Mighty Coconut’s first foray on the Google Play Store offers up quite a unique gameplay experience. Their title is called 57° North for Merge Cube, and it is an augmented reality choose your own adventure game that requires the use of a third-party foam cube from a company called Merge Labs, Inc. Suffice to say it may be a bother to purchase yourself one of these cubes, though the gameplay of 57° North is most definitely worth the added effort and cost.
I would like to first point out that Mighty Coconut has been kind enough to secure me one of these Merge Cubes and a copy of their game 57° North. Despite the free swag I am going to be as objective as possible about this game release and its required accessory.
The first thing to note is that 57° North is a premium release. That means you will have to first purchase it in order to play. You can pick it up from the Play Store as of today for $2.99 without having to worry about any advertisements or in-app purchase. The problem is that the title will not work unless you own a Merge Cube, which adds an additional cost of at least $9.00.
Luckily the cubes are readily available at Walmart, so you can easily order one or simply drop by a store and pick one up. Still, with a $12 total cost for the game and cube, plus the extra effort required to find the cube, this release may be difficult to swallow for the average Android gamer.
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Source: Android Police