Tropical Puzzle > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

4 / 5

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Simple but different

PostedJune 13, 2014

fredandethel

fromDerbyshire, England

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Card & Board, Mahjong

Current Favorite:

Ouba - The Great Journey

(10)

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

OK it's a bit basic, but there aren't many of this type of match 3 around, and even a simple one gives opportunity for a bit of strategy and thinking a few moves ahead.
A very pleasant relaxing game for when you want to keep your brain just ticking over.

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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Hard to stop playing...

PostedOctober 12, 2012

jil1

fromSão Paulo, Brazil

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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

I played the free trial and immediately bought the game, started playing and couldn´t stop. I don´t know how many times I played and it is always funny. It is not a difficult game but is very pleasant. Clean all the board once, then you want to see next and the next and the next board... hard to stop playing...

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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Different Kind of Match 3 Game

PostedAugust 22, 2014

mrm2006

fromBelton MO

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Card & Board, Mahjong

Current Favorite:

Bluebeard's Castle

(295)

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

The concept of the game is relatively simple, in theory. You have a game board on which are a variety of colored balls - spaced out everywhere. You must move those colored balls around the board to make matches of at least 3 balls vertically, horizontally and even diagonally. But, leave a path open because if your ball can't get where you need to, oops.

The entire purpose of the game is to get ...Show more

The concept of the game is relatively simple, in theory. You have a game board on which are a variety of colored balls - spaced out everywhere. You must move those colored balls around the board to make matches of at least 3 balls vertically, horizontally and even diagonally. But, leave a path open because if your ball can't get where you need to, oops.

The entire purpose of the game is to get rid of all the blue tiles, as in any other match 3 game. I did not see any bonuses for matches of 4 or more.

My recommendation in game play is to keep the middle of the board as open as possible for easier movement of your balls. Even if you're not destroying tiles, keep that middle of the board open.

This is a game of intense strategy, of which I am not a fan, so this won't be a purchase for me. But, for those who would enjoy it,

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

2 / 5

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Villa Banana prequel is a snoozer

PostedDecember 4, 2011

SynthpopAddict

fromHome on Derange

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Marble Popper, Match 3

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Cradle of Egypt

(92)

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Pros: smooth gameplay, untimed

Cons: boring

I bought and reviewed Villa Banana before I tried Tropical Puzzle out, but liked VB for its level of challenge, so surfed through the M3 back catalog until I found Tropical Puzzle. The M3 play is the same here--put the same type pieces together to match 3 of them--and clear the non-green tiles from the board to advance. While I normally enjoy this ...Show more

Pros: smooth gameplay, untimed

Cons: boring

I bought and reviewed Villa Banana before I tried Tropical Puzzle out, but liked VB for its level of challenge, so surfed through the M3 back catalog until I found Tropical Puzzle. The M3 play is the same here--put the same type pieces together to match 3 of them--and clear the non-green tiles from the board to advance. While I normally enjoy this lesser used subgenre of M3 as a break from swap M3s, Tropical Puzzle turned out to be a huge disappointment. The background never changes except for slight swaying of the palm trees and an occasional wave in the ocean, and looking at pretty much nothing but colored balls of the same size on a board gets boring pretty quickly. Couple that with a soundtrack well suited for an elevator, and you may find yourself making your moves quickly. Not because this game is timed, (it isn't, although a counter keeps progress of how long you're spending on a level) but so you can keep yourself awake. The challenge level isn't all that much either. Only the very last level in the 85 boards had a significant level of difficulty.

The help is rather annoying. Either you have to look at popup hints repeatedly for the same type of powerup every time it appears, or shut the help off completely and try to figure out what a powerup or obstacle does on your own should a new one appear.

There are two different game modes, adventure (in which you play through the 85 levels) and endless (in which you play on a board until you run out of moves). I made myself finish adventure just to see what would happen, and that's not much to write home about. There are no trophies or accomplishments to achieve in the adventure mode either, and I wasn't motivated enough to try endless to see if there would be anything else to accomplish other than fighting boredom. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

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