The Lost Treasures of Alexandria - PC Game

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jdtoad's Review - May 2, 2008 - View all my reviews (3)

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A lot of very fun Match-3 variations in the game. It neat the way you get to play a different version of Match-3 through each level.

The music is really well done. Graphics look really nice. Each scene is well done and helps to create some variation in locations.

If you like Match-3 you should give this one a shot.

This review has an average score of 4.3 - Based on 3 ratings
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mtradr43's Review - April 28, 2008

Review of: Demo Version

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A lot worse than most match three's

This game would be an example of how not to make a match 3 game. There are a number of problems with this game. First of all, the graphics are really sub par, nothing looks good at all. Second, and most importantly to me,the mouse is really "floaty", making it hard to target the objects, and there is no option to turn it down a notch. The music is kinda annoying as well. Overall, I really didnt find anything fun about this one. If you like match three games, look elsewhere, because this one is not for you.

This review has an average score of 3.6 - Based on 9 ratings
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bigpixels' Review - July 11, 2008 - View all my reviews (100)

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UMM... WOW??

I really didn't expect much from this game, but the outcome of this 60 minute trial left me pleasantly surprised. Contrary to others, I would rate this as one of the more "quality" match-3s here.

Let's just get it out of the way, though: the graphics could really use some polishing up, and so could the sound. However, the game's got it where it counts: good programming and simple gameplay.

The game plays in three alternating modes: Match 3, Swap 4, and Swap 4 Charge-up. At first, this might seem a bit annoying that the game doesn't really settle on any particular style, but after further play, you realize that this is actually what makes the game fun. Furthermore, Swap-4 Charge-up was a pretty daring exercise in programming -- it could have sucked.

Where other companies would spawn 4 or 5 different games to tackle everything they want to try (scenarios, themes, play styles), The Lost Treasures of Alexandria bets on GOOD PROGRAMMING with very little restrictions and gets a lot done. This is especially apparent when playing a "Clean the Board" level, where the game will feed you any missing pearls, and also continue to function in an otherwise deteriorating game grid.

Though I CAN understand while some would pass this one up, I would say that this is a good game to play if you liked Age of Japan 2(which not many people did).

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