Spy_Watch App Reviews

Games that you can play entirely through text notifications are a new genre, and so I dont expect these early versions to be polished; so for what it is, I think its fairly entertaining. I bought this game after playing Lifeline, which is another text notification game. The good: its pleasantly diverting to get (frequently witty) messages from your secret agent during the workday. You glance at your watch, fire off a quick reply, and go back to what you were doing. The only strategy involves making enough money to buy training so that your agent will be more likely to succeed at riskier objectives. Also, this is a long game, so you can get weeks of entertainment out of it. The bad: the notification system has a glitch. If you get the notif on your phone or watch and go directly to the app, you have no way to answer the agents question. I fixed this by uninstalling the app, restarting my watch, reinstalling the app, and then always interacting via the notification center only, never directly with the app when a mission is underway. So far so good. The other main flaw is that your decisions carry few consequences. If you tell the agent to do something and she fails, she just says so and moves on. Unlike Lifeline, making the wrong choice doesnt kill your agent. It doesnt even make you fail the mission. This keeps the game low stress, but without consequences you wind up not caring that much about what happens. Imagine if, instead of one agent, you had a handful, all with different personalities, and that making a risky choice on a mission could get any one of them killed. Youd be biting your nails all day, anxious to hear from them, relieved when they make it and upset if they die. And then afterwards, having to deal with the fallout of a death, and getting to know a new agent. In summary: this is an entertaining, casual, proof-of-concept game. Its just a hint of what the genre could offer in terms of gaming experience however, so Im really looking forward to the future.

Fix this or I will be forced to contact Apple! No excuse for this for a pay app. No notification choices!!?

This was the first game I downloaded for my watch and I have to admit its pretty fun! Though it was short, the extra missions really added up and Im hoping for some new stories to be added soon. Highly recommended!

This game is just stupid. Its kind of an autopilot game. You do nothing except push buttons to launch the mission and another to collect money at the end.

Game started out very interesting . Both the way it functions and the game story. However, the last update made the game disconnect the phone and watch. The game notices show on the phone, but not in game. That bites because the notices direct the player to make choices. Since there are not on game display of notices, you cant make your picks that alter game play which can give you bonuses. The watch no longer displays those notices too. So I hope they get this fixed. Once they do, it will probably be one of the most interesting watch-phone games. But right now its pretty boring.

This game is awesome I love everything thing you could be able to do in it! I say "could" because when you enter a mission you are supposed to be able to interact with you agent during the mission. But you will not receive notifications so you can interact with your agent so you just have to wait 2+ hours for the mission to end then start a new mission for just the same problem to happen. I do not recommend this game until this problem is fixed. Once the problem is fixed this game will easily be a 5 star app, and probably the best Apple Watch app out there!

Amazingly entertaining and keeps you coming back. I appreciate the anticipation of waiting to see what obstacles my agent needs me to help with, and seeing the progress of the storyline. The concept of real-time gaming is fantastic - I love spy thrillers, so this plot line is great. Its also fun to tell folks around me to hold on a sec - I have to talk to my agent! Problem: I cant successfully complete the last mission. Tried several times, but even when I see the success message and collect my reward, the mission shows unfinished in the missions list. Assuming the bug I mentioned is fixed, I would pay $5-10 for new story lines several times per year. Its like interacting in a spy novel...great fun! This is a similar price for a movie, and I get at least 2 hours of enjoyment...would be a fair price in my book. Another app like Spy Watch is Lifeline - also works with Apple Watch. But is about space adventure, not spies. This app is worth the price - $1.99 for the fun Ive had already in spite of the problem I mentioned, and is well worth it in my value calculus.

This "game" is extremely lame. I didnt have any freezes like others report, but it is so rudimentary and the dialog exchanges are downright embarrassing. Maybe it is because I first played Lifeline and was hoping this might remotely compare. It doesnt. Do not waste your time on this. It is terrible and not at all enjoyable.

Shame it ended so soon. I would be ok if there were a version 2 coming like any tv show, but it keeps asking me to play. Leave me alone

This is a decent game, with an exceptional premise and execution. Playing the game was a fun experience, and I anticipated the notifications. That being said, paying $2 for a game that lasted me a week is a bit much. From the build up of "we need to rebuild the Agency", to it just ending with the Baron dying, I felt like I wasted my money and that the story was not completed.

Something is not right. I pick a mission and I timer starts, I get asked one question that Im not able answer and the timer eventually runs out and I make money. This a blast

This is one of the best apps for the Apple Watch, but I would like to see it take more advantage of the microphone, I would like to be able to actually talk to my agent and have them talk back. Other than that this is a great game!

I want the spy to talk to me more he only says one thing every mission and its annoying because its like I only get on the game every four hours and he never says anything.

Im not sure sure what effect the choices you make have, but it seems to be none, aside from the * choices, which only increase cash output. The game has a repetitive, in a bad way, play style. The story is very, very shallow, not at all engaging, and doesnt explain the world youre stepping into in much at all. The notifications it sends to your Apple Watch are rather annoying, and if you dont answer them immediately, you no longer can (not that your answers make any difference anyway). This game isnt worth the 99 cents. Neat that it uses the Apple Watch, but the novelty wears off almost instantly.

I get notifications all over the place. Sometimes on watch. Sometimes on phone. Some notifications when I click on them dont display.

Seriously want my money back. Piss poor game play and it becomes repetitive

Boring. You barely do anything. Every few hours you can click 2 buttons telling a spy what to do. Everything in this game is insanely vague, leading to a huge lack of plot. Uses language such as "Im going to the secret base" or "on my way to train".

As other reviews have pointed out, the game is buggy. The gameplay relies on your responding to notification messages on your phone or watch. The problem is that the notifications come through inconsistently (and sometimes not at all). So missions can complete simply because the clock ticks down without you interacting with any notification. So much potential but fails to deliver. I would ask for a refund but really want to give feedback and hope the developer fixes the bugs as the concept is clever.