On Trial: Book of Wanderer; The Story of Dragons

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Caspian: N/A

Simply refused to work on my bang-upto-date Vista 64 system.

Steve: 7

The Book of Wanderer: The Story of Dragons plays very much like a combination of Bejeweled and Puzzle Quest. Instead of swapping two tiles at a time, you drag entire rows or columns in order to match up like-colored groups vertically, horizontally, or in L-shapes. Depending on the specific tiles you match, a number of different effects can influence the board – everything from locking rows to linking columns together. The Book of Wanderer benefits from decent production values, including trophies, a story, and minigames that unlock bonus wallpapers.

Mike: 7

Story of Dragons is a Match-3 game where you shift the columns and rows in order to match up dragon eggs. The game’s setting is interesting and all the magic spells that you can use and that are used against you keep things pretty interesting as you play. At the end of each chapter, you’ll have to assemble a parchment picture and play a bonus round of Collapse style matching. Story of Dragons is a good Match-3 game without the uber colorful graphics and some nice new mechanics that are added every few levels. The presentation and graphics fit well within the theme and it definitely offers more depth than the average match-3 clone.

Zak: 8

The Book of Wanderer is a match three game from Dream Farm Games. The game has some interesting and neat “special eggs/spells” that help you progress through the storyline and separate the game somewhat from other match3 types. I enjoyed playing the game, but wouldn’t necessarily buy it. The graphics, style and sound effects are all good.