Review: Sparkle 2 (Xbox One)

Challenge the darkness with your swift orb matching skills, mighty magical enchantments and earthshaking power ups. Match the orbs before they fall into the abyss and find your way through mysterious lands of startling beauty.

Review Sparkle 2 (Xbox One) (3)

Pros:

  • Great graphics.
  • Opening tutorial.
  • Zuma influenced gameplay. Match coloured balls before they fall into the hole.
  • Earn powerups by completing levels.
  • Can equip one power up from each of the unlocked skill slots.
  • Powerups appear in game at 3x, 6x, 9x, and 12x.
  • Wide selection of powerups from slow down to speed ups and the ability to change ball colour.
  • Mystical, Almost Disney sounding ost.
  • Full stats screen.
  • Map screen to show progress.
  • 1000 Gamerscore.
  • End of level screen shows time taken and ability unlock bar.
  • Easy to play game.
  • Addictive game play.

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Cons:

  • Aiming arrow is a pain to use. Have to click the stick in to show it.
  • No sensitivity option.
  • No online leaderboards.
  • Cannot replay levels.
  • Difficulty spikes.

Review Sparkle 2 (Xbox One) (1)

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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