Cult of Mac favorite: Drop7 (insanely addictive iPhone game)

Drop7: a bit like drugs, only more addictive.

Drop7: a bit like drugs, only more addictive.

What it is: Yet another puzzle game. This time, you drop numbered discs into a grid. If the number matches the amount of discs in its row or column, the disc vanishes. If it’s next to gray blocks, it smashes them. Clear chains for bonuses.

Why it’s good: The evil people behind Drop7 describe it as “Tetris meets Sudoku”, which is kind of right. However, we’d prefer to describe it as “hardcore drugs meets videogaming”, since Drop7 just won’t let go. We find ourselves sneaking quick goes on ‘hardcore’ mode, because they only take a few minutes each, but then an hour flies by and deadlines are standing in front of us, with a concerned, slightly angry expression.

We fully believe that Area/Code actually plans to get everyone hooked on Drop7, shortly before taking over the world and going “mwahahahahahaha!” a lot. Put it this way: we’re now playing this more than Flight Control.

Where to get it: Drop7”s available via the App Store, and there’s more information at the Drop7 website. At the time of writing, the game cost three bucks. Don’t leave home without it—or you’ll get the shakes.

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Craig Grannell

Craig Grannell is Cult of Mac's designer and an occasional contributor. He also runs iPhoneTiny.com, a Twitter-driven reviews site for iPhone apps and games. Follow Craig on Twitter @CraigGrannell and visit his website, Snub Communications.

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  • LOL

    Wow, the developers must have paid a lot of money for this ‘review’ lol

  • ItsGene

    Totally, insanely addictive. I’ve been playing this non stop ever since it was first released, and I’m not bored with it yet – unlike most other iPhone games I’ve tried.

  • http://www.snubcommunications.com Craig Grannell

    @LOL: *sigh* As you may have noticed, the column is called “Cult of Mac favorite” and so it stands to reason that the items featured are bloody good. I’ve played hundreds of iPhone/iPod touch games to date, reviewing them for various publications. Only Flight Control for me rivals Drop7 in terms of addictiveness, and, to be honest, I’m playing Drop7 a whole lot more.

    @ItsGene: Plenty of iPhone games have held my attention over time, and some—notably Pinball Dreams—have been ones that I dismissed at first, but that have wormed their way into my affections. Drop7 is something else entirely. It’s like when I first played Tetris all over again.