I avoided reviewing this title because, for some reason, I thought somebody already covered it. Not sure what I was actually thinking of, but this is a title that might look easy to skip over. However, that would be a pretty big mistake.
Zuma is a puzzle game where you play as a frog disk that shoots colored orbs at other colored orbs. Sounds pretty uninteresting when you put it that bluntly, but this game is far from any nearby puddles lamesauce.
I’ve played the demo many times over the past year on the 360 and PS3, I was finally able to spring for the full game over the holiday. So now I’m trekking through the Aztecy goodness that is Zuma. There’s sort of a plot to it, with some laughable lines aimed at a protagonist whose only response is “Ribbit.”
This is one of those “just one more time” games. Easy to lose many hours to this God of Boredom Killers. Bonus orbs, such as Explosion, Reverse and Accuracy, will pop up randomly amongst a cluster of a certain color. Hit the group with an orb of the same color and you’ll obtain that bonus. The main objective of this game is to knock out groups in a way that will string together other knock outs. Eventually, you’ll want to destroy all the orbs before one falls into a skull icon’s mouth.
Although the soundtrack is repetitive, it’s kind of a fun song. The only word in English is “Pressure,” which is what this game mainly consists of. When the pressure is really on, the music will take a more intense tone. Which can really fuck up your game if you let it get to you. Just keep a cool head and focus, keep an eye out for opportunities to knock them all back.
This game may very well keep you glued to your respective chair for a long while… So sit somewhere comfortable.
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