MacHeist 4: nanoMission 3 for iPhone review

Looking for a high-quality, yet inexpensive puzzler to fill those idle moments of the day? MacHeist 4: nanoMission 3 is a great choice. And, as a bonus, when you successfully complete the puzzles, you can claim a free copy of the Wikit MacApp to keep up with the latest details and trivia of your favorite musicians, songs, and albums.

The MacHeist 4: nanoMission 3 opens with a tongue-in-cheek movie-style intro to set up the premise of a heist. The puzzle immediately starts at the close of the movie. The graphics for the first set of puzzles are sharp. You simply slide wooden blocks with responsive gesture controls until you have connected the puzzle pieces. The puzzles aren’t extremely difficult, but they are challenging enough to satisfy casual puzzlers and make awesome puzzlers feel superior. When you complete each puzzle, the item you have created pops up from the blocks. The image and previously completed puzzle fade, and a new puzzle takes its place.

A neat aspect of the MacHeist 4: nanoMission 3 iPhone app is the integration of pattern recognition puzzles. You will find a grid set with certain gems in different shapes, color, and number in a pattern on the board, and these items cannot be moved. Then, you have a set of loose gems to plug into the holes in the puzzle. Some of the patterns can be tough to establish, so the puzzles are harder to solve. The gesture controls are nice and responsive, and, at the end of a challenging puzzle, you cannot move the gem to the improper location.

Once completed, you’ll receive your code for the Wikit MacApp. Free of home screens, info buttons, and settings icons, the MacHeist 4: nanoMission 3 iPhone app is a solid, fun, and free puzzler.