Review - Brickshooter Jr

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A Game Review
by Eric Bull

BrickShooter Product: BrickShooter Junior for Mac

Company: Terminal Studio

URL: http://www.terminalstudio.com/

Minimum System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later

Price: $19.95

Test System: iMac G5 20 in. Mac OS X 10.3.8

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 apples

BrickShooter Jr. is a great game for anyone who has hours of time to spare. Actually, one of the cool features is the ability to save your game at any time and return to it later. At 2:00 am, it may be wise to save your game and pick it up again when your mind is a little fresher. Yes, it is that addictive! The goal of this game is to clear the playing field of bricks and rack up as many points as you can before you lose. The playing field consists of 64 cells (8x8) and three layers of bricks on the outside edges. There are 8 different colored bricks and five special bricks. The five special bricks consist of:

the bomb brick, which eliminates every brick around it,

the lightning brick, which eliminates every brick in its way (Registered version only),

the universal color brick, which changes to the same color as the first brick it hits,

the arrow changing brick, which changes the direction of every brick, and

the color changing brick, which changes the color of every brick around it (Registered version only).

I found the game a lot of fun and addictive although I didn't get to play much due to my parents hogging the game. It doesn't take very long to get hooked. My highest score reflects my playing time so it's not very impressive. I only got to level 6. My dad got to level 36 before accidentally clicking the new game button. He's still crying (HeHeHe). My mom was the most persistent, and reached level 48. The install was smooth, with no problems. However, I did find one bug. The high score button occasionally displays a blank screen. Clicking on it again solves the problem. The game keeps you thinking and is very strategic. My only problem with the game is that there is no real destination. The game just continues, increasing in difficulty, until the player loses.

BrickShooter Jr. is a great strategic game for everyone. Children love it, adults love it, and you'll love it too. Here is a link to the web site for downloads: http://www.brickshooter.com.

[WebEditor's Note: It is indeed addictive. While visiting the site to snag the above graphic,
I downloaded the thingï¿½ I was 2 hours late for work that day!]

Reviewer:

Eric Bull

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