Game Review: Atlantis
I wrote a little while ago about Big Fish Games’ free game giveaway. Did you get yours? I picked Atlantis and Fairies. Atlantis is a match-3 casual game. As colored bubbles slide down a maze, players shoot other bubbles into the lineup to pop three or more. Set up chains and arrange longer groups for extra points, like your average match-3.
When you pop certain combinations or activate special bubbles, strange effects happen to your maze. Your bubbles might slow down, stop, or even travel in reverse, which adds to the fun. There’s also the obligatory exploding bubble that pops everything in it’s path.
Besides the puzzles’ names, it didn’t really have much of an Atlantis theme. Still, the backgrounds were pretty and even more importantly, none of the backgrounds made it hard to see the bubbles. The bubbles themselves were distinctive colors too, so I was never frustrated by trying to determine if the ochre ball is meant to be brown or orange.
If you like match-3s, this is a solid, enjoyable one. The bubbles are pretty and easy to see, the controls are quite simple and sensible, and the different mazes hold a player’s interest. With the wide selection of bubble popping games, though, it doesn’t stand out all that much.
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