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CNET editors' rating:
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- Reviewed on: 11/16/2007
- Released on: 10/30/2007
- Originally published on GameSpot: Super Collapse 3 (DS) Review
Super Collapse 3 is the latest installment of a popular puzzle franchise that got its start on the Web. The basic design shares similarities with click-based puzzlers, such as Bejeweled and Panel De Pon. Lines of multicolored squares constantly push up from the bottom of the screen. Using the stylus, you have to touch clusters of three or more squares to make them disappear. The rest of the pile then falls into place. You get more points for popping large clusters, so it's generally a good idea to let squares of the same color collect to maximize your payoff. Helpful items--bombs, time stoppers, and shuffle blocks--also appear at regular intervals to keep the excitement going.
The controls couldn't be any easier. On the PC, you'd use the mouse and onscreen pointer to select then pop bricks. In the DS version, you simply touch the bricks with the stylus and they magically disappear. Response is quick and accurate, even when the pile is rising full-speed toward the top of the screen. The graphics and audio in the DS version aren't as polished as in the PC or PSP versions of the game, but the excellent touch-screen controls totally make up for the downgrades to those superficial aspects.
It's not like the utilitarian presentation hurts the experience. This is a puzzle game, which means what matters most is that you can see everything clearly. To that end, Super Collapse 3 succeeds. The lower screen contains the puzzle field while the upper screen contains status information, such as score and lines remaining. The bricks are painted in primary colors that are easy to make out against the puzzle field's solid black backdrop. Outside of the puzzle field, cheesy rendered landscapes fill the remaining screen area. The audio consists of pop-heavy sound effects and pleasant mood music.
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