Visually BoXiKoN is simply perfect. Nice colors, textures, interface, animations and effects. It also has good sound effects. It does not have background music, it allows iPOD music but mutes the sounds.The gameplay is very simple. You place the tetris alike tiles that you can see at bottom on the board. If you make a line (like in tetris) you score and the line is removed.You can create a 3x3 (or more) blocks of the same color to transform those blocks into jewels. Removing lines with jewels assure you bonus points.As you can see you have 5 slots at bottom. If the next tiles comes up an there's no room for it the game is over. You have some seconds before the next tile is added (try Relaxed Mode if you want a stressless game).One of the greatest things about the interface is that the tiles at bottom are always rotating. Most of the time you can pick up a tile in the right position to place. If you change your mind you can use a second finger to rotate the tile. You can't flip it though.In addition, when you select a tile it is automatically shift up so your finger doesn't get in the way. In resume, the controls are perfect.The game has 3 timed modes (easy, medium and hard) along with a Relaxed one (timeless).It can properly resume and loading times are short. Good!There's an unified local high score for all modes. There's an online board too but you have to leave the game to see it. It's very detailed but the approach is limited considering e.g. OpenFeint. That's a casual and very polished puzzle. I really like this one! 4/5+

Make the ability to listen to own music etc while playing

Excellent graphics, fun gameplay, every bit as addictive as Tetris. The only request I would have would be to have separate high-score modes for Easy/Norm/Hard/Relaxed modes. I shouldn't have to try to beat my Relaxed high score in Hard mode. Otherwise, I find myself playing the SNOT out of this game. Excellently done.Update: Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in! Definitely glad to see this game get updated graphics. Good update. Wish Paul would put back the little numbers when the blocks clear just to get a sense of the points I'm scoring (minor nit). Still wishing the high scores would designate which mode you were in (hard, easy, relaxed,etc) so I can see how I did in the various modes. Great mechanics. This and DropZap2 can get me through any line at the DMV. Well done.

UPDATE: Stoked to see my favorite of the Shoecake games get revisited!Paul Burkey took Tetris' basic "line clearing" gameplay mechnic and spun it on it's head! Pieces aren't falling from the top but going into boxes below so you can decide which piece to place first. It is no longer about just making horizonatal lines as you can make vertical lines across the game play area as well. Coolest yet, IMHO, is that the pieces get nastier and nastier in later levels (right when free space is at a premium you'll start seein more 5+ block pieces). I even love how if you group enough same colored pieces in a clump they become gem pieces worth big points when cleared! My only whine is that I hope in updates Paul will put back in the bonus for clearing a line all of one color like he had in the computer versions.