The great alchemy phenomenon kicked off by Doodle God is still going strong, but why simply play around with fire and water when you can undertake the colonization of an entire planet? My Laboratory for iOS lets you do just that, following the same basic rules as other alchemy-based games where you drag and drop elements to make brand new things. You start with the four most basic elements (air, earth, fire, water) and work towards building over 200 unique creations, from the small to large, simple to not-so-simple. The plug and chug through all of the possible ingredients will give you multiple hours of unexpected logic puzzle excitement!
While it does model itself after games like Alxemy, Jerome Gangneux and crew at weheartprojects adds a wordless story told via comic-style art to provide clues for new elements. It may take away from the mix-n-match exploration of games like this, but it is an insightful aspect to aid the not-so-logic-minded gamers out there. The touch screen interface is as easy to navigate as an old photo album, but with the added functionality of an alphabetic search so you don't have to flip through pages of old components. My Laboratory is a wonderful addition to anyone's mobile game collection, especially if you have a taste for casual puzzles, logical solutions, and the building blocks of creation!
NOTE: This game was played and reviewed on an iPod Touch 3rd Generation. Game was available in the North American market at the time of publication, but may not be available in other territories. Please see individual app market pages for purchasing info.
Walkthrough Guide
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My Laboratory Walkthrough
Your objective in this game is to create all 200 hundred different elements that are necessary to colonize a new planet.
Some range from the typical to the absurd and it will really test your logic puzzle solving.
I will sort all of the items you need to create by alphabetical order.
Once you open each letter tab, the name of the element will be displayed with its components next to it.
A
air - is one of the starting elements
airport = plane + house
alcohol = time + sugar
alien = space + life
animal = life + earth
ant = sun + magnifying glass
astronaut = space + human
axe = wood + blade
B
bacteria = cells + cells
banana = heat + fruit tree
barley = seeds + field
bat = mouse + bird
batman = human + bat
beach = sand + ocean
bear = animal + honey
bearskin = weapon + bear
bee = insect + flower
beer = barley + alcohol
bigfoot = human + bear
bike = wheel + wheel
bird = animal + sky
birdhouse = bird + house
blacksmith = metal + human
blade = stone + metal OR stone + steel
blood = human + sword
boat = engine + ocean OR engine + sea
bread = heat + flour
brick = fire + mud
butter = energy + milk
C
calculator = component + knowledge
car = engine + wheel
caramel = sugar + heat
cat = house + animal
cells = submarine volcano + energy
cemetery = grave + grave
cheese = time + milk
chicken = bird + farm
climber = human + mountain
cloud = air + water
coal = plant + pressure
coffin = corpse + wood
cold = sky + pressure
comet = rock + sky
components = electricity + metal
computer = calculator + calculator
corpse = death + human
cow = field + animal
crocodile = swamp + animal
croissant = butter + bread
D
day = planets + sun
death = weapon + human
desert = sand + sand
diamond = coal + pressure
diver = human + ocean OR human + sea
dolphin = fish + love
double rainbow = rainbow + rainbow
drugstore = house + medicine
dust = earth + wind OR energy + volcano
E
earth = starting element
earthquake = earth + energy
edged weapons = axe + sword
eggs = chicken + farmer
electricity = steel + storm
energy = pressure + steam
engine = steam + energy
eruption = energy + volcano
explosion = fire + energy
F
farm = house + field OR house + animel
farmer = human + farm
field = earth + seed
fire = starting element
fireman = human + fire
fish = animal + sea OR animal + ocean
fishbowl = fish + glass
fisher = human + fishing
fishing = boat + fish
flamingo = swamp + bird
flour = mill + wheat
flower = plant + sun
forest = tree + tree
french fries = oil + potato
french toast = eggs + bread
fruit tree = tree + sugar
G
geek = human + internet
ghost = corpse + air
glass = sand + fire
glasses = magnifying glass + magnifying glass
grass = earth + rain
grave = corpse + earth
gunpowder = dust + explosion
H
hamburger = meat + bread
hammer = rock + wood
hammerhead = fish + hammer
heat = sky + pressure
hill = earth + earth
hive = bee + house
honey = bee + flower
horse = animal + car
hourglass = glass + sand
house = wall + wall
human = life + house
I
ice = water + cold
ice floe = earth + ice
iceberg = rock + ice
igloo = house + ice
insect = earth + bacteria
internet = computer + computer
island = earth + sea
J
THERE ARE NO J ELEMENTS..... sadly
K
knowledge = bacteria + microscope
L
lava = explosion + volcano
lettuce = plant + field
life = submarine volcano + energy
lolcat = internet + cat
love = human + human
M
magnifying glass = glass + glass
manta ray = bird + fish
meat = death + cow
medicine = science + plant
meringue = eggs + sugar
mermaid = fish + human
metal = fire + stone
microscope = magnifying glass + magnifying glass
milk = farmer + cow
mill = house + wind
moon = earth + comet
mountain = hill + hill
mouse = animal + cheese
mud = earth + water
N
nest = eggs + house
night = planets + moon
nuclear = physics + physics
nyancat = rainbow + cat
O
ocean = sea + sea
oil = mill + sunflower
P
penguin = bird + ice
plane = engine + bird
planets = space + earth
plankton = cells + ocean
plant = grass + sun
potato = root + field
pressure = air + air
Q
THERE AREN'T ANY Q ELEMENTS EITHER
R
rain = cloud + water
rainbow = rain + sun
ring = metal + diamond
rock = lava + water
rocket = space + engine
root = earth + tree
rust = metal + water
S
sailboat = boat + wind
salt = ocean + sun
sand = water + stone
saw = wood + blade
science = knowledge + knowledge
scientist - science + human
scythe = tool + barley
sea = water + water
seaweed = grass + sea OR grass + ocean
seed = plant + time
shellfish = bacteria + beach
skateboard = wood + wheel
sky = cloud + earth
snow = rain + ice
snowboard = snow + skateboard
snowman = human + snow
space = sky + comet
steam = fire + water
steel = coal + metal
stone = rock + water
storm - rain + energy
submarine volcano = ocean + volcano
sugar = mill + sugar cane
sugar cane = swamp + seed
sun = sky + fire
sunflower = flower + sun
sunglasses = glasses + sun
swamp = mud + grass
sword = blade + steel
T
time = day + night
tool = metal + human
tornado = wind + energy
train = coal + engine
tree = plant + time
tsunami = ocean + earthquake OR sea + earthquake
U
ufo = alien + rocket
unicorn = horse + rainbow
V
vampire = blood + bat
vine = fruit tree + field
volcano = mountain + fire
W
wall = brick + brick
water = starting element
weapon = gunpowder + tool
wedding = ring + human
wheat = seed + field
wheel = wood + knowledge
wind = air + energy
wind turbine = wind + wheel
window = house + glass
wine = vine + alcohol
wood = tool + tree
X
ALSO NO X ELEMENTS
Y
Y HAS NO ELEMENTS AT ALL
Z
zombie = corpse + human
Posted by: Bryan Gawinski
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June 18, 2012 5:26 PM