ReDrawn: The Tower

Despite some navigation and readability issues that may cause confusion at times, stunning visuals make looking for clues related to the unfolding story an interesting journey. ReDrawn: The Tower is a remastered version of a previous game, although that's not really mentioned outside of the App Store description. Kids piece what happened together through items like notes they find from Iris, the missing girl, which they can click on to examine. Some can be saved to your Inventory for later use. Certain puzzles -- and some puzzle elements -- involve multiple steps, adding to the challenge.

Some aspects aren't entirely clear from the tutorial -- kids are told items that morph can be collected, for instance, but the process involved in morphing and the reason it occurs aren't really explained. Although the portion of each scene is often very clear, if players aren't sure, they can tap on the Hint button in the left-hand corner of the screen, and the area will illuminate -- a helpful aspect that's almost always an option, except for the few seconds after you've used it when its cooling-off period is winding down. A number items that contain written content, such as a banner-like note, are frustratingly hard to read, due to the small font and color choices used. You also can't zoom in on all parts of scenes to get a closer look, making it hard to know where the objects you're supposed to find and click on may be. Aside from those issues, though, many of the game graphics are excellent. The puzzles aren't always very complex, but some offer a difficulty level choice. Kids can opt for a Casual or Hard version, for example, of a puzzle that involves moving several different circles together to form an image of a phoenix. Some kids -- or parents -- might be hesitant to shell out $5.99 for the full game. The amount of activities in the free version of ReDrawn: The Tower should be able to keep kids occupied for quite some time as they try to piece together the plot.