Machinarium

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  • Summary: Please note that the game is working only on iPad 2!Machinarium is award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of popular web-games Samorost and Samorost2.Headphones recommended!9/10 - Pocket Gamer
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Slide to Play
    Sep 12, 2011
    100
    An absolutely brilliant take on the classic point and click adventure plot, with enchanting visuals and sounds, and a plethora of unique challenges that are sure to bend your mind.
  2. TouchArcade
    Oct 2, 2011
    100
    Machinarium, as a whole, is remarkably tidy.
  3. Tap!
    Oct 29, 2011
    100
    Our sole complaint is its baffling demand for an iPad 2; we honestly can't see what it's doing that needs the extra power. It spends quite a bit of time loading and there are lots of animated things going on, but nothing especially excessive that we'd expect to require an iPad 2. What do we know, though? If you have the technology, we strongly recommend it.
  4. Pocket Gamer UK
    Sep 8, 2011
    90
    Machinarium is irresistible - a splendid little point-and-click adventure bolstered by a truly artful sense of character, storytelling, and world design.
  5. IGN
    Sep 14, 2011
    85
    Machinarium is a must-play for point-and-click fans. It hearkens back to the early days of the genre with a brutal level of difficulty that will keep you puzzled for hours.
  6. Modojo
    Sep 28, 2011
    80
    Attractive hand drawn graphics feature twisted scrap heaps, cool looking contraptions and droids of all shapes and sizes. The soothing mood music, meanwhile, helps put you at ease.
  7. Gamekult
    Sep 12, 2011
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Creativita
    Sep 26, 2011
    10
    Amanita Design, in a stroke of genius, have taken a game and made it into a work of art. Both the artwork and music are spectacular, trulyAmanita Design, in a stroke of genius, have taken a game and made it into a work of art. Both the artwork and music are spectacular, truly capturing the incredible atmosphere of the world you experience inside Machinarium. And of all things Machinarium is full to the brim with originality, a value which should be the very thing that games are judged upon. This game is a credit to Amanita's brilliance and a true masterpiece.… Expand
  2. Forza1
    Oct 6, 2019
    10
    Such an amazing game. One of the best puzzlers ever. It’s very nostalgic for me, it’s also very cozy and the puzzles are creative
  4. Allthat
    Sep 25, 2016
    9
    A really good adventure game, one with a lot of charm. It's puzzles are intuitive and not overwhelmingly difficult. This is a must play ifA really good adventure game, one with a lot of charm. It's puzzles are intuitive and not overwhelmingly difficult. This is a must play if you're an adventure game fan like me and worth checking out even if you're not.… Expand
  5. CenkAlp
    Jan 3, 2018
    8
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  6. hfffoman
    Nov 6, 2011
    8
    A highly quirky, stylish and delightful game. The puzzles were often very clever and often made me think hard. Its cartoony flash animationA highly quirky, stylish and delightful game. The puzzles were often very clever and often made me think hard. Its cartoony flash animation style without spoken dialogue is part of its charm but makes it feel closer to a casual amateur game than a commercial adventure game. One criticism is that you will often have to go back and forth between several screens and those sweet little robots take an awful long time to do it. there's a good demo available, worth testing.

    half way between a commercial game and a casual amateur game.    … Expand
  7. Alvokun
    Dec 31, 2021
    8
    I am not very fond of puzzle or graphic adventure games, but I admit this is a nice one. I have especially enjoyed it because I have played itI am not very fond of puzzle or graphic adventure games, but I admit this is a nice one. I have especially enjoyed it because I have played it only a few times per year and in good company. I guess it is not that demanding if you use the clues, though you may still get stuck at certain points. The puzzles are practically all very well-thought and some of them are as challenging as enjoyable to play.… Expand
  8. mechinariumSuck
    Apr 28, 2017
    0
    I enjoyed this game, I really did; in fact, it is the only point-and-click puzzle game that I have ever enjoyed. The reason I gave it zeroI enjoyed this game, I really did; in fact, it is the only point-and-click puzzle game that I have ever enjoyed. The reason I gave it zero stars is that the space invaders puzzle in this game has buttons too small for any humans hands and is entirely un-playable. There is no way around the puzzle and no way to change the buttons. Honestly, I'd be fine with this issue if the rest of the game was awful too, but it's not. The game is runs wonderfully and has this awesome feature in the hint mini-game where larger virtual buttons exist on either side of the screen and this would have worked fine for the space invaders puzzle too but the Devs got lazy. It's almost as if they ported the first half of the game and just called it good because there is no other logical reason this part is so impossible.

    Great game, uninstalled.    … Expand

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