Tropicabana
by Amanda Nettgen
(USA)
Quick verdict
Tropicabana
Download it from:
Big Fish Games (FREE 1hr trial!)
Footprint score:
2.5/5
A hotel is one of the last places you might expect for a Match 3 setting, paired with a casino to boot. This is the ambience of Tropicabana, where you make music come alive through matches.
What’s it about?
Tropicabana revolves around moving or “playing” a variety of instruments on a hexagon grid. Swapping adjacent tiles clears certain shaded areas of the board. The faster you do this, the more applause you’ll earn, and a better show rating and earnings in the end.
All of your money goes right back into the show in the form of upgrades, like promoting your composer or decorating the stage with tacky plastic flamingos.
The real personality of the game is the fact that you can try to manipulate your earnings by betting them in the separate, classic casino games of roulette, slots, or blackjack.
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Pros and cons
+ Pleasant soundtrack.
+ Power ups such as cherry bombs aide in surmounting the challenge of the levels.
+ Casino side games are well done and intriguing.
- Feels pointless simply feeding back into the same game routine with no clear goal.
The verdict
Tropicabana is quirky and different, but not substantial enough to amuse long-term. Had they made the casino games a more fundamental part of the action instead of an optional, the game would have been better.
