Monday, June 18, 2007

Go! Puzzle [PS3]

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Sony's latest offering via the PlayStation Store is this collection of three puzzle games, also available separately for only a few dollars each. It's a great value, and puzzle fans of all skill levels will find something here to suit them.

Swizzle Blocks
Moving a cursor around the screen, players rotate quartets of googly-eyed cubes, trying to create groups of four or more of the same colour. This causes them to explode with an enthusiastic "yee-haw", as they make room for the next set of cubes. As the levels progress, more cubes will be added to the screen at higher speeds, making it harder to clear. There's also a great multiplayer mode, where players can undo each other's plans and trigger wacky cube modifiers.
9/10

Aquatica
The most conventional of these games, this is a solid Tetris-based title where players drop groups of three mines down onto the ocean floor, where they break apart, falling on top of the existing pieces. Lining up three or more of the same colour vertically, diagonally or horizontally clears them away. Wildcard mines that can be used as any colour, and the ability to flip the trios around as they fall make this more addictive than it would seem at first glance.
8/10

Skyscraper
This game tasks you with walking over a series of floor tiles that are the same colour. The trick is that there's usually only one way across and no backtracking allowed. To make matters worse, there's a time limit, and two separate paths you must complete to move on. This is easily the hardest of the three games to learn, but for those that stick with it, will likely be the most challenging and rewarding.
8/10

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