[b]girabox[/b] is a minimalist puzzler where all you have to do is rotate the levels to make the square thing reach the goal, represented by a green star. simple concept in need of a bunch more polish.
[b]73 levels[/b] to play in 7 packs, the last one is just one mega-level, pretty cool, and all of them are available from the get-go. [b]there's a lot of timing involved[/b], both via moving this and that and quick rotating to make things end up where they should. sometimes you have to control multiple squares, there are teleporters and buttons to open passages with or do some weird stuff to you or other blocks. each level can be completed in [b]moves and time mode[/b], and once the entire pack is done, you get a rating, but there's [b]no info on requirements[/b].
[b]controls are a mixed bag.[/b] all you need is the left and right arrows or 'a' and 'd', plus 'r' to restart, but 'e' is used to exit a level (esc does nothing) and 'f' and 'b' to switch between them without going back to level selection. not intuitive at all, nor are they mentioned anywhere and they can't be changed either. the mouse can be used to rotate levels as well, but I wouldn't recommend it. [b]undo is not available[/b], which is not a huge deal here, levels are mostly short.
[b]presentation and functionality could use some work as well.[/b] the move counter is often covered by parts of the level, would be better if it was a different color and was placed somewhere else, and the timer flickers all the time, like a broken neon sign, but it only starts when you make a move. then there's the menu, where everything is constantly pulsating, and while the keyboard can be used to navigate the various menu screens, you can't select an actual level with it.
[b]leaderboards[/b] are available, but you have to change level selection into 'leaderboard mode', opening and closing each level's individually. again, not intuitive at all. the leaderboard button should open leaderboard selection, where you could check out every level, instead of putting green circles on the big brown buttons and removing level selection functionality.
you can change rotation speed (no reason to lower it from maximum) and turn off level rotation, which was a bit surprising, seeing as the whole game revolves around that mechanic. I didn't like it at all, but it might work for some and it's certainly less nauseating. there's a single volume slider, which isn't enough if you have both music and sound effects, and the full screen toggle produces a resizable window, there are no resolution options. you can choose from various languages, though english is represented by an american flag, which is not a language, as we know
I have to mention [b]the first video on the store page.[/b] it has all the info you might need about content, playtime, additional things to do, settings, price, but of course doesn't mention all the issues I found and the 'almost limitless' time you can spend with the game is a huge stretch as well. it [b]takes about an hour[/b] and you might fiddle with move and/or time goals for a while and compete with random strangers on the leaderboards, but surely not until the end of time. I just went through the levels, not my kinda puzzler, so didn't try to optimize moves and I never bother with timed stuff, but [b]it's okay for the price, especially if it gets fixed up a bit[/b].
