is ok on my phone.5 stars
Samantha, May 16, 2012
Gay Dnt even fuckin work...... uninstall
Geraldine, May 13, 2012
Simmons I got the beat
Walter, May 12, 2012
Classic Can't get much better :)
Anonymous, May 12, 2012
Force close I was very excited to find this game, but it has been 30 seconds since I installed it and it has force closed 4 times...uninstalled
Val, May 11, 2012
Fun Very Fun !
Jessalyn, May 10, 2012
Classic simon This game sucks
Mark, May 6, 2012
To many adds! TO MANY FREAKIN'S ADDS! UNINSTALL!!!
Deke, May 5, 2012
Video ads totally screw up my video players, uninstalled
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