Zuma is an action-puzzle game that puts the sphere-shooting, color-matching play of the Bust-A-Move games on a variety of patterned playing fields. Each playing field has a grooved channel that winds and twists about, and a stone frog 'idol' in the center. Players have a top-down view of the action. A string of differently colored marbles slowly moves through the winding channel, from the outside of the board toward the frog in the center. The frog can be freely rotated, and players can shoot the differently colored marbles (which appear in its mouth) in any direction.
May 28, 2009 I will show you how to cheat in Zuma Deluxe. Move your arrow like my arrow and repeat again until an UFO come and if you click the UFO a credits will appear. Zuma Deluxe is a good old online game that has its origins in 2003. The meaning of the game is to prevent the penetration of balls of different colors into the Gold skull. These balls are steadily moving in its direction along a spiral trajectory. The balls are destroyed by other balls of different colors that are emitted from the Frog, located.
By shooting a marble from the frog's mouth into a series of the same colored marbles in the channel, players can create successions of three or more spheres of the same color; when this happens, all the marbles in the succession disappear. The object of the game is to remove all the marbles in the channel, ideally by firing as few marbles from the frog's mouth as possible. Various power-up marbles appear occasionally, producing special effects when shot, and chain reactions are possible, but if the line of marbles in the channel reaches the frog in the center, the level is lost.
The original version of PopCap's Zuma can be played for free online. The retail 'Deluxe' version of the game features 3D graphics, new background themes, more sound effects and music, and additional modes of play.
PopCap Games are one of the best makers of addictive puzzle games in the world and given the current repetitive gaming market, sports, first person shooters and car games, Mindscape Games have fortunately given the thinking Australian gamer something a little different.
Zuma turns gamers into an almost archaeological treasure hunter where you must match a variety of Aztec type colored stone orbs in order to burst them into the ether before these orbs come crashing down on you.
Featuring a spiral type interface that has a variety of balls coming toward your creature, you must basically match colors in order to prevent this from happening. The game itself may have origins to Tetris, however is more like Bust-a-Move as players move the mouse to fire the colored orb which appears in your creatures mouth with the corresponding color. Although it may be easy from the start, the game does become progressively more difficult and frustratingly entertaining.
At the end of the day, it's a true thinking man's puzzle game that as you can see from the below screenshot is quite a breath of fresh air. Besides the player, the star of the game is the little Aztec frog-like creature.
The installation of the game was a breeze and once installed, we were treated to a rather intuitive menu system that offered the player two modes of play which include adventure and gauntlet. Adventure is more your traditional puzzle game where you must steadily progress through the levels (or temples), whereas gauntlet is considerably more fast paced. Needless to say, both entertaining.
Graphically, the title is quite colorful and even though quite basic at times, actually suits the game perfectly. Sound wise, it contains a great ambient soundtrack and some entertaining sound effects to draw you into the world of Zuma!
In conclusion, Zuma is a great puzzle game for the PC that we could happily recommend to those gamers who enjoy a good puzzle and strategy game. It's Tetris for the 21st century!
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Inca Temple
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If you like the spirit of adventure and history of ancient lands, this game was made for you! And you don't have to travel too far for your interest - the Temple of Inca will come to you and will bring its treasures and secrets.
The aim of the game is to turn wheels of an elaborate stone lock ... In front of you are stone slabs with gutters. At the end of a gutter there is pot shaped as a severe demon. You have to hit all the balls before the first one gets into the pot. You will do this with the help of a cursor-gear - just move your computer-mouse and click when it's time. You have to throw multicolored balls to the chain and create groups of colors. When minimum three balls of the same color gather together - they disappear adding game-points to your score.
Sometimes you can get a bonus! After each excellent hit magic runes and iridescent balls fall from the chain. This special ball can be painted into the necessary color when you really need this. And each rune has a unique magic: one slows the chain, another blows several balls up, some set balls on fire ... There are 15 magic bonuses in the game 'Inca Temple'! But you can get them in the full version of the game - if you download it to your computer. Also all 60 levels will be available for you in that case. In on-line game you have just 15 levels for free.
But what a levels that are! That would be real battle with oracles of ancient times! Spirits share their knowledge not so eagerly, so you have to fight for it. Each level is more complicated and interesting. And between the levels you will see your result: time, score, combinations and bonuses ...
Graphics and sound effects have a special charismatic style and you will like it!