Geared (video game)

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Geared
Geared logo.png
Developer(s) Bryan Mitchell
Playful Art, LLC (PC)
Publisher(s) Bryan Mitchell
Playful Art, LLC (PC)
Platform(s) iOS, Microsoft Windows, Android
ReleaseGeared
  • WW: August 8, 2009 (iPhone)
  • WW: May 1, 2010 (iPad)
  • WW: May 15, 2015
Geared 2!
December 16, 2010
Genre(s) Puzzle game
Mode(s) Single-player

Geared was an iOS game by American developer Bryan Mitchell. It was released on August 8, 2009. A sequel entitled Geared 2! was released December 16, 2010. Both games were later discontinued.

Critical reception

MEGamers gave Geared 81/100, writing " A very unique (sic), enjoyable experience when compared to the crowd of other puzzle games available on this platform. Definitely worth your time and money. " [1] GamePro gave it an 80%, commented "Geared won't tickle your brain in quite the same way that Portal could, but it's an excellent iPad game that comes at a great price." [2]

Geared 2! had a metacritic score of 84% based on 5 critic reviews. [3]

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References

  1. "Geared Review". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. "Geared for iPad for iPhone/iPad Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic . Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. "Geared 2! for iPhone/iPad Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved 17 October 2014.