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Genre and what to do:
Puzzle. Once prosperous village, called Oubaville was inhabited by amiable creatures - Oubas. But after the evil magic Garouba has cast spells it has turned into a charred wasteland. More than that, Garouba has captured the Oubas and elevate them to such height that the Oubas can't escape from there unaided. Only you can rescue poor creatures and rebuild their village. Your task is to swap multicolored bricks in order to match three or more of the same kind thus destroying them and lower the Oubas to the ground. You won't be alone in your mission since numerous original power-ups come to help you. There are two game modes: Story and Survival that meet the requirements even the most fastidious players.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:
Ouba: The Great Journey is a new twist of classic swapping game that features colorful graphics, diverse sound effects, tribal drum soundtracks and good portion of humor. Characters are original and funny, they move comically, so it is fun to watch them. The game contains variety as for game play since after several levels you are offered to play speed rounds where you should save as many Oubas as you can. All in all, though Ouba: The Great Journey doesn't have original game concept, it contains variety of new twists and good portion of humor that make it appealing to wide range of players.
Offline gameplay: 1 player |
Multiplayer: No |
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Publisher:
Toybox Games |
ESRB Ratio: Everyone |
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Extras and features: |
· Colorful Detailed Graphics · Two Game Modes: Story and Survival · 200 Challenging Levels · Numerous Funny Characters · 11 Original Power-ups · Global High Score List |
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Requirements:
OS: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Me Memory: 128 MB DirectX: 7.0 or later CPU: P500 |
Alternative names:
Quba: The Great Journey, Oubas: The Great Journey |