Filed under Downloadable, Kids by Harry Balls on March 8, 2010 at 8:08 pm
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Simplz Zoo Game Review by Cindy Shanks
Game Rating = 4/5
Game Review Summary
If you’ve always wanted to own your own zoo, you’ll love this game. A letter arrives from your grandfather telling you he has provided you with a zoo to maintain. He wants it be the number one zoo. Your job is to care for the animals and upgrade the zoo.
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Three Reasons to buy Simplz Zoo
- You are looking for a family game that provides hours of fun.
- You enjoy entrepreneurial games in this case managing a zoo.
- You enjoy matching puzzle games.
Three Reasons to avoid buying Simplz Zoo
- You prefer games with a short time span rather than lengthy games.
- You are a serious gamer who wants a challenging game.
- You prefer target shooting games rather than empire building games.
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Game Play
The game begins with a letter from your Grandfather who wants you to carry on with his dream of making Seagull Park Zoo, a number one zoo. All you have is a lion to start with who would like to be surrounded by more animals. Your job is to attract visitors by purchasing more animals for the zoo.
The game works on two levels. The first level is buying animals and putting your attractions where you want them. The second level is making sure the animals and the zoo has enough food and resources. This involves playing a matching puzzle where you have a grid and you have to match the same 3 objects together such as coins and food but there is a catch; you must make sure you have the amount it asks you. This leads you onto different rounds until you can afford to go upgrade your position until you are the best ranked zoo. It is highly addictive.
Graphics
The 2D animations are simplistic but striking on screen and easy to see. The colorful animation style graphics will appeal to children.
Sound
The background music is gentle and there are options to alter the level of noise. There are entertaining sound effects when you win each round.
Creativity and Innovation
Simplz zoo is very creative because it takes a simple idea of owning a zoo and gives it an extra edge with the extra puzzles within the game. The fact you have to earn food and resources on the quick fire matching puzzle games make the game innovative and more interesting. The variety stops the player becoming easily bored. The fact you can take the timer off the matching games means it is accessible for the whole family.
The game is good value for money because it is a game which will provide hours of fun for the whole family. This is a game I would consider buying because I love business games and this one also has matching puzzles making it even more entertaining.
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Filed under Arcade, Downloadable by Harry Balls on January 4, 2010 at 5:11 pm
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Putup Game Review by Cindy Shanks
Game Rating = 4/5
Game Review Summary
You should buy PutUp if:
* You enjoy matching games some of which are timed
*You are looking for a levelled game with fast rounds.
*You want a game for the whole family.
You should not buy PutUp:
* You are looking for an adventure game with lots of interaction amongst characters
* You lose patience easily when repeating certain tasks several times.
* You want to play a hidden object game.
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Filed under Christmas Game, Downloadable by Harry Balls on December 24, 2009 at 11:05 am
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Perfect Tree Game Review by Russell Smeaton
Game Rating = 5/5
The Perfect Tree is the perfect seasonal fix for those who love the traditional 3 in a row game. The star of the show is a lonely pine tree and you have been given the task of making it the perfect tree by decorating it with all manner of shiny things.
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Filed under Downloadable, Match 3 by Harry Balls on December 4, 2009 at 11:35 am
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Jump Jump Jelly Reactor Game Review By Adrienne Brunner
Game Rating = 3/5 Balls
Aside from adorable graphics, pleasant music and decent sound effects, this game is nothing more than yet another twist on Bejeweled. The background music is pleasant, not very noticeable, and the sound effects include squishing and splooshing noises which complement the cute graphics very well.
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Filed under Downloadable, Match 3 by Harry Balls on November 20, 2009 at 11:18 am
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Glyph 2 Game Review by Josh Komon
Game Rating = 2/5 Balls
Lying somewhere between Bust-A-Move and Bejeweled, Glyph 2 challenges its players to match three or more like symbols, adnauseam. Each stage is a field of replicas of five different elemental symbols, with the occasional hurdle or special rune. Players are asked to click on these symbols in order to clear them. Three adjacent symbols is the minimum in order to clear. The maximum is limited only by your ability to set up your symbols. The more you clear, the more points you earn. High scores are the goal here.
GAME PLAY
Sandlot Games give us two ways to play Glyph 2. Action mode puts you in stages where symbols are added to the screen at regular intervals. You have the option to “push” the action, should the difficulty level be too easy for you. The ONLY goal here is to score as many points as you can, without losing a life. Lives are lost when your symbols go off the top of your screen. Story mode gives you a hackneyed plot about elements, and collecting energy. The play is similar, but there are more types of obstacles, and more ways to clear the symbols. The symbols on each game field are replaced in a different manner from Action mode as well. Both modes have their own appeal, though that appeal is quite low. The challenge of this game is somehow less than that of Bejeweled and other similar games. There is no penalty (beyond potentially lower scores) for clicking randomly. If you love Bust-A-Move, you might enjoy the strategy involved in trying to get large strings of similar symbols next to each other, but without the challenge of aiming a gun to fire symbols of your own, this maneuver becomes very mundane.
GRAPHICS
Speaking of mundane, don’t expect your eyes to receive much stimulation. There are few things to look at beyond the symbols on your board. Try not to let your eyes bug out after more than fifteen minutes of play.
SOUND
Advisory: You will want to play this game with the sound off. The music is boring, and the only sound effect you will hear gets annoying after about ten times. You will hear this sound about thirty times a minute. There are a few other sound effects that occur less often, and they are a nice reprieve, but they too would likely become annoying if hear enough.
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
Little? None? What more can I saw about how unoriginal and uninteresting this game is. It’s been done, and it’s been done better.
OVERALL
If you are new to puzzlers, you might enjoy this game. If you have played any games before, chances are, you’ll find this game to be more annoying than enjoyable. At a price of $19.99, you will certainly want to try before you buy. Likely, you’ll try, and never buy, as similar games can be played for free on any number of gaming websites. This game gets a 2/5.
Filed under Match 3, PC by Harry Balls on October 7, 2009 at 2:20 pm
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Game Review by Adrienne Brunner
Game Rating = 5/5 Balls
The newest puzzle game to hit the market is an exciting twist on Bejeweled, and 4 Elements promises to suck in average gamers with innovative ideas and creative updates to a classic favorite.
Terminal Studio uses fun graphics and good sound to go with the interesting game play, which will keep a player challenged and interested for the entire 64 levels in the full version.
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Filed under Hidden Object, Match 3 by Harry Balls on September 24, 2009 at 9:31 am
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Game Review by Kenneth Andrews
Game Rating = 3/5 Balls
Jewel Quest Mysteries 2: Trail of the Midnight Heart is an odd beast that relies primarily on the player’s observation skills, Where’s Wally with added interactivity.
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Filed under Match 3, PC by Harry Balls on September 10, 2009 at 12:47 pm
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Game Review by Debbie Lester
Game Rating = 4/5 Balls
System Requirements – Runs on All Windows Versions
BrickShooter by Terminal Studio is not your average match-3 game. There are a lot of options for the gamer to tweak that make each experience with BrickShooter, unique and challenging. Gamers of all levels from the beginner to the master will find this game intriguing and addictive. With it’s bright colors and multiple directions of play, gamers will be impressed with this one!
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Filed under Match 3, PC by Harry Balls on August 15, 2009 at 6:13 am
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Game Review by MJ Suttor
Game Rating = 3/5 Balls
Bejeweled Twist by Pop Cap is a fun version of the traditional Bejeweled games that people love to play, but as the name says it throws in a twist.
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