Puzzle Paradise

It’s quite an ambitious claim for a game to be called Puzzle Paradise, but actually the makers of this particular game really got the name spot on.

Whether you want to have a go at a game similar to Puzzle Bobble to guessing the ice-box with the boy (Max) inside it (as they get shuffled about) – you’re going to have a blast with this game from start to finish. The best bit about this game for me is the possibility of virtually limitless games and particularly the prospect of totally random outcomes per game.

The whole way through the game you’re challenged in different ways, whether it’s observation, memory, logic or reflexes, you’ll have plenty to do to warrant being crowned king of Puzzle Paradise.

The game starts with a Puzzle Bobble style game, where you have to stop the descending ice cubes from reaching the bottom. To do this you must use Max to pick the colour co-ordinated cubes and match them up in groups of five or more of the same colour for them to be dissolved and therefore give you a bit more time to repeat the process again and again until you just can’t stop it any longer.

As quite an experienced gamer, I found this starting game pretty challenging and after several attempts I finally succeeded in scoring enough to move to the next round. For doing well you get rewarded by trophies as well as unlocking more games for you to pit your wits against.

You have a variety of backdrops to play your games on the Puzzle Island, from frozen arctic plains, to sun-drenched beaches and underwater settings and many others. The variety of games as well as beautiful scenery really does help bring this game to life and provides you with even more fun and attention to detail. With so many games and levels to play (there are eight settings in all – each with two games to play).

For me, I found that this game worked as well as some of the memory testing games which I’ve played with. For example the game where I had to memorise where pairs of cards were and try to pair them up whilst running against the clock was easy at first but as more and more symbols are introduced, the difficulty increased each and every round.

Overall then this game lives up to its title as Puzzle Paradise and I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys puzzles and particularly enjoy variety. The best thing about the game is rather than just simply proving to be the master of one type of puzzle, you can develop your skills in other equally challenging and rewarding games.

Rating 90%

Positives

Good graphics

16 different games to keep you puzzling

Plenty of additional content to unlock

Negatives

Some levels are particularly difficult and you can only unlock the other puzzles once you’ve successfully completed the other games – which could lead to frustration through repetition, especially if you’re not too good at one particular puzzle

Music is pretty pathetic