Score: 5
"I just don't enjoy the mechanics that much."
date: January 16, 2008
I like the twist this game brings to the core mechanics - I imagine that big fans of these types of games would enjoy the way they can keep the game going on infinitely with all the blocks sliding in from the left to fill in gaps.
I personally never got to a standard with these games where I could predict moves far enough ahead to actually clear a level so I'm not sure if I"m within your target audience.
Having said that, something about the mechanics rubs me the wrong may. Maybe it's the uncomfortable straddling between luck-based and skill-based play, the arrangement of the bubbles coming in playing a big part leaving us unsure as to whether to blame the RNG or our skill.
Maybe its the fact that to play this game optimally requires me to forecast ahead more moves than I'm willing to do - something that always put me off the original mechanics.
However, I do like the graphics. I love the way the creatures wiggle to show you what will be deleted and the actual shapes and colours are all easily distinguished, whilst conforming to a pleasing aesthetic.
Overall though, I just don't enjoy the mechanics that much.