However, as ideal a fit as this title is for the iphone, the port is rather sloppily put together. Frame rate is inexplicably unstable, and all screens are blurry, even the intro screen. Which is a shame, as the art may be derivative, but it is attractive enough. This has an effect on the gameplay as well, as it takes a lot of squinting to figure out exactly your mana reserves, as well as your opponent's. On top of that, I couldn't find a way to check status effects (sure, I'm blind, but what does it mean?) and opponent's equipment, something that is definitely possible in other versions. For those players who haven't memorized the entire game, this makes planning your strategy slightly more difficult.

Despite all that, the original design is so solid and the gameplay so deep and interesting, that the game is still one of the best offerings on iPhone in my book. The controls are OK, even though the lack of a zooming function makes selection a bit fiddly. It's still a fantastic game, and it's still a purchase that I recommend, as it features all the fixes and rebalancing that couldn't be implemented in the DS version (and by extension to the PSP one). Even if it is technically inferior, I find the concept of having PQ on my phone rather irresistible. Battery use is decent as well.

However, as ideal a fit as this title is for the iphone, the port is rather sloppily put together. Frame rate is inexplicably unstable, and all screens are blurry, even the intro screen. Which is a shame, as the art may be derivative, but it is attractive enough. This has an effect on the gameplay as well, as it takes a lot of squinting to figure out exactly your mana reserves, as well as your opponent's. On top of that, I couldn't find a way to check status effects (sure, I'm blind, but what does it mean?) and opponent's equipment, something that is definitely possible in other versions. For those players who haven't memorized the entire game, this makes planning your strategy slightly more difficult.

Despite all that, the original design is so solid and the gameplay so deep and interesting, that the game is still one of the best offerings on iPhone in my book. The controls are OK, even though the lack of a zooming function makes selection a bit fiddly. It's still a fantastic game, and it's still a purchase that I recommend, as it features all the fixes and rebalancing that couldn't be implemented in the DS version (and by extension to the PSP one). Even if it is technically inferior, I find the concept of having PQ on my phone rather irresistible. Battery use is decent as well.

Their web site is now active with a support link.

Support replied to me within eight hours and said "we'll definitely put text readability onto our shortlist for our first update."

iTunes granted the refund immediately.

I'm going to delete the game and will re-buy it if they announce an update with improved readability. I tried to play again tonight and it's almost painful to read the tiny type. Maybe if I wasn't a PQ newbie it wouldn't be a problem.

Their web site is now active with a support link.

Support replied to me within eight hours and said "we'll definitely put text readability onto our shortlist for our first update."

iTunes granted the refund immediately.

I'm going to delete the game and will re-buy it if they announce an update with improved readability. I tried to play again tonight and it's almost painful to read the tiny type. Maybe if I wasn't a PQ newbie it wouldn't be a problem.

But it is obviously a pretty rushed port - they have done the bare minimum to port a version that is obviously for a larger system (PC maybe?) and it has left the graphics pretty crap and the UI abysmal. It's really fricking hard to read anything.

Orions has a much better UI and graphics.