Eco Match
by Amanda Nettgen
(USA)
Quick verdict
Game:
Eco-Match
Download it from:
GameHouse (FULL FREE version when you open a FREE trial Fun Tickets account!
Footprint score:
3/5
There’s a lot of emphasis on going green these days, now even in a PC game! Eco-Match simulates saving the world via Match 3 while presenting real-life facts about our hurting Mother Earth.
What’s it about?
In an alternate universe, cleaning up the planet is as easy as matching one, two, three. Perhaps the relative ease of it is why the World S.A.F.E Organization didn’t think twice about putting you in charge of a globe-trotting mission to repair things.
You start in South America and must correct 10-15 issues before moving on to the next continent. You reverse polluted problems by means of three kinds of Match 3 games: Swap, Drop, and Flood.
Swap is your basic Match 3 technique, except you’re comboing specific icons to fill up meters to move on. In time, you will also have locked tiles, board blockers, and specific zones to clear to deal with.
Drop is trickier when it comes to passing a level, as the moment you lay down one object, the one that was in the square before replaces it. You might spend some time mating items that don’t fill up any meters.
Flood is the most relaxing style to play, as you merely click on category bunches that are already in groups of three or more. This is similar to the Color Match game in Super Stamp.
When you are unable to directly work towards a goal on a move, it’s advantageous to make matches of E coins, because the more of these you have, the more power ups you can buy. An example of a power up is a shovel that will remove one item from a square.
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Pros and Cons
+ Decent sounds and graphics.
+ A different animal keeps you company in the top left corner on each continent that you go to.
+ Mastery status exists for when you make more matches than needed for a certain type of object.
+ Over 100 levels that span the globe. Three matching modes keep it fresh.
- It’s a lot of reading.
- In cold environments, the snow that is kicked up as the result of you forming combos makes it difficult to see the screen clearly.
The verdict
Eco-Match is a beautiful, easy, and educational game. Teachers, parents, and anyone who is eco-friendly will especially take to it.