Lunar Rescue Mission Lite +4

I liked it a lot but the free level has a few bugs that made it stressful to play. I love the mechanics though.
Bugs:
1. stuck controls. For example, you fire a thruster and it doesn't stop no matter what, causing you to spin off into the wall

2. Strange landing mechanic. Sometimes during landing it will skip ahead into the story and take away your controls. Basically it's congratulating you for making it safely, your controls are removed, and you crash because of it. So you lose 🤦🏻‍♂️

Ignore the review about the “terrible” controls. This is how the actual REAL LIFE physics of LEMs work. I am a big nerd for physics simulators (KSP, Simple Rockets, Space Simulator, etc.) and immediately downloaded this game (glad that there is a test run in the form of the ‘lite’ version). I quickly became familiar with the concept, and I LOVE the challenge of the realistic physics, and having to balance main descent thrust to fight gravity, and also use the RCS to counteract the rotation to land safely.

The only criticism I can offer is that, I too, feel that the dialogue can be slow moving, and it would be nice to have the option to skip it on retries. I also like the idea of re-fueling stations, on the surface (perhaps 1 station per level, and maybe a trade off between refueling, and stars achieved, for more of a challenge?). I hope that the dev will make a larger sequel that incorporates more vehicles, and also the concept of atmospheric exit and re-entry, so that the player will have the varied experience of atmospheric drag vs. the vacuum of a typical lunar body, that is the main concept, in this game.

To the dev - keep up the great work, and I will certainly buy more of your apps! This game is an 11 on a scale of 1-10, as far as I am concerned. Thanks for giving me something to do during pandemic isolation! ❤️

PRO: Fun little game, realistic physics using lunar gravity and space vacuum, dialogue adds a nice taste, no ads, affordable if you purchase the additional levels, able to drive different vehicles, hours of fun.

CONS (mostly suggestions, still a fun game): Dialogues and controls should appear near sides of the screen for easy thumb use...rather than the middle of the screen, makes it harder on an ipad horizontal screen. Missions are near impossible to get 3 stars with multiple secret people to find and no fuel fill-ups. Radar range is too short and still doesn’t project all the solid areas until you’re near...annoying, especially when it makes you believe there is an opening.