Advent is a port of the original computer text adventure from 1976. The game describes your surroundings, and you interact with them by typing short commands such as “get lamp,” or “go north”. Unfortunately, the screen only shows the results of one command at a time, so you can’t just scroll back to earlier actions to see what happened or to get your bearings. This can make long Advent sessions a real chore. But, if text adventures are your thing, there’s some fun to be had despite the port's shortcomings. Figuring out what “xyzzy” means is a treat.
Links:
[1] http://www.maclife.com/user/adam_berenstain
[2] http://www.maclife.com/article/iphone/advent
[3] http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/vay
[4] http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284446752&mt=8
[5] http://www.pi-soft.com/