Facebook Game: Candy Crush Saga Review

Short Notes: 

Game Genre: Action Arcade
Status: Beta
Time Unit: Real-time
Theme: Entertainment
Graphics: 2D
Fee: Free
Developer: King.com
Platforms: Facebook, iPhone, Mac, PC, Web (Browser)
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Candy Crush Saga is a new Strategy & Entertainment game is developed by King.com. Candy Crush Saga is available on different platform such as Facebook, iPhone, Mac, PC, Web (Browser). Match-3 genre tradition is used in Candy Crush Saga game and is very impressive.

At beginning level, the goals are as simple as “reach X score in Y number of moves,” but they quickly grow in challenge from there. Some levels may see ingredients hidden in amongst the candies, and you’ll need to safely lower them to the bottom of the board. Other boards are littered with jelly-filled spaces, and you’ll need to destroy all their gooey goodness to move on to the next stage. You’re only given a limited number of moves you can make in any stage, so rather than simply looking for matches, Candy Crush Saga is all about looking for the right matches.

Not in the least. In fact, Candy Crush Saga might be the least aggressive game I’ve come across on Facebook in terms of asking you for money. You will get five lives when you start this game and if you fail to complete a board then you lose one. Even if you lose five times in a row, playing through those stages will let you sink a good 10 or 15 minutes into the game. After that your lives will refill on their own at a pace of one every 30 minutes, so unless you’re determined to play through the entire experience in one sitting, you’ll find very little reason to ever spend a dime. (and if you do want to play through the entire thing in on sitting… well, maybe you’re missing the point of Facebook games).

Power-ups also offered in Candy Crush Saga that are introduced and accumulated through the course of play. There are also options to purchase more, but can’t seem to find an in-game store to allow such things. Perhaps it’s coming in a future update? Either way, it seemed like a strange omission.

There has also some overactive hint system. After starting without activity, Candy Crush Saga is eager to highlight a potential match – but since so much of the game is about taking your time to think out the best possible move, this becomes more of an irritant than it does a help. Likewise, the moves it recommends are rarely the best ones. In a game where every move counts, suggesting random matches like this is more hindrance than hint.

Still, despite a few niggling complaints, Candy Crush Saga wows us with what it accomplishes. The puzzles are challenging and plentiful, the microtransactions are unobtrusive, and the presentation is top notch. If you’re a fan of a good match-3 puzzler – whether you typically play Facebook games or not – Candy Crush Saga should be the next game on your playlist.

Pros:
Easy to learn, kid-friendly, requires no credits, Challenging and fun match-3 puzzles that require thought more than a good eye. Stellar presentation.

Cons:
Unoriginal concept, tacky graphics, slow-paced, too many hints, Overactive hint system. You'd think you could buy power-ups, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

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