Arcade Lines - Addictive "line" game (my favorite game) |
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Filename: arcade_lines.exe,
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Type: Shareware, $14.95 |
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I rarely play arcade games. Oh, it's not that I don't like them; it's
just that I rarely master them. I just can't seem to find the time to
master all the various key combinations and more often than not they
leave me all hyped up rather than relaxed. So I pretty much stick with
FreeCell (the three deck version in SolSuite 2002 is a killer) and avoid
the frustration of being blown up.
Arcade Lines has replaced FreeCell as my spare time amusement. It's
really very simple yet incredibly elegant. There are a number of solid
colored balls and the object is to line up five in a row, either up,
down or on the diagonal. There are wildcards, some balls can be used for
any color, some either white/blue or red/orange and then there's the
dynamite. Use it in place of a ball and all balls of that color are
blown away.
The catch? Balls continue to come, placed randomly on the board. Just
when you think you're ready to have five lined up, whack, a new piece is
inserted just where you don't want it.
You receive a score each time you remove pieces and while I've compared
my scores that's not the point, it's just fun and relaxing. The graphics
are great, the balls give off a clever animated gleam and the sound
effects are fun, especially when the dynamite goes off. There's no time
limit, you can study the board for hours or answer email with no penalty
or even quit the game and pick it up where you left off.
Even if you don't consider yourself a gamer or even if you do this guy
is worth checking out, tons of fun.
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