Comments on: Zuma’s Revenge Demo, Release

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:06:45 +0000

Zuma’s Revenge will run natively in 1920×1200 – how awesome is that? The details are amazing, all the marbles now have small, rolling graphics on them. They didn’t change much of the sound effects and game mechanics, so you feel instantly at home again. Of course it’s more of the same with a few added bells and whistles, but I guess that is was every Zuma fan expects from a sequel!

By: Vinraith

Vinraith — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:21:10 +0000

Honestly, if Bookworm Adventures didn’t leave you wanting more, there’s no reason to to buy BA2. Personally I adore both of them, but BA2 is a minor refinement with a few neat new features and new campaigns/mini games. I’m fine with that and happy to have more BA, but it sounds like you probably wouldn’t be.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:15:03 +0000

It lacks the simple humor of the original. However the high resolution mode is an extremely welcome edition.

Most annoying powerup: laser. Right clicking cancels it! GAH!

By: crosslink

crosslink — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:11:35 +0000

Overpriced? certainly, but garbage? I don’t think so.

I’ll just wait until this goes on sale for $10.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:19:55 +0000

PvsZ was less (half?) and was not a sequel to a game which is very limited and which is limited itself.

I don’t own zuma, i didn’t even run out of time on the hour trial, so yes i’m not the target market. I still think its overpriced crap.

By: Chris Remo

Chris Remo — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:19:14 +0000

I played through 56 levels of this before I even lost a life, which was sort of surprising given what a crushingly difficult time I had with Zuma at certain points. It feels rote to an almost shocking extent, and I’m pretty disappointed in it. There are a few new mechanics–boss battles, linear rather than radial aiming on some levels–but certainly not a new game’s worth.

I’ve never really played a direct sequel to a “casual” (call it whatever you want, you know what I mean) game before, and this has sort of soured me on the experience. I just completed Bookworm Adventures the other day and after Zuma’s Revenge I no longer have plans to pick up BA2.

By: bigblackjesus

bigblackjesus — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:00:19 +0000

Personally speaking this game is my dirty little secret, my guilty pleasure if you will. Worth $20 dollars? No, but for me it has nostalgia of playing its predecessor late at night, and when my friends would ask me why I wasn’t playing Diablo 2 the next day at school, I’d lie knowing I would take it to my grave.

That’s not to say its a bad game, it’s really fun and makes you feel like an Aztec god stuck in a frogs body, if you’re delusional. I would wait for a price drop.

By: Vinraith

Vinraith — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:31:32 +0000

It’s a fun little puzzle game, but it’s not remotely worth $20. I think the response would be less hostile if the price was less ridiculous.

By: Hmm-Hmm.

Hmm-Hmm. — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:23:08 +0000

Valve being the uncrowned king of RPS readers, apparently. Oh sure, they make some fine games, but that doesn’t make them the be-all and end-all of gaming developers.

Okay, okay, it’s true I’m a bit bitter Bungie, a mac develper of old, sold out and got most of the good bits stomped out.

By: Bret

Bret — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:32:30 +0000

Bob, you fell into one where Valve exists. Which means the best popcap can do is a close second.

By: Henrik J

Henrik J — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:22:30 +0000

20$ is a lot of money, but the original Zuma is a pretty good game, certainly better than the overrated Peggle

By: BobJustBob

BobJustBob — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:11:34 +0000

Not their finest hour? Shovelware? What horrible alternate dimension did I fall into, where Popcap is not the single most consistently great developer out there?