Crystal Wizard

Type of program: Game
Supported platforms: Win 95/98/2000/XP
Company name: Tate's Colony
Version: 1.0
Cost: $19.95
Installed size: 4500

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This is an interesting game that combines a couple of popular games. It’s like Tedris in that it drops from the top, and you need to get 3 of the same color to get the balls to disappear. There is a drop zone and your cursor must be in that zone in order to release the ball. There is a fault line and if a ball goes over that line, the game is over, unless the ball that went over the line forms a set. You can just drop the ball or you can drag and release it to bank it off the wall. There are usually some balls in the play zone when you start, and they tell you what they want you to complete during the level, such as a certain score or putting the same color ball in the square marked with an X.

DId I forget to mention there is a timer running and if you don’t complete your task before time runs out-game over. Now, that sounds easy, right? Well before you think that, I gotta tell you that sometimes there are dots and slides, which just like in a Pachinko game make the ball bounce all over.

There is a tutorial, which walks you through the easier parts of the game. For the dots and slides, you gotta practice on your own. There is the regular game and 7 bonus levels, which all have strange names, and ain’t easy. There is also a target practice level, however under the bonus button, only 2 of them are available in the demo and the target practice isn’t one of them.

If you register the game you will get all the levels, codes for play, higher levels, high score saves, difficulty settings, audio controls and high quality audio.

Going through the tutorial, this game looks real easy, but beware-it’s harder than it looks..

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Reviewed by Stormy Strock

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