BrickShooter Review

Could be the next big flash game...

Submitted by elsnichkum on Sat, 2008-02-16 07:05.
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The lowest price: 17.95$
You can buy it at RegNow for that price.
Pros:
A fun addicting game that feels like a long minigame. The layout is cool and small. (I like it) Clever game, but darn frustrating at first
Cons:
Needs a cooler soundtrack A better graphical interface would be awesome Makes you think! (not good for people without logic)
Review:

When I first opened up the game I was thinking "is this tetris on crack"? But it turns out I was completely wrong.

At first glance and game play you may think "OH another crappy, boring flash game" but no it's just...different. You shoot the bricks that are on the sides to the center of the map either horizontally or vertically, when you match 3 of the same colors you get 1 point.

At first I got just plain frustrated at the game, but I really didn't get into it until the first five minutes, thats when it got me going. Although the game DOES looses its touch in about 30 minutes or so, but thats not to say it's a bad game, which it isn't.

It's basically what I call a "MIX" game. It leans towards the puzzle and strategic elements. Strategic like tetris' but a puzzle like Zuma or bejeweled.

Now I've only had 2 problems in the whole thing. 1) The sound track: Every puzzle game I've played so far have had a sound track feature and I have 2 opinions on that. 1) A good sound track makes the game more enjoyable. 2) If its a bad soundtrack why put it on there at all. Too bad this game goes on opinion #2. The sound track was just plain...tacky

It made me feel like I was is the dawning age of puzzle games. But luckily you were able to disable the feature. But either way I ended up putting on some 80s' music.

Problem 2) The graphical interface: It looks like it came from a super nintendo game, honestly. I mean if they slapped on some bubble looking textures or shining effects it would make it look 10x better but instead it just looks...solid.

Other than those problems I actually had an enjoyable experience with BrickShooter.

Conclusion:

All in all, I think it is an ok game. But it could've been great if only the tacky sound track and effects didn't ruin it. It just makes it feel bland. But other than that I actually enjoyed it.