Investment Run: Invest Fast
- October 14, 2021
- Homa
"Investment Run: Invest Fast" is an arcade-style game that allows players to make virtual investments and earn cash while running. However, the game is riddled with bugs and contains an excessive amount of advertisements, which can hinder the overall gaming experience. Despite these drawbacks, the game encourages players to make quick investment decisions and aims to simulate the thrill of the stock market. Players should be aware of the game's limitations before diving in.
Reviews
- The game is fun and can be entertaining for short periods.
- It provides a humorous take on investment choices and can be educational.
- Players can avoid ads by turning off their internet connection.
- The game is plagued by an excessive number of ads, often interrupting gameplay.
- It suffers from significant lag and performance issues, making it frustrating to play.
- Many users experience a black screen upon opening the game, rendering it unplayable.
- monetization545 mentions
- 4 % positive mentions
- 1 % neutral mentions
- 95 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been heavily criticized for its excessive use of ads, with many players reporting that they spend more time watching ads than actually playing. Despite options to pay for an ad-free experience, users frequently mention that ads still appear, leading to frustration and a perception of the game as a cash grab. While some players suggest turning off internet connectivity to avoid ads, the overwhelming consensus is that the ad frequency significantly detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
“While playing this game, I received no advertisements.”
“This game has the best graphics and there are no ads, and it has very interesting levels.”
“Interesting game and transformation game means poor to billionaire, and the best part of the game is no ads were shown in this game, which is a very interesting part.”
“First, this game constantly bombards the player with ads.”
“Paid to remove ads and they charged me but still have to watch ad after ad after ad.”
“You spend more time watching ads than completing the levels.”
- graphics37 mentions
- 24 % positive mentions
- 24 % neutral mentions
- 51 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with users consistently describing them as terrible, pixelated, and glitchy. Many reviews highlight issues such as lag, poor color quality, and a lack of overall visual appeal, contributing to a frustrating gaming experience. While a few users noted decent graphics, the majority agree that significant improvements are needed to enhance the game's visual quality.
“This game has the best graphics and there are no ads, and it has very interesting levels.”
“I love this game; best video graphics and no ads, and interesting levels. I love this game.”
“It is a very good game; I like it very much, and its graphics are also good.”
“The graphics are terrible and it is laggy.”
“The graphics are absolutely trash.”
“This is a unique game but the main problem of the game is that it lags a lot and has awful graphics.”
- gameplay18 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this game is heavily criticized for being repetitive, dull, and overshadowed by an overwhelming number of ads, which detracts from the overall experience. Many users report that the game often feels more like an ad platform than an actual game, with minimal engaging content and frequent interruptions. Overall, the consensus is that the gameplay is lacking and not enjoyable, leading to frustration among players.
“Ads are not intrusive, you can finish a gameplay without interruption.”
“Average gameplay just like every other game these days.”
“Great idea but stupid gameplay; the game sometimes stops working, ads are everywhere, literally everywhere.”
“There are too many ads, the gameplay is repetitive; I've seen the same ad every time since downloading the game.”
“This game actually drains my mind with how much of an unironic dumpster fire of too many advertisements and things locked behind an ad wall. I straight up cannot enjoy even a minute of this game because most of it is mindless, meaningless ads with repetitive torturous gameplay.”
“Like every other mobile game, it's a terrible cash grab that has way too many ads, and the 'gameplay' (if you can even call it that) is not fun at all. Just delete this embarrassment of a game and make an actually good game.”
- stability16 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is severely compromised, with numerous reports of lag, freezing, and graphical glitches, leading to a frustrating experience for players. Many users have noted that the game frequently crashes and exhibits poor performance, regardless of device capability. Overall, the game is described as buggy and riddled with issues that detract from its enjoyment.
“It is very laggy and constantly freezes.”
“I don't really know what happened, but I'm 3 seconds into the game and my screen freezes.”
“It freezes and crashes constantly.”
- humor7 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is generally well-received, with players finding it funny and entertaining, especially in the early stages. However, many reviewers note that the humor tends to wear off after a short period, leading to a repetitive experience that lacks depth as the game progresses. Overall, while the comedic elements are appreciated, there is a call for more variety and intensity to maintain engagement.
“This game is very funny and entertaining.”
“Actually, it's kind of funny and fun at the beginning because of how the woman makes you poor, and it's fun since it's connected to reality like the Netflix stock has been up, then those solar and other stocks.”
“Obviously a trash game, just had to try it because its ads are hilarious.”
- music5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Users express significant frustration with the music in the app, citing an inability to turn it off despite attempts to mute sound and haptics. Many find the music annoying and intrusive, detracting from their overall experience. Overall, the music is viewed negatively, with complaints about its persistence and quality.
“No way to turn off the awful sounds and music.”
“I wanted to listen to music while playing, but when I turned off the sound and haptics, they still played?!”
“This app is the worst app ever; it contains an infinite source of ads and the music is so annoying.”
- optimization5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received largely negative feedback, with users reporting poor performance, frequent ads, and issues like textures not loading. While some players find it runs smoothly, many express frustration over the excessive ad presence and the game's overall lack of optimization, leading to overheating devices and a subpar experience.
“The game itself is okay; it runs smoothly and as it should.”
“Ads everywhere, and it's too much. I wish they would focus on optimizing the game performance instead of adding more ads.”
“The game runs well, but there is room for improvement in optimization.”
“Poor in every way, poorly optimized, forced ads, textures not loading, making you lose money because you couldn't see.”
“Ad after every single run and unoptimized; my phone is burning after 10 minutes.”
“Ads everywhere, and it's too much. Try optimizing the game performance instead of focusing on ads.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect to be somewhat tedious, yet it serves as an enjoyable way to pass the time.
“It is a little grindy, but it's a good time waster!”
- story1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The user expresses a strong dislike for the story, finding it poorly executed and unengaging, comparing it unfavorably to other media. They seem to prefer more traditional narratives, indicating that the current story does not meet their expectations.