The most disappointing part of this game, is that outside the main game and a survival mode, there really is not much else to keep you busy. Some game specific achievements are added in but not something that will keep you occupied that long. In fact, Sparkle 2, which came out a few months prior, has more modes than this. It seems like this is just more of level expansion to that game.
Sparkle Unleashed
10Tons Ltd. · Jun 2, 2015
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Experience the fabled Sparkle brand action puzzle like never before! Make your way through a secluded world of mystery, light magical braziers and discover a way to banish the darkness once and for all.
Unlock potent powerups and use the ones you like the most to overcome Chained Orbs, Rock Orbs, Survival levels and other exciting challenges. Can you carve a path of light through the darkness?
Sparkle Unleashed introduces floating Orb Slinger gameplay never before seen in a Sparkle series game. The unleashed Orb Slinger floats along the bottom of the screen providing a fresh way to experience the beloved Sparkle gameplay.
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- There’s variation in the areas as winding paths and multiple lines of marbles are introduced. There’s an extra hard difficulty if you want a challenge or to grind your teeth into dust with frustration. It’s not a bad game at all, it just does what it says on the tin and while that’s fine, it doesn’t stand up above other games – many of which flood the Nintendo eShop each week – to steal your attention away.
- Despite a large number of levels, gameplay feels fairly derivative and somewhat repetitive. Like the games fantastic soundtrack, the gameplay can begin to feel like it is ceaselessly looping. The port onto the Nintendo Switch seems to have added little of real consequence to the game and, like all match three games, it struggles to be truly innovative. While 10 Tons has done a fantastic job moving this onto the Switch, the game has not evolved extensively.
- Sparkle Unleashed is a must have for puzzle fans. It has quick-moving puzzles, a great soundtrack, appropriate backgrounds, and a story to tie it all together. For just $7.99 the amount of content is extensive, providing hours of both relaxing and exhilarating entertainment.
- 6.0For those familiar with the series or the genre as a whole, Sparkle unleashed is merely a slight variation on more of the same. With Sparkle 2 already out on Switch, as well as it being released for every other system in all the known kingdoms, Sparkle Unleashed is another solid, if unremarkable addition to the console's library.
- But are those reasons enough to encourage people re-enter the world of Sparkle? For the price of admission you do get a lot of content and it is just as addictive as it has always been, but it does all just seem a little too familiar. You can’t help but wonder whether creating a whole new game was justified.
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