Schrodinger’s Rat from SouthPeak is not a run-of-the-mill game for sure. It combines the fun of mazes with an experiment in quantum physics. But in the end, it is all about saving the brave rats who have laid down their lives to the cause of science.

The game is based on the premise of the periodic table, and accordingly there are 117 total maze challenges to work out way through. The number of rats we have to save are in accordance with the atomic weight of each element. Schrodinger’s Rat is laid out in a very slick and impressive interface, and it might look a little daunting at first, but the detailed tutorial should put us at ease.

The game play follows a defined structure and is not difficult to grasp. We can start by selecting a specific element in the table, or go with the current one. Once we enter the maze, it is a wise idea to study it first and find an escape route. We control the game with the accelerometer feature of the iPhone. And what we have to guide through the maze is a chalk ball which also represents the lives that we have in the game. Though we are given a certain number of chalk balls, we can purchase more according to our need.

All is not safe in the maze though. We need to watch out for the fur balls of the laboratory cat Gemini; these balls are lethal to the chalk balls, and move in the opposite direction of the latter. Only the vortex can cause these balls to move in the direction of gravity. Then there are the mad fur balls which are erratic and dangerous in nature. We also need to avoid water drops, for they make the chalk balls move slower though the maze.

However, we can shield our chalk balls with mercury pools; these pools coat the chalk balls with mercury and enable them to annihilate the fur balls.  Then there are transportals to make our journey easier, as also lead shields that we have to battle with quarks when working with more exotic elements. We need to keep an eye on the Geiger Counter too, lest time runs out on us and stops our rat saving mission.

And for all our hard work, we are compensated with certain merits when we complete groups of elements on the periodic table. Awards range from free chalk balls to score multipliers to fur freezes and more. We can check out the world tally and see how many rats we have saved and added to the tally.

One thing evident about Schrodinger’s Rat is the effort and time that the developers have put in. The graphics are top-notch, and the game play is elaborate and well worked-out. $0.99 is a small price to pay for such a flawless game.

• App Name: Schrodinger’s Rat
• Price: $0.99
• App Category: Games
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• Developer: SouthPeak
  
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