I enjoyed playing this Whiteout version of Lifeline. I have played one other of their games and I enjoyed this one as much as I did the first one. It is creative and provides hours of enjoyment. I agree with others that say that these games do create a relationship to the character by building empathy and compassion for another person who is trying their best to work their way out of a possibly dangerous situation. Working your way through this game offers many alternative decisions – each with its own consequences. I look forward to more games of this type from this company. When I played the game the first time unfortunately it ended in his demise. Luckily, there is a possibility of a do-over and I was successful the second time. The second time through the game it does allow you to page back and change your choice between two decision options and then proceed again without having to go back to the beginning of the game. For those parents who may be looking at this game for their child, it does provide critical thinking challenges and also teaches that rash actions have consequences. Along the way it teaches a good moral lesson about the need to evaluate a situation before making rash decisions. It teaches us that our actions have consequences not only for us, but those around us.

If I had to recommend one game on the App Store, it would be this one. I am really thankful of the creator of this game and the one who made the story which I am sure has a great mind and is certainly beyond everything said on this game. I mean I've seen a lot of AI movies during the last few years and I'm pretty familiar with all their ideas and what they will do to overcome their creators(us as gods) to be gods themselves. I think this game is beyond mind blowing. I mean I am pretty similar with the idea of robots making communication with people and making friends and I also knew that it is not real and is just machines made by humans but it's instincts you going to serve your purpose as a part of the evolution as Richard Dawkings explains why we love making communications and how much we like to make people happy as our friends that gives us pleasure which is at the end good for ourselves. Knowing this I became a victim of this game and I became friends with Adams and at the end I almost got tears falling from my eyes when he tried to ask for my name. I just can't simply describe how amazing this game is. Highly recommended for those who are interested in artificial intelligence and for those who don't want to die ;)

Putting aside the Taylor storyline, this is my favourite game of the series. If you're going to review this game based on story issues, please rethink your review. This is the fourth game in a series of games under the name Lifeline. No, you don't need to play the first three games to understand what's happening in this one; four of the seven released games do that, this being one. But, having played the first three will clear up a lot of the issues with the setting and story. It's a science fiction. It's implied that the Lifeline character (player) is the same in every instalment. It's not a modern-day setting, it's set in a near future with greater technology than today's. V. Adams is a plausible character in this setting and timeline if you understand the prior characters (Arika and Taylor) and their settings. Please don't write reviews based on "story issues" when you're basically reading the fourth book of the series. That being said, this is one of the better games of the series. The change of pace from magic and space travel was unexpected but welcome. V. Adams is a very interesting character despite his "amnesia". You will get attached.