first, the ads were a problem, couldn't get them to load, and they layer the screws so you have to play ads to open more slots for them to go. now it keeps trying to load in viruses. these viruses interrupt the game suddenly, and the only thing you can do is completely close out the game and start over. It's just another game that was better in the ad than it really is to play.
Reviews for Woodle Screw Jam: Nuts & Bolts
← Back to Woodle Screw Jam: Nuts & Bolts#1, the art design is nothing like the ads. #2, this is designed to make you choose between spending your hard-earned money or wasting your precious time. There are constant ad banners. Ads pop up between stages and sometimes at random. Levels are needlessly long and often screw you (hardy har har) halfway through by giving you unusable pieces, forcing you to spend money/watch an ad to progress, or start from the beginning. It's fun at first, but it gets very old and annoying very fast.
Love this game. But the ads keep hanging up the past 7+days and then i have to close the app and start all over. It's really annoying and defeats all the fun. Doesn't matter what network I'm on. If it doesn't clear up soon, will have to uninstall. it cleared up, but now the ads come up randomly mid game and never finish or close. have to close the whole thing and stay over. can't finish a game any more. if it doesn't clear up quickly, I'll go back to the cars game instead.
It's a super fun game and I've been playing it for a bit before I sleep for months. But tonight I got fed up with spending more time watching long, frequent ads and covering obnoxious ads that are sometimes way disturbing. I know you have no control over the content or length of ads, but you do have control over how often they play. I never clear a board of rivets. Can't get them fast enough with all the ads. I'm going back to the offline games that really are relaxing. See ya.
This is a pretty fun game, but the ads... dear lord the ads. At a certain point you will need to watch an ad (or 2) to get an additional box, or restart the level in the hopes that the RNG gives you a break. There are ads between levels as well. some ads run 30 seconds, a couple have run 120 seconds, all of them 3 click to close ads. Increasingly, the banner ads at the bottom will launch chrome to a super scammy looking site.
i enjoy the game itself, BUT the amount of ads that force you to launch the play store instead of allowing you to just close out of the ad and continue with the game is appalling. i don't mind regular ads, but i DESPISE ads that try to force me to do things, including making me leave the game I'm currently playing to go into a different app I'm not using just to have to close that app out to return to the game. DO BETTER!
Frustrating at a lack of ads. It's tiring to have to uninstall it to see if you can get further than my previous score. Playing offline is limited (no ads at all). "The Internet connection hasn't been the problem at all " All ads were being seen when I played this game... Getting to a very high level supports that. I'm literally fed up with starting over because of lack of ads. A lack of ads is the problem when you have made it to lvl 609 or above and use your points that are 7,000 just to play!
I wish I could leave zero Stars. I tried to buy some tickets to help with the game. It took the money out of my account but never gave me the tickets. They're a bunch of thieves. I went into the settings and went into contact them, sent them six different emails. six different times explaining what happened and Even sent them screenshots of how I didn't get my purchase and the screenshot of the money coming out of my account and 24 hours later still nothing. They're thieves
Initial plays are fun and the concept is great for a casual game, but the programming is designed to cheat you and force you into videos. They show 5 spare slots but technically there's only 4 as using the 5th becomes an automatic forced ad watch, even if that actually uncovers stuff that would let you keep playing without becoming stuck.
So far the game is like what is advertised. My biggest issue is not with the gameplay itself but rather their ad provider. Whoever serves the bottom ads lets through the scam/malware ads that pop open your browser trying to claim your anti-virus is out of date and other false things. I may have to stop playing soon just to be safe it's not placing anything on my phone.
It's a fun and satisfying game and all, I can't stand how contingent you are on luck. It randomly assigns the boxes of color to you, which means that frequently you are doomed to fail because you're about 4 layers and 13 screws from getting either of the colors you need. If this were patched, either by making the colors and screws fixed specifically for each level, or altering the CPU to make all levels feasible without having to use items or dumb luck, I would be more than happy to reinstall
fun idea, but starting around level 18 it gets frustrating hard, and the levels just have bottle necks you fail on each time. it seems to be mostly luck if you can pass, and there is very little you can do with careful planning. also, there are just way too many ads, with them appearing after every single level or failure. and no option to pay for no ads
This game isn't bad, which makes the ad situation so much worse to me. Great time killer, but the ads are ridiculous, half of them don't offer an "X" to decline the ad so I often have to leave the app and then go back. There are also the malware ads that completely take your phone over and open up your browser. Never had this happen with any other game. I'd also like to add that when these ads pop up, and I go back into the, game my progress is lost. Frustrating.
I actually really liked this game at first. Up to about level 20, it was a good challenge. But eventually, the levels become unwinnable without boosts. I don't mind a challenge, but these levels aren't just challenging, they are impossible. You can buy boosts or watch ads to get boosts, but to me, the fun of a puzzle is knowing that it can be beaten eventually. Using boosts feels like cheating to me, and a game that is designed to need them is not for me.
This game is fun and addicting BUT, at level 21, it's 100% impossible to beat and go forward without paying for extra tools. The ads are abundant, which I'd probably be able to deal with if the game was winnable. Also, the mandala geometric designs that are pictured must be in the higher levels 'cause I didn't get to play them before uninstalling the app. Shame
It's probably one of the better "unscrew" games out there, but that's not saying much. Individual stages go on for too long, and the RNG will keep asking for screw colors you can't get to with you free moves. You WILL have to watch an ad, if not several, to make it past any level after the first few. Plus, I keep getting ads that try to open my Internet browser, disrupting the game and Mistplay's playtime recording.
The game itself is fun, but there are SO.MANY.ADS. It's ridiculous. You can be in the middle of a game, and it switches off to an ad. One in particular switches over to the internet browser, saying there are viruses. I'm almost to level 200, and it's getting worse. Really debating on whether to uninstall it. Also, DRAINS your battery.
Just like every other screw game. After about level 20, ads are required to progress. So along with ads between levels, you likely will have to watch an ad to move forward in the same level. Game ads now are rarely just a x and close. it's the 3 click ones with the 30-60 second timer. So most of your game play ends up being these ads. not sure how it has such a high rating since they don't seem to have paid for the "ad free" version.
Started out liking the game. Then the ads kick in. In order to get additional holes for screws you have to watch and ad or two. No issue, but I do have an issue with being kicked out of the game at the end of the ad to have to start the level over again! Happened multiple times and I just downloaded the game. I will not pay money. So the game is being deleted.
The instant all the holes are filled, it doesn't let me keep playing, but forces me to watch an ad to add a box, or start over (which also plays an ad anyway). Even though I could totally still add screws to the colored boxes already there. Really lame. It should only do that if I have no moves left. If I can still fill a box, and/or I have a drill to make an extra hole, then don't force me to give up or unlock boxes! Wait until I'm actually stuck! Greedy ad farming forcing me to lose.