Trans Gem

On the plus side, levels have a great boss monster asphyxiate the screen feel. Field movement seems more eyecandy rather than the glorious gameplay twist it could have been. (Braid style controls or sticky paddle anyone?) On the downside, losing the ball in particle effects is challenging but not fun. Unsatisfying controls and balls that get stuck in near horizontal bouncing for minutes, only to hit the paddle and repeat time waste while creeping up will not win this game any prizes. A solid kernel of an idea though.

The game is visually pleasing... And that's all it has going for it. The basic mode is very short - not that the "ultimate mode" brings anything new to the gameplay. The games starts very easy and stays that way, it only becomes increasingly difficult to concentrate while playing the same levels over and over again.

Game will not start for me. it's stuck on the instructions page.

A good variation on the genre. Although I found the explosion effects to be extremely distracting. -1 for that.

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