Apple Arcade #2: Agent Intercept

I love racing games, I enjoy being a secret agent, I can appreciate a kitchy vibe: this game has all that, along with good touch controls and great art. Drive a slick car through sun-soaked scenarios, pick up impressive weapons, blow up evil henchmen: it’s not deep, but it’s deeply playable, and it works well across all devices — although I experienced some slowdown on the Apple TV 4K.

One caveat: this is the first Arcade game I’ve reviewed that does not support portrait mode on the phone. There will be many more; some games require horizontal space and two-handed (fingered?) controls. I personally prefer mobile games that are vertical and can be controlled with a single thumb, because I play mobile games when I’m mobile. When I’m not, I play console games…or use the iPad. And Agent Intercept works great on the iPad, especially if you connect an Xbox controller, but if you don’t mind using your phone two-handed in horizontal orientation, this game does that as well as can be expected.

Link: https://apps.apple.com/no/app/agent-intercept/id1457757625