Cryptocybernetics has launched Crypto Games Mix 1, a five-game combo-package for the iPhone. Word Hunter and Word Scramble are combined with three recent apps, Observation, Cupid and Hexapawn. Word Hunter is a word-square game, challenging players to find the words in a square matrix of letters. Word Scramble presents gamers with mixed-up words, with the goal of unscrambling the words in the shortest amount of time. Both titles have English, Spanish and Russian word lists, with a total wordcount over 110,000.

Observation tests players' memorization abilities, as they try to match images, revealed in pairs, in the shortest amount of time and with the fewest misses. Cupid is a logic game, in which the player tries to "mend broken hearts" in the fewest moves; Hexapawn is an iPhone implementation of another classic game, used to demonstrate AI. The AI is easy to beat at first, but quickly learns and eventually becomes unbeatable. The AI can then be reset, restarting the learning process.

Each of the five games can be purchased separately for $2, but the Games Mix combines all five for $6. All the apps work with both the iPhone and the iPod touch, requiring the iPhone 2.2 firmware.

Word Hunt


Word Scramble


Observation


Cupid


Hexapawn