Reviewed by Yuri Storchak
Genre and what to do:
Puzzle. Discover Alchemy Drop that transfers you back in time to the age of alchemy! Merlin, a famous alchemist, has ordered a new apprentice to prepare the magic ingredients. But as it turned out the assistant is a lazy one; he just casts a spell and go for a sleep. Now the bottles with the ingredients are coming and coming, threatening to overflow the lab. It is your turn to get down to business! Help the alchemist to arrange the magic potions and save his laboratory. The potions are constantly falling from the top and your task is to match three or more identical bottles vertically or horizontally thus removing them from the board. Don't let the magic potions overfill the board, otherwise the game is over. As you advance in the game new potions appear making game play more and more challenging.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:
Alchemy Drop is a new twist of classic puzzle that combine match 3 puzzle and tetris. It features stunning graphics, diverse sound effects and monotonous repetitive music. In game options allow adjusting resolution, color depth, screen mode, music, sound effects and mouse speed. All-in-all, Alchemy Drop is one of hundreds puzzles interpretations with superb graphics and suggestion of original concept.
Offline gameplay: 1 player |
Multiplayer: No |
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Publisher:
Selectsoft |
ESRB Ratio: Everyone |
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Extras and features: |
· Stunning Graphics · Numerous Exciting Levels · Advanced High Score System |
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Drawbacks: |
· There are no power-ups · Repetitive music · There is one game mode only |
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Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/XP,Processor: 266 MHz,DirectX 8.1,64 MB RAM,Free hard drive space: 10 MB,Direct 3D,DirectX-compliant Sound Card |