Max - The Curse of Brotherhood 9+

Playing on iPhone X and I’ve not had any of the issues reported such as the 20 FPS etc, it’s a really great game, looks awesome on my phone and I imagine it plays very well on the big screen as well, quite a neat little plat-former puzzle game that’s a bit grittier than you’d think from the first cutscene.

I do have some minor annoyances with the game though. If you put it down the screen will lock where as most apps will hold it open, and also you cant configure where the controls are placed. I frequently send max plummeting towards his death because I accidentally hit the joystick instead of drawing the branch I had intended because the two are so close together and the camera can’t be adjusted. I also end up flicking to the homesceeen a lot because somethings are so close to the bottom of the screen. Other than that I love the game and £5 was bargain as far as I’m concerned

A few little niggles with performance on my iPhone XS Max. It's a very low frame rate for me whilst playing this game maybe 20fps? And considering the graphics are lowish resolution ie not sharp. I find it hard to understand why this is. But the actual game is as good as the console original and does work quite well with touch screen controls. Hopefully the devs can improve the graphics performance on new high end phones.

The game has unexpected freezes and crashes from time-to-time. For some reason, the game is capped at a really low FPS and the only thing that runs well are the cutscenes. The quality is poor and the in-game settings does not give you the option to improve the quality of the resolution or the FPS. The only benefit is that the content is pretty much the same on Xbox. Yes, the mobile version is cheaper than the Xbox version but it still isn’t worth the money nonetheless. You’re better off purchasing the Xbox version.

It really is a shame because I really had high hopes for this game.

(This review was written by an iPhone 7 Plus user)