Gabrielle's Monster Match

I love this puzzle game. It takes some of the intuitive moves away from you (swapping pieces) and forces you to think a bit more. I've finished all but the last level. Unfortunately, there is no option to turn off the music. So, I can't listen while I play, unless I want to ONLY listen to the game bgm. Natsume, please add an option to mute! When that happens, I'll upgrade my rating to a 5.

EmuriiThu, Apr 19, 2012

United States

Update: paying the 0.99 cents to unlock the full game doesn't even remove the ads at the bottom of the screen. Gabrielle's Monster Match is basically a "match 4+ in a line and they get cleared from the board" type of game. You can tap a monster/person and then tap a new location to move them, but only if there aren't any other tiles that would block the path. If you don't/can't make a match of 4+ on a turn, 4 new tiles are randomly dropped down. The randomness alone makes this game a bit more frustrating than it should be and, as a result, is more about luck than skill. There's no tutorial to really teach you how to play other than a "How to Play" area in the "Options" menu (why would it be there of all places?) that doesn't even explain the rules of when you can and can't move tiles. The game overall isn't bad, but seems to lack real polish. It's as if Natsume (the developers) didn't actually stop to ask themselves, "Is this intuitive? Is this fun? Will someone be able lto pick up and play this without instruction?"

Stalking FlareThu, Feb 9, 2012

United States