iOS App of the Day: Charadium II

If you are into games like Charades and Pictionary, then you will love the Charadium II app for iOS. This multi-player game allows up to five players to participate at one time, and is sure to have  you and your friends addicted in no time. Charadium II is more challenging than Draw Something, as the main objective here is to defeat your opponent in addition to drawing funny pictures.

Pros:

• Multi-player game, up to five players
• fun and addictive draw and guess game
• Supports live play
• Can play turn-by-turn
• Zoom indication
• Fresh, well designed UI
• Multiple drawing tools
• Leaderboard stats
• Full drawing history is on Chardium.com

Cons:

• Game costs $1.99

How it works:

The object of this game is to either successfully draw a word that is given to you, or guess what the word is that your opponent has drawn. Here’s how it works:

• When you open up the game the app randomly selects the first person to draw
• Once a player is selected the person can draw the word provided or skip the word
• Points are deducted if you skip a word
• After the player accepts to draw the given word, then the game begins and the timer starts
• If you are the one drawing you can choose from different drawing tools or colors
• If you want to “undo” anything you can use the trash can. The trash erases the whole drawing and allows you to start over, but the timer stays where it is at and keeps going
• As the timer continues your points continue to decrease
• Both the person who guesses the drawing correctly and the person who is responsible for drawing it get points for winning
• If a person fails to get any correct guesses and the timer runs out, the person who drew loses points

Conclusion:

As a fan of multi-player games, I love Charadium II. The concept is simple but surprisingly addicting. The drawing tools and color options make it fun to try out your drawing skills (or lack thereof). I actually enjoy playing with random players sometimes because I am always shocked at how fast some of these people can draw. The user interface is fresh and well-designed making this game enjoyable to play and absolutely worth the download.

Charadium is available for $1.99 in the iTunes Store. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.2 or later. iTunes Link

This is part of our iOS App of the Day series. We take our favorite app for iOS for each day and post it here for you to check out. Feel free to check out all of our App of the Day posts here.