Review: Sparkle Unleashed (Xbox One)
A secluded world of mystery has succumbed to an ominous darkness. You must travel through the fallen lands, light magical braziers and banish the darkness once and for all.
Pros:
- Simple bright HD graphics.
- 1000 gamer score.
- Colourblind mode.
- Unlock new power ups and select which ones to use via an upgrade tree.
- Control layout could not be anymore straight forward.
- Game play is a match the colours to destroy them affair. Think Zuma or Luxor.
- Small file size weighing in under 300MB.
- Simple yet addictive game.
- Enchanted soundtrack.
- Collect timed power ups in level.
- World map level selection.
- Combo counter.
- Survival mode game type.
- Unlock two new game difficulties.
- Launch stores two balls and you can freely swap between them.
- Different ball types appear to increase pressure and difficulty. Balls like chained or rocks.
- Earn stars in survival mode to unlock new levels.
- Loose story.
Cons:
- No leader boards.
- Extras menu is just credits.
- Repetitive game play.
- Difficulty spikes.
- Cannot change cursor sensitivity.
- No variation.
- Little to no replay ability.
Sparkle Unleashed is a fun little game that would feel more at home on a mobile device or handheld console. I mean the game doesn’t make use of the tech it could implement like leader boards. I suppose it has a place on your hard drive if you like a little flutter on an arcade game, For that it is perfect but for any deep and meaningful experience this is surprising shallow in every way. Summing up the good and the bad its hard to see a stand out reason to avoid the game, I mean it is basically a mobile game on a console, Is fun to play in short bursts and doesn’t break the bank to own.
