BrickShooter Review

Puzzle games involving disappearing masses of blocks should be familiar to any gamer. BrickShooter, then, is any game to learn. Blocks of 5-10 different colors are shot from the edges of the playing field. Get three like colors together and they disappear. The gameplay is simplistic, but more challenging than one would imagine. Even on the easiest setting of five colors, a level can take a good fifteen minutes of play. Unfortunately, the harder levels of the game offer only additional colors of blocks to complicate your efforts. Playing on the hardest setting feels less like a challenge and more like a chore. The game does allowing you to save puzzles, which should prove invaluable to anyone trying to conquer the more difficult settings.
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The game offers some charming MIDI music, giving the game a retro-vibe that reminds one of Tetris. Unfortunately, the thin selection of six short and repetitive tracks means that the music soon wears out its welcome. If you're like me, you'll turn it off within a few minutes of play.
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Ultimately, BrickShooter's largest problem lies in its price. With so many freeware and free flash puzzle games on the web, $18 seems too much to ask. A price of $5, or even a free game with optional donations would be much more fitting. I suspect most of those playing the trial of BrickShooter will enjoy the fifteen days their trial version offers, but won't continue on after that.