iAssociate

iAssociate is an iOS word association game by Finnish developer Fredrik Wahrman, released on July 9, 2009. Sequels developed by TicBits, a Finnish company founded by Fredrik and his cousin Niklas Wahrman include iAssociate 2 (released May 21, 2010), iAssociate 2: Xmas (released Nov 30, 2010) and iAssociate 3 (released Nov, 2018) (Animoca Brands).

iAssociate
Developer(s)Fredrik Wahrman (TicBits)
Platform(s)iOS, Android
ReleaseJuly 9, 2009
Genre(s)Word / Puzzle

Gameplay

Players are provided with a mostly empty space with one central concept and offshooting blank words. They have to think of words that associate with the provided word, thereby unlocking new words and new associations. the aim of each level is to correctly fill up every wordlink.

"The game features tons of different levels and categories, and online leaderboards to compare your skills."[1]

Critical reception

iAssociate

AppSafari gave it 4/5 stars, writing "That said, this is still a really solid puzzle game, one that can easily occupy hours and hours of your time. A little on the stark side, it’s both fun and easy to play. If you like word puzzles, iAssociate is an absolute must try."[2] TUAW said "Developed by Fredrik Wahrman, iAssociate brings Funny Farm-style interaction to the iPhone. It's a really fun (and quite challenging) implementation with over a half dozen separate puzzles to work on, promising hours and hours of game play."[3] TechnologyTell said "All in all, this was a pleasantly entertaining game."[4]

iAssociate 2

SlideToPlay rated the game 4 out of 4, writing, " If you like your word games simple yet brain-tickling, iAssociate 2 is perfect. "[5] AndroidGamesReviews gave it 4 out of 5 stars, commenting, "iAssociate 2: Test your knowledge and vocabulary in this fantastic word association game. Rating: 4/5 A fantastic game which is fun to enjoy in a group, in couples, or by yourself. It’s unique, interesting and educational all at once... it could even help someone with out-of-the-box thinking and improve creativity! There's no reason why you shouldn't download this free title and give it a whirl. "[6] AppSafari gave it 4/5 stars and said, "It’s clear a lot of love went into smoothing out the humps and bumps from the first version, and the effort has paid off in a big way. Still, aside from the gorgeous new interface and a few additional features, there isn’t a lot about iAssociate 2 to differentiate itself from the original, but it’s definitely a game well-worth trying if you’re a fan of words."[7] TheAppEra said, "The game needs a name change, i-Something isn’t made for everything. Now that’s out of the way, this is a VERY addictive guessing game. There’s a Flash version of this game somewhere but this is far better!"[8] Jeremy Parish, senior editor of USgamer described the game as "Another from the 'wife wanted me to play this one with her' files".[9]

iAssociate 3

iAssociate 3 is, unsurprisingly, the sequel to iAssociate 2, which was named favourite new game by Ricki Lake of ABC's Good Morning America and was downloaded over a million times. iAssociate 3 includes a new and improved input method for entering answers, a new daily challenge, and many more game levels than its predecessor.[10]

gollark: Nobody can diss my rhymesBecause they are made from fresh limesThis is the next lineApparently that rhymes with pine
gollark: My rhymes are strangeBut I'm going to rhyme with orængeI'm using a rhyming dictionaryOnline, not from the libraryTechnically it's an API for word association queriesThere exists a thing known as a "geometric series"
gollark: I am going to rip you apartSimilarly to shredded cheeseBy deploying a railgunWhich shoots bees
gollark: I made time parsing workthough it has a weird quirkbecause it turns out that general parsing of times is quite a hard problem, so I just had it parse one hardcoded date format, parse time *deltas* using a nice regex, and use some random library for the rest.
gollark: Install potatOSIt's the best OSOS rhymes with OSso this is a rap... OS.

References
  1. Tyler Tschida. "iPhone And iPad Apps Gone Free: iAssociate 2, Iced In, 1000 Ultimate Experiences, And More". AppAdvice.
  2. "iAssociate iPhone game app review - AppSafari".
  3. "iAssociate: Mind mapping fun". TUAW: Apple news, reviews and how-tos since 2004.
  4. "iPhone word game round up". TechnologyTell.
  5. "iAssociate 2 Review".
  6. Android Games Review Team. "iAssociate 2".
  7. "iAssociate 2 iPhone game app review - AppSafari".
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "50 iPhone and iPad Games We Just Can't Delete". USgamer.net.
  10. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/330439/Preordernbsp_iAssociate_3_nbspand_receive_US10_worth_of_ingame_goods.php
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