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Stack 'N Smile

Categories: Review: Software
Publisher: _Public_Domain_
Machine: Amstrad CPC464

 
Published in Amstrad Action 118

Stack 'N Smile

Columns is great, and there are some other decent puzzle games out there. So surely there's not much room for any more puzzle games?

Some things we will never get rid of on the CPC. Clones and puzzle games. Fortunately some of the puzzle games are quite good. This one borders on the latter. An interesting twist on the Columns theme. Coloured blocks fall from the top and you have to swap them around with each other to match a group of colours. All the while the timer ticks away.

Graphics are okay, although the game does not have as many options or playability as Groops!, but is still quite fun all the same.

Second Opinion

Nicholas Campbell is a well-known name in the CPC scene and his websites are definitely worth checking out, as are his games. Stack 'N Smile is a puzzle game with an interesting twist on the Columns theme. A good game overshadowed by other excellent puzzlers.

First Day Target Score

Achieve 2,000 points.

Verdict

A good old fashioned shooter. That's the problem.