Great design and creative gameplay
Match 3 puzzle games are one of the most common types of games around. There’s a notable amount of people that love this kind of games. Simple, strategic and fun are the main characteristics that make match 3 puzzle games desirable.
There are literally dozens of match 3 puzzle games in app stores. Candy Crush Saga was and still is the most successful puzzle game with millions of daily active users. We were wondering though if there is a new puzzle game that could eventually take over the throne and blow our minds away. It took some time searching through app stores for the perfect candidate and we believe we just might have found one.
Gift Panic seems to stand out from the crowd. It has a wonderful design with playful and cool animations. The navigation is flawless and comes with a smooth feeling. The game is interactive right from the welcome screen and it has an extremely user friendly environment. The player can adopt relatively fast to the game as it offers a variety of helpful tips and hints on nearly everything.
“In a land filled with tiny creatures and shiny gifts, there lives a little toy-robot called Tin. This is where our story begins…”
You guessed it; the game comes with a story line. Tin, the robot is on a mission to rescue his snail friends from the rascals that abducted them. As you move along the game the story progresses and you come across enemies and bosses.
The game itself is creative and imaginative in contrast with many other games of the same kind that choose to keep it safe and mainstream. It’s unlikely you will ever get bored playing this game since each level differs from the previous one. It’s independent and interesting in a unique way with several occasional surprises.
UNIQUE FEATURES
Diagonal Moves are a first in match 3 puzzle games and they definitely make the game much more interesting. Other than diagonal moves, good features to mention are the game boosters which offer clever assistance during play.
World Rankings is a collection of side games that give the player the chance to compete against other players from all over the world for a spot at the top. The games are independent from the main game and offer extra game experience.
CLASSIC FEATURES
• The game is based on LIVES and DIAMONDS
• You can buy or ask for lives
• Every 30 minutes you get an extra life with 5 lives maximum.
• Each level has a move limitation. If you lose you can spend 9 diamonds to get 5 additional moves or lose a life to start all over again.
• You can connect to the game with Facebook.
• It does not require an internet connection.
Conclusion
After playing the game and giving it to the rest of the writing team, we found ourselves passionately competing against each other, which leads only to one conclusion: Gift Panic might be the next puzzle game success.
