Atomic Sky

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Yes, this game is quite simple and a bit rough around the edges, but its author is [b]ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ-3 ɢᴀᴍᴇs![/b] Bejewelled, Candy Crush Saga, Puzzle Quest, and myriads of others - all of them wouldn't exist if it wasn't for a simple match-3 game [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shariki]"Shariki"[/url] that Evgeniy Alemzhin created in [b]1988[/b]. I am so glad I can support Evgeniy and his game :)

While not the most amazing or well made game out there, I would say this game is actually fairly well done, all things considered. Sound wise, there is nothing whatsoever; no sounds, no music. Interface is minimal, and there is no options menu. You get to pick from playing fields of varying complexity, and have to match spheres in 3D space, which is harder than it sounds. One thing this does differently is that a sphere can only move to make a match if there is an ajacent sphere to switch with, leading to cases where in most games you could make a match, but in this game you can't because the ball doesn't have another one to switch with. There is a hint system, which shrinks all balls down to show a possible match; however it does this regardless of if you can actually MAKE said match, for example often showing a match that cannot be made because of being buried in the playing field, thus requiring other matches to be made first to get to it. When this happens it renders the hint system useless, as it will continue to show that same match until it is made. It also fines you 100 pts per hint, yet on the larger maps the hints are pretty much required. There is a planet in perpetual orbit, which appears to be the earth, and when a match is made the balls shrink and fly to orbit the planet, which I thought was a nice touch. Another flaw which is not major, but rather off putting, is that the pink ball is semi-transparent, wheras all the other balls are solid. The game goes on until no more matches an be made, in which case a big bang icon on the bottom of the screen will start to flash; this icon can be clicked on at anytime to end the game if you get bored, or when the game is over, causing all remaining balls to fly towards the planet. There seems to be a bug at the end where the earth started shrinking in increments, only to go back to full size moments later. after doing this a few times the resulting resizing caused all of the orbiting balls to be violently flung off into space, after which it didn't change sizes anymore. it only seems to happen on the largest map setting, and it's actually an enjoyable thing to see, so I classify it more as a feature than a bug All in all a rather simplistic, but enjoyable take on the genre, and definitely worth the price!