The first game I bought for my iPhone was Demiforce’s tour de force puzzle game, Trism.  It looked like an amazing combo of Hexic (a favorite on the XBox) and Tetris, and I’m a puzzle game addict.  After only a few games, I was hooked.  Trism is absolutely awesome.  I just got my highest score tonight of almost 7 million points–I was pretty disappointed to learn that if I want to beat the highest score, I’m looking at besting someone who has scored in the TRILLIONS.  Wow, just wow.  Trism fans show off their best combos on the Demiforce Trism forums, and I must say I was ashamed of my meager 7 million after seeing some of the combos they put together.

Gameplay is intuitive and uses the iPhone’s tilt sensor to great advantage.  The goal is to match at least three of the same colored pieces in a grouping, with combinations possible that create chain reactions for super high scores, special pieces that fill in all the empty spaces on the board, and pieces that let you move around on the board exactly where you want, which allows for easier diffusion of bomb pieces and matching of locked pieces.  Once you get to a certain level from matching the pieces, the bombs and locked pieces show up to throw a wrench in the works!

I was intrigued to see that Demiforce included unlockable achievements in the game, similar to the system on the XBox 360.  My husband is addicted to the achievements, and I am starting to come around to them myself.  Demiforce has even developed an achievement system called Onyx Online that will allow any iPhone game to have achievements, leaderboards, and more.  With iPhone gaming becoming so popular, I think it would be really cool to have more online gameplay and community features.

I cannot recommend Trism enough.  It’s a solid, fun game that is sure to please any puzzle game lover.  It’s on sale right now for 2.99, which is a bargain.  Go to the iTunes App Store to pick it up here.  To learn more about Trism, visit http://www.demiforce.com/games.html.