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armakuni's Review - October 1, 2006 |
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$6.99
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| Match 3 of the magical objects and sacred relics to clear the enchanted tiles! |
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Great fun!
I downloaded 10 Talismans since I knew the developer NevoSoft has made some great games in the past and I had high hopes for this one.
The game is a pretty standard match three type game, very much like Big Kahuna Reef and the likes. You get powerups like bombs and stuff like that which becomes necessary later on as the game gets harder.
The game is rather unoriginal but it makes up for it with the awesome graphics and sound. It has a very cool oriental theme with great oriental sounding music.
Between the levels you can look at some really pretty animated backgrounds with leaves waving in the foreground and often waterfalls and the likes in the background.
Also, as you progress in the game, you gain talismans (hence the title of the game, guess how many you can unlock hehe) and you also get a little description of what each talisman is for. This is a nice touch and gives you goals to reach making you more motivated to play just a few more levels.
All in all, this is a great game well worth your time and money. |
This review has an average score of 4.6 - Based on 13 ratings
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armakuni's Review - October 3, 2006 |
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$6.99
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| The myth comes alive again in this long awaited brick-busting sequel! |
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High quality breakout game
I downloaded the demo version of this game recently and was pleasantly surprised.
The game is a pretty standard breakout game but it's very well done. A problem I have with many games in this genre is that they are often too easy.. not this one.
You can select three difficulty levels and the hardest one is more than hard enough.
A new feature in this game is the "eye" powerup.. these are eyes floating on the level dropping bonuses of various kinds.. there is also an evil black eye which is incredibly annoying (but in a good way).
The game has quite a few levels and overall the level design is good with some surprises here and there.
They are divided into "level packs" which makes the game harder - if you lose all your lives in a level pack, you have to start over from the beginning of the pack. I think this is a good idea as games often become too easy if you're allowed to start on the very same level you died on.
You are encouraged to finish the game on all difficulty levels as every level pack you you finish gives you part of a picture.. finish all levels packs and you get the complete picture. There are seperate pictures for all three difficulty levels meaning that if you want to unlock all three, you have to finish the game on every difficulty level. A nice touch I think.
I really like the graphics in this game. They're not very high resolution but they're well drawn and give the game a sort of "retro" feel.
The sound on the other hand is not really that good. The game could benefit from more music as the only time music is played is near the end of the levels where the ball speeds up. I decided to turn off the music and play some MP3s in the background instead.
The sound effects are good enough but nothing special.
Overall this is a solid breakout title with a decent challenge.. should last you a while if you want to finish it on all difficulty levels. |
This review has an average score of 3.8 - Based on 6 ratings
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