New Game Discussion - Puzzle City
October 24th, 2007 by admin
Hi. Sorry for keeping silence for so long, but I was out of town previous week. It’s so fun to come back home again and play my favorite games!
So, I rushed to see what’s new - and luckily, I have some very good game for discussion:
So, game title: Puzzle City
Developer: eGames
Genre: mix of mosaic, tetris, and strategy.
Similar games: any mosaic and Build-a-lot.
Puzzle City developed by eGames is presented by Big Fish Games. This is something extremely original- a mix of mosaic, tetris and strategy game. So, it’s a lot like Build-a-lot game that Heidi was telling about.
But the game principle in Puzzle City is completely different. In order to complete the tasks set in each level, you’ll have not only push the buttons, but to construct areas out of puzzle pieces moving along conveyor at the bottom of the screen.
So, as you look at the screenshot below, you’ll see the playfield is split into parts, i.e. areas. and you’re to fill each with the buildings of the same type.
Here’s what I have cleared out. Some tips and tricks for Puzzle City:
1. The goal Mz Towers sets on each level will include 3 tasks: construct a building of the required type and size, cover the required part of area.
2. If she says, you’re to build 1×1 campus(trading center or whatever) - it means you’ll have to use 1 block of campus materials that ocupies one cell on the playfield. Sorry for saying that, but it is not obvious from the in-game help.
3. You can rotate puzzle pieces just like in Tetris game to fit them in the best place.
4. If you’re doing everything correctly, you earn bonuses for your correct moves. So, with time you can use trash can for getting rid of the useless pieces, recycle device for reshaping the existing puzzle pieces, dynamite for exploding the pieces on the conveyor belt, bulldozer for demolishing the areas you don’t like etc.
5. If you have a choice between using a trash can and recycling device, better use the treash can.
6. When you complete one of the tasks for the current level, you worker appears and gives you thumbs up.
7. Once you take the puzzle piece, the area with the pieces of the same kind flashes. So, be sure to place it in this very area.
8. Never let puzzle pieces overfill the conveyor - otherwise you’re risking to fail the level.
I like the game because of its original gameplay and dynamism. But there are some drawbacks about it, that you’ll notice as you play further. And I’mm looking forward to hearing your opinion. Please join Puzzle City discussion and share your tips and tricks for this game.
Have a nice day!
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