From the mobile game makers that brought us the addictive That Roach Game South Africa and the lethal Ninjani: Emperor's Revenge comes Monsterilla. It's a colourful game with classic group three or more of the same colour style gameplay, with a monstrous twist. We had high hopes for it. Did it live up to them? Read on to find out.
According to the description pasted on the Ovi Store, Monsterilla is about a bunch of monsters (Monsterillas if you will) that are up above some clouds. The aim is to help them into groups of three or more to help them "get to where they're going !"
Of course Monsterilla doesn't really need an excuse or backstory for its action. It's a typical connect three or more of the same colour to score points puzzle game with Breakdesign's own stamp on it. And that usually means slick presentation, leaderboards and community focussed features.
Starting the game up it's immediately clear that a lot of love has gone into making Monsterilla. It's flash colourful menus are a visual treat from the off and throughout.
Before you dive into the game a neat little tutorial explains all you need to know in mildly humorous fashion, explaining that all you do is drag rows of monsters up and down into groups of two or three to explode them to clear the levels in the allotted time.
Controls are easy to get to grips with. You drag the coloured pink, blue, orange, yellow and green monsters up and down using your fingers on your touchscreen Nok device. To play Monsterilla we used an N97, which responded well to our fingers pulling rows of Monsterillas. Sensitivity isn't an issue but make sure to get a full fingers worth of grip on a row before pulling it. Try to pull a row in a rush by placing your finger in the blank spaces between will mean more unnecessary poking and prodding, which will only eat into your precious time.
Players have just 60 seconds to clear each level. At the best of times it's pretty challenging. The short time in which you have to finish the puzzles adds a real sense of urgency. But the key to success is taking your time (strangely) to observe what's on screen, rather than moving the rows in a frenzy. It's great fun, addictive even. Players will be challenging themselves to get to the next level.
There aren't any extra modes in Monsterilla. Instead players are encouraged to beat their top score with the aim of posting it on the leaderboards. There are scoreboards for top players and top countries. Another feature lets you 'Shout', or in other words, post a short message to an online bulletin board. Many won't bother, but for those that like to boast, it's a nice community-oriented touch.
Not that the lack of game modes detract from Monsterilla. Overall It's a fun game well worth downloading to you Nok. Its smart presentation, vivid visuals and addictive play make it one of the must-have free Ovi Store puzzlers.
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