puzzle games

Animal shapes course in from all sides of the screen, you attach them to each of the six sides of your cube. Attach two similar pieces to destroy them. More than five shapes on a side == game over.
It's one heck of a puzzle game. Like the classics, it has a simple concept that only gets difficult when you try to play the thing.

My only complaint is, a la Tetris, if you're not totally sucked in you'll find it getting a tad repetetive. If you stick with it while the pace increases, you'll be totally. Totally. Sucked In. Especially as there's seven speeds to tackle the seven stages on. And three progressive difficulty modes. And four gameplay styles to choose from. 7 * 7 * 3 * 4 equals... well, a lot. Especially given the number of levels in a stage can be anything from 4 to about 28.

As in most puzzlers, graphics and sound are nothing to write home about, although the reggae bonus level theme is a bit fun.

That's about it, really.

ZooCube is the best version of a 3D Tetris-like game that I have ever seen. 3D user-interface is tricky and usually not intuitive but ZooCube does a great job of making it both easy to learn and keeping the game challenging to master.

It's based on simple animal matching, but the graphics and sound effects are fun while keeping things focused on the game play. The powerups and smart bombs help your score and can save you from deep trouble if carefully used.

The between-level and background graphics are good, but you'll have little time to look at them.

Multi-player looks very interesting with both cooperative and competition modes, but I haven't had a chance to play them yet.

Enjoy!

This is a good puzzle title. best for those interested in trying something new and wacky. The noises get very annoying quickly but all and all this is a solid family title. But the gameplay may be too much for the very young.