Since Libra 1.2 the game has lots of new capabilities: more levels, selection screen and online highscore system with Twitter and Facebook! Update now if you haven’t done already, or buy Libra from the AppStore!
Visit this page for Libra balance 1.2 details.
Main menu
The animated main menu
Here you can tweak the settings, read the instructions, check your high scores and the credits, or start a new game.
Settings
Settings
Instructions
Credits
This page has the developer, contributors, and a link to the game’s website.
Highscores
From the main menu a new game can be started by tapping the “Start” button. Shortly after tapping “Start,” the first scene will have finished loading and the game will start.
The goal is simple: drive the balls into holes by tilting and turning the device. Most scenes contain visual aids, as seen in the picture below:
When you tilt your iPhone or iPod Touch, the platform is moves accordingly. Each ball will instantly react to your actions, as gravity is present just like in real life.
The balls differ not only by their texture, but also by their weight. The balls are all either light weight (paper balls), medium weight (wooden balls), or heavy weight (stone or metal balls).
When a ball enters the hole, your will hear a sound that signifies your success and the ball will disappear. You have to clear all the balls in order to finish the level. However, balls can easily fall off the table. If this happens, you will hear a failure sound. These balls are put back again on the table automatically, but you get a small score penalty.
Each scene should be complete under a predefined number of seconds. The interval varies from scene to scene depending on the current mode and the scene’s difficulty. If the level is not finished under the time, the player’s score will be slightly decreased.
When this amount of time is reached, the player’s score will be slightly decreased as time passes.
Whenever a level is finished, the current and total score is presented on a summary screen:
On this summary screen you have four options:
If you choose to go back to the main menu at this point, you will have to start from the beginning of the level again the next time you play. If you want to stop playing, but don’t want to start over again, just exit the app by pressing the Home button on your iPhone or iPod Touch. This holds also for accepting phone calls. Upon starting up the game again, you will be able to continue the game from the scene where you last left off.
If you want to pause the game for a short time, just double tap the screen. This action will bring up the following screen:
Once you have completed all of the levels and your total score is better than your previous one, you will see something like:
Challenge the world and become the one and only Master of Balance! Since Libra 1.2 you have online highscore system with social networking.
Check out how others perform, and try to beat them! Share your highscores with your friends on Twitter and Facebook. Invite your friends to try out the game, and compete with them. The next version for Libra LITE includes online highscores as well, so why not give it a try for free?
Practice will help you master the game and continuously improve your high score. If you need more of a challenge, you should also try the “Medium” and the “Hard” modes (see Setting possibilities above).
