Fizzball - PC Game - Reflexive Arcade

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Mirluki's Review - December 1, 2006 - View all my reviews (20)

Demo Version (PC)

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Fizztastic Fun !

I've played a couple of brick busting games and frankly became quite bored along the way. So to find this really innovative and different game is great.If it looks naive at first believe me its challenging and so good value game play.

The animations are colourful, cute and well thought out. The story line is simple but really comes to life as you play, you worry if the animals in the sanctuary are getting enough food-so you need to try hard to collect the cash needed to feed them. Collecting the cash is real fun. You either catch bags of money held aloft by balloons or roll your Fizz ball over cash on the ground after you bulldoze and smash the barrels and packing crates.

You move from island to island rescuing different animals by scooping them up in your ever growing Fizz ball. You encounter trials such as thunder and lightning, Martian attack and drums of nuclear waste which you must not hit.

There are rafts of power ups suspended on balloons, extra Fizz balls, fans to blow the Fizz ball whilst in play,a zapping beam and the regular ones like sticky bumper and slow and fast ball. The music and sound effects are inspired, from storm sounds and animal interactions to the upbeat theme tune- the whole thing is a delight to the eyes and ears and the game play as I've said is Fizztastic Fun.

I played the regular mode in the demo and made it to chapter two or the second Island. There's also the bonus of a children’s mode with an animal sounds puzzle included, so heh! you could even get away with explaining how you bought this one FOR THE KIDS!!. I've got to buy it so I can get to the end- try the demo yourself- you wont be able to resist buying it-go on see if I’m right?.- Mirluki

This review has an average score of 4.3 - Based on 40 ratings
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Mikuto's Review - December 2, 2006 - View all my reviews (3)

Demo Version (PC)

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Refreshing fun!

Let me start by saying I'm not a huge fan of breakout games, so I didn't have very high hopes for Fizzball.

Boy was I ever wrong! A refreshing twist on your usual brick-busting breakout game, Fizzball combines bright graphics with cute gameplay to make an addicting addition to anyones games folder.

The graphics are great, with fun colors and cutely drawn animals to rescue, along with surprising weather effects which can be turned off if you're running a lower end PC.

The point of the game is to rescue animals. To do this you have a small bubble called a "Fizzball" that grows in size as it absorbs smaller things in the area. Apples, pinecones and acorns are examples of the things to aim for to grow your Fizzball. Before it's large enough to actually capture animals it will bounce off of them, and the animals will react in surprising and amusing ways. New challenges are added in a timely manner, to keep the game from getting stale.

All in all, this is what a perfect arcade game looks like. Try it, you won't be disappointed.

This review has an average score of 4.2 - Based on 12 ratings
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MissyKat's Review - May 7, 2007 - View all my reviews (12)

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What would an ape do if you touch him?

Ohhh wow!This is not one of these simple brick-breaking games.
Catch up all animals to rescue them and get them into your private Mini-Zoo.
You do it with a bubble which will become bigger and bigger every level the more you have catched.
At the beginning of every level the bubble is so small that you first have to collect some leaves and apples until you can "eat up" the animals.
The effect,that every time you hit a tree it will loose leaves,is really realistic - I never thought that these kinds of games pay any attention on realism!
And what I'm really,really crazy about are the animal's noises.
In your "captured area" you can visit all the saved animals and enjoy their funny sounds and behavior.
You could try to make some kind of music with their voices - haha!
So this is a game for everybody who want to know how a chimpanse would react if you touch him or what sounds the different pets can give to you.

This review has an average score of 4.2 - Based on 6 ratings
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