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Dyno Gems Review

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Started 2 years ago by somedude2008
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Review
By: Somedude2008
Hello, When I looked at the Playstation Store today I was disappointed that their was hardly any content added, but then I saw this game.
I bought the game because it was only $2.99 and I'm not disappointed!

Gameplay:
Dyno Gems is a fast paced puzzle game, similar to Dr.Mario and Bejewled.
You grab gems and match 4 or more of the same color gems together to clear them from the stage.
There are 5 gem colors, Blue, Green, Red, Yellow and Purple.
You can collect power-ups to clear the first 4 rows, clear one entire column or stop time for 10 seconds.
There is 2 game modes, Classic and Endless.
In Classic you have to clear a certain number of gems to move on to the next stage.
In endless you just keep clearing gems for as long as possible.
The game can get really hard and requires a lot of skill.

Music:
The music in this game is really upbeat and classic, I enjoyed listening to it.
The sound effects are great and encourage you to keep on playing.

Controls:
You use the D-pad or the Analog nub to move your character(who is a dinosaur!) left or right.
You use X to grab gems, Square or Circle to throw gems and Triangle to use powerups.

Replayability:
The 2 game modes are quite similar and after a while you will get a little tired of the game.
Although it's always good for a quick challenge or to try to beat your high score.

Conclusion:
This game is a good deal at $2.99 and I recommend it.
I think it's the best game for $2.99 so far.

Score:
7/10

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Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfcpY_jKR9M

Sagatron
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I would also recommend this game. Dyno Gems is a simple puzzle game in concept but gets very challenging due to the fact the rows continue to fall down faster and faster as you move on to the next stage in classic mode.

Very addictive.

Posted 2 years ago #

JeremyR
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I went and bought it, in part because of the good reviews like this, and since it was $3, and since there hasn't been anything else worth buying lately in the NA store and I've had $20 sitting in my PSN account since that Dracula game was rated by the ESRB.

It's actually pretty fun, but hard. Really hard once you get past the first few levels.

I would have liked to have seen difficulty levels, controlling how fast the bricks move down the screen. Or make have it get harder later. The current pace reminds me more of space invaders more than anything else.

There's also really no explanation of how to play, have to figure it out by trial and error. Which admittedly isn't that hard. But at first I thought it was a match 3 game and I started panicking in my first game.

Also, probably impossible for people who are color blind. Games like this should add little symbols on the gems to make it somewhat playable for them. (Little dinosaurs would have been appropriate).

But I agree with your 7.

Posted 2 years ago #

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