Archive for the 'Puzzle' Category

Review: Dangerous High School Girls In Trouble


h1 Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

This game is really weird. Weird an original. Together with Heileen, one of the most original games I’ve been playing recently. And it’s about “girl-power” too!

Your goal in the game is to find out what’s happening in your school (there have been some strange events recently) and to do this you play in a sort of turn-based game, very similar to a board game with a big scrollable map.

You’ll play with a gang of girls, each one with different skills/abilities, and an advancement system typical of RPGs games. You’ll be also able to recruit new members to your town.

Everytime you met an opponent “gang” of girls, you can challenge them in one of various puzzle/skill games, which require different skill, so is important to choose your team member with the highest required skill.

In definitive, a very original game that I recommend anyone trying, you could be surprised even if the theme doesn’t seem particularly attractive to you.

Rating: ★★★★☆

Review: Puzzle Quest


h1 Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The good old match3 evolved into a more complex genre. We had Cradle of Rome, where match3 was combined with resource building, and now we have this Puzzle Quest, which combines the match3 with RPG elements.

The game starts with a world map and several traveling points. There’s your home kingdom with the castle, which can offer lot of quests to do. Doing quest will raise your experience points, and as you level up, you’ll unlock powerful moves that you can perform inside the match3 game.

The match3 starts whenever a battle occurs. You’ll battle against a big variety of enemies, each one with his own playing style and special moves. The game is also filled by cutscenes, so for those of your that like to read the texts, there’s also this added bonus.

The gameplay becomes a bit repetitive over time (but not a surprise since we’re talking about a match3) but in general if you still like games like Bejeweled you’ll find this game quite interesting.

Rating: ★★★★☆