Wow! What a great spin on the usual match-3 games. This one will keep me challenged for quite a while, I can see after playing for only 15 minutes. All I can say is, if you like match-3, this one is for you.
Not a good one, either. The graphics are nice, the music dreadful (as usual), I'm not particularly interested in the story, and the gameplay is a bit ponderous. There's very little challenge, and the bonus bombs etc. are not particularly effective. Overall, it was ok to play for the free hour, but I wouldn't buy it.
I didn't expect to like this game, but after a few levels I was convinced it's not a bad game at all. Once you get used to the rather odd way of playing, it becomes fun and challenging. It's a bit annoying to have to move the board to be able to play all the tiles, bit that's just part of the game. While I'm not a lover of limited move games, I found myself enjoying having to replay a level to be able to finish it. Overall it's fun and challenging, but I certainly wouldn't pay for a collectors edition - I'll wait for the standard version to be released.
That's 4-1/2 minutes of my life I can never get back! This is possibly the worst game I've ever downloaded. The "music" will bore you to tears, and the grossly annoying "whoop" every time you hit a button is even worse. I could find no redeeming features at all.
It's not much different from a hundred other match-3 games, but it's ok, probably better for beginners than experienced players. The challenges seem to become just a little more difficult with each level, so probably it will become more interesting after about 30 or so levels. The story line is quite good, but as that's a by-line to the actual game, it really doesn't add much to the enjoyment.
I have all the Laruaville games, and this one doesn't disappoint in any way. Some new characters, new power-ups (love the morphing bomb/lightning). All in all, love it!
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Time Management, Word
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
I had just started replaying (for the 3rd time) one of the previous Herc games, when ta dah!! Here's a new one! I love these games, and while there not a lot of difference between the old and the new, they're still great fun.
I started playing this game expecting, from reading a review, not to like it. I'm glad I didn't listen, because although the gameplay is a little irritating in that you can't make a move until the tiles stop falling, overall the game is fun.
At last, a new, really good time management game. We lovers of this genre always have to wait so long for a new one, but I suppose it makes us appreciate it more. This one is really good fun to play. The characters are cute, the baby pandas are adorable, the bonuses refill quickly. I'm not sure I'd buy the CE, but I'll certainly buy the standard version (hurry up please, Big Fish, and release it). My only criticism so far is that the instructions between levels are off the screen so quickly that often you can't read all of what they're telling you.
It's not easy to find a new Solitaire game these days, and while the play is the same old up-down, the cards are pretty, the "music" relaxing (if you turn the volume down), and overall, I'm enjoying it. I bought it after playing 12 levels in medium mode (why make it hard for yourself, it's supposed to be enjoyable), and am looking forward to getting back to it.