Osmos For The iPad Review

Hemisphere Games has brought its ambient game Osmos to the Apple iPad, and it’s a winner:

Osmos for iPad is just beautiful. The graphics are simple but detailed, and feature great effects, from being able to see the other motes in the level shift color from being completely orange, to slowly get blue edges, to becoming all the way blue. As well, the zooming is exceptionally done, as you can go from seeing exceptionally detailed motes to seeing the entire game board in a second with no slowdown at all.

The ambient soundtrack is amazing as well, and is very much deserving of headphones, as the game suggests you should do at the beginning. Experiencing the game aurally as well as visually adds so much to the game, as it puts you into the mood of the game in a way that playing on mute or even just through the speakers cannot accomplish.

That’s not even getting into the actual gameplay, which is astounding. The controls are simple, precise, and the use of finger gestures to do things like speed up time and access the menu are all wonderful, and make the game feel like it was designed from the ground up for an iOS device.

If you’re not familiar with Osmos, it’s a physics-based game that features dreamlike visuals and a striking electronic soundtrack. In addition to the iPad version, Osmos is available for Linux, Mac & Windows.

via 148apps

9 thoughts on “Osmos For The iPad Review

  1. Here we go with the iFad obsession again…maybe the ownsers of SYNTHTOPIA could start a seperate iPadtopia and put us all out of our misery.

  2. Last I checked, the fad hadn’t yet ended. Sit back and enjoy what’s sure to be a rather lengthy and fun ride. Bwahahahahaha…

  3. That's pretty good for a toy…I certainly don't want to
    use a 10 inch screen to run my DAW and Synths from.
    I can't take this thing seriously..and I don't think any
    SERIOUS Musician can take it seriously…it's nothing more
    than a flashy toy IMHO.

  4. Don't feed the trolls!

    SERIOUS Musicians should not stick their head up their a**, but should think for themselves and use whatever tools they find that let them make good music.

  5. Are you calling me a troll ? and are you implying I have my head up my a** ?
    I'll take your opinin for what it's worth….very little

  6. Osmos is the best game out there IMHO…it is so addictive and fun to play (there are sme worthy options on free ipad games, that might be checked out )..
    I actually find it quite useful, it helped me a lot in my projects. iPad is great travel companion, and not just that..
    What is huge con,that app prices are ridiculously high compared to iphone applications

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