I would suggest though to ask the user to calibrate before starting the game. Like I completely understand why you have the calibration there, I just think it needs to be more obvious. I played through a couple levels thinking the controls were just terrible until I realized the calibration was even there.

Thanks for reading!

I’m not going to (completely) blame it on hardware, but every so often, the accelerometers in the iPhone totally lose their mind, and the control is completely broken, but I’m guessing that’s not the case, here – particularly if you played it more than once. (if you restart the game, it usually seems to reset the accelerometers.)

As for the neutral position, it’s a matter of taste – we put in the calibration so that you could reset the neutral position if you wanted to, but for me, the game’s about tilting a ball on a plane, and I never got used to playing on a tilted plane – mentally, it didn’t make sense (to me). But we didn’t want to force the player to play looking down at the device, thus, calibration.

At any rate, I just wanted to say, “thanks for taking the time to check it out.” – glad you’re still digging Word Ace, though! We’re still working on the printed deck, so hopefully soon, your awesome homemade deck can have an “official” partner.

Cheers.
seppo
(lead designer, self aware games)