Halloween Trouble 3 > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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I liked it!

PostedOctober 29, 2021

LanaPook

fromZephyrhills, Florida

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

What is with all the bad reviews? Once you get used to the game play it's enjoyable. If you like match 3 games give it a try.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Fun!

PostedOctober 30, 2021

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I;m glad I decided to give this game a try despite some of the negative reviews. I am thouroughy enjoying it! It's a purchase for me. The graphics could be better but not a deal breaker. Give it a try!

I recommend this game!

+19points

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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typical M3

PostedNovember 5, 2021

denniann2

fromharrisonburg, virginia

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

you are matching 3 items to get funds to repair a house. there are 100 levels. there is a hint that is generated if there isw a match. if not. you have power-ups to help you

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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A fun Halloween M3

PostedNovember 17, 2021

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I enjoyed this Halloween-themed Match 3 game that offers some unique game play for a fun change of pace.

The graphic choices for the main character's home upgrades could have been better, yet, the game graphics in-game overall and sound were great and I definitely recommend it.

I recommend this game!

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3 / 5

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Halloween Trouble 3 (Released here 10-24-21)

PostedJune 8, 2022

kerith90angel

fromNew England, USA

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Based on completed demo only

I only got through 5 levels in the demo time. I was a bit hard on the first installment of this series and liked #3 better but I'd say my end rating for HT3 is more like 3.8*.

I liked:
- The clarity of the icons. They aren't just cartoonish like we see in some of the M3s. They have more of a 3D feel which I really liked.
- I like M3s you can fast match and ...Show more

Based on completed demo only

I only got through 5 levels in the demo time. I was a bit hard on the first installment of this series and liked #3 better but I'd say my end rating for HT3 is more like 3.8*.

I liked:
- The clarity of the icons. They aren't just cartoonish like we see in some of the M3s. They have more of a 3D feel which I really liked.
- I like M3s you can fast match and this game is very quick in that regard.
- It has good sound effects

Didn't like:
- There weren't enough icon/rune changes between levels so the entire demo just felt like I was playing one long M3 board.

- In HT1 I mentioned that I didn't like the spider icons because they look like ticks. They still look like ticks.

- You must spread fire from cell to cell across the board to melt some ice tiles on the opposite side of the play board. I'm pretty sure all the levels I played had that feature, which I'm not really a fan of. One or 2 levels would be ok but not so many levels back to back.

- I really disliked the "build/design area". You get in-game currency to decorate a house but it was pretty unappealing and so were the items you obtained.
- The items in the decorative room are too expensive too.

I didn't think this was a bad game but there are other M3s I just like way more. This one could be really fun with a few minor fixes. Show less

I recommend this game!

+5points

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Overall rating

2 / 5

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Horrible

PostedOctober 24, 2021

donadriedger

fromNova Scotia, Canada

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Match 3

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Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

This is one big game of moving the fire to the edges of the board. This is the aspect of Laureville that I can't stand, but at least then it is not in every layout.
The graphics are straight cartoon and the dialogue is only read, not that the dialogue is very important in a M3 game, especially this one where the lady involved is only saying useless things anyway.
You need a lot of money to fix ...Show more

This is one big game of moving the fire to the edges of the board. This is the aspect of Laureville that I can't stand, but at least then it is not in every layout.
The graphics are straight cartoon and the dialogue is only read, not that the dialogue is very important in a M3 game, especially this one where the lady involved is only saying useless things anyway.
You need a lot of money to fix the house, and the refurbishments are dull.
To me, this game has little to offer. There are much better halloween games out there. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

-2points

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1 / 5

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Scary Bad!

PostedOctober 23, 2022

HeavenBound7729

fromOcala, Florida

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Wow! Halloween Trouble was bad enough but it really took a nose dive with Number 3! There's way too much going on to keep track of it all and the tutorial is practically useless. There's too much to read and it advances too quickly.

The entire game is utterly boring, puzzles not fun and redecorating was dreadfully unappealing, not to mention the dark, ugly graphics. Obstacles were challenging, ...Show more

Wow! Halloween Trouble was bad enough but it really took a nose dive with Number 3! There's way too much going on to keep track of it all and the tutorial is practically useless. There's too much to read and it advances too quickly.

The entire game is utterly boring, puzzles not fun and redecorating was dreadfully unappealing, not to mention the dark, ugly graphics. Obstacles were challenging, especially the annoying fire that didn't stay lit long enough, which resulted in a lot of starting over. Bonuses were typical for this series.

Even with the abundance of features and flashy bonuses, it wasn't enough to undo the negatives. I would suggest to take caution if you are considering purchasing this game! Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+4points

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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TROUBLE IS BREWING ALRIGHT!

PostedFebruary 27, 2022

pennmom36

from❥ Loki ❥ "Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart" -Winnie the Pooh

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Double, double, toil, and trouble. Fire burn and, cauldron bubble. The title is befitting, were we not worth the trouble? I actually liked the first two games in this series but this one looks like someone slapped it together just before Halloween to make a few bucks.

I have a large 38" Alienware curved monitor and if a game can't convert to this resolution it usually centers the screen and ...Show more

Double, double, toil, and trouble. Fire burn and, cauldron bubble. The title is befitting, were we not worth the trouble? I actually liked the first two games in this series but this one looks like someone slapped it together just before Halloween to make a few bucks.

I have a large 38" Alienware curved monitor and if a game can't convert to this resolution it usually centers the screen and places a black bar on both sides but this game just stretched the entire screen until everything was out of proportion, even when I chose the "higher graphics" versus the "fast graphics. I can appreciate the fact that developers can't code every possible resolution nowadays, but screens are getting larger because everyone wants to see the "bigger picture", so this certainly needs to be mentioned for future games.

I can live with a stretched appearance, but that's just one of many issues this game has. The storyline was so boring I couldn't skip through it fast enough and the characters were downright creepy looking but I couldn't figure out if they used a claymation type of graphics or a computer-generated program, either way, it didn't do the characters any justice whatsoever!

The Music soundtrack didn't loop seamlessly, in fact, it didn't loop at all. At the end of the track, the music just stopped playing for several awkward seconds, for such a long time that it left you wondering if the game froze up, but then a new track would start playing.

Every level seemed to have a gazillion new features to explain, they literally threw the kitchen sink into this game. The problem is that the tutorial levels were so numerous that they had to disappear almost instantly to get through all of the feature explanations so you could barely finish reading one popup before the next one would appear. The end result is you had to just figure them out on the fly or do some speed reading and hope you absorb everything that's being thrown your way. This issue was addressed by several reviewers on Halloween Trouble 1 AND 2, so does the developer not care?

The points earned allow you to Repair your house. Everything was a drab brownish color and the end result wasn't any better than the drab, one-room "house" you started out with. If you are going to offer a decorating/repair feature, the purchases have to be interesting! The whole point of this feature is to give the player an incentive to keep playing the levels because they want to earn enough money to finish decorating. I guarantee you that absolutely no one will feel this way about these repairs/decorations, seriously, they are dreadful...and not in a cool Halloween ghoulish way!

You can play in an Endless Level Limit (Relaxed Mode) a Limited Moves or Limited Timed Mode, and you can choose a Casual or Expert difficulty Mode. There are 14 Achievements to earn and 17 House Repairs to make as well. You can earn up to 3 Spiders per level and they did add a replay feature that wasn't available in the previous games.

Large Matches will give you a Pumpkin Bomb of various strengths on the board which must be swapped to create an explosion. There is a Hammer Booster that destroys a single chosen tile/chain and a Shuffle Boosters to mix up the tiles when you have trouble finding meaningful matches (which happens a lot)

As you progress, various Obstacles are added for a challenge, such as Chained Tiles, Locked cells that require making a specified number of matches, Fog covered cells and Invisible Tiles that hide parts of the board until you make adjacent matches over the tiles! Cauldrons located at the bottom of the board can be collected by making matches directly above them, and some of the green fog-covered cells will trigger a chain reaction explosion that usually unlocks a section of the board after the explosion.

This SE version still offers 14 Achievements and 17 House Repairs, the only features not available are the Wallpapers, extra Puzzles and 50 Bonus Levels, but trust me, you won't want to play 50 more levels of this particular game!

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I don't recommend this game.

+3points

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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Lousy rip off

PostedOctober 24, 2021

tjm1938

fromCocoa, FL

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

I RESENT that developer released this game in a "Collector Edition" 3 weeks ago. I bought it at that time. NOW, the SAME game is released in the regular edition at half the price. What a ROYAL rip off on the part of this developer and shame on Big Fish for allowing them to get away with it.

I don't recommend this game.

+1point

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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Terrible game

PostedOctober 24, 2021

TurkeyFur

fromBC Canada

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle

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Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

I have no idea what I was doing wrong, I could not get past the first level, frozen tiles etc. would not disappear no matter what I did. I tried the game twice and just could not make any progress off that first level. Was not going to fight with it, just uninstalled it.

I don't recommend this game.

-10points

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