Stew: 8
Put Up is another entry into the straightforward puzzler genre, but it’s fun so who’s complaining? Each level of Put Up is split into two stages. In the first, the goal is to match trios of different colored candies while racing against a time limit. In the second you need to catch said candies while they fall from the sky. The second mode isn’t bad, but the first is definitely more entertaining, especially in the more challenging levels offered toward the end of the demo. All of this is wrapped up in an attractively simple, autumn/Halloween themed visual package. The audio track is limited to a few beeps and bloops, but it fits. There are a lot of games out there like this, but Put Up is one of the better ones.

Peter: 5
PutUp is a mindless match-three puzzle game with adorable art but little depth. Like a simplified game of solitaire, you match three pieces of the same colored candy by drawing pieces from the bottom of each column. After clearing the board, your slime has to catch falling candy. Neither mode is challenging or new, and the scoring is off. Whether I got every piece of falling candy or purposely let rocks and leaves fall on me, I ended up with three white stars. I don’t know if that’s good or bad because I got it on every stage of the demo.

Erika: 6
While PutUp doesn’t offer anything too inventive, the puzzle game is definitely a fun experience. Each level consists of pulling down candies and moving them to other columns with like-coloured sweets. In addition, players must glide their little ghost protagonist towards falling sweets in your Halloween bag. Oddly enough, this game sounds quite similar to Capybara Game’s Critter Crunch (reviewed on page 17), but without the food-chain system the game excelled at. Unfortunately, PutUp is not quite there in its performance. While the puzzle game is simple and fun, the game lacks a definite focus in both gameplay and visuals. The game is more of a, for lack of a better word, grab bag of ideas and lacks a sense of identity.

Sam: 4
Put Up is another “match three” game, where the same rule of match three or more of the same color objects apply. The twist here is that each level has a rule change. One gives you a time limit, another only lets you match the color they tell you, and so on. Once you beat the “match three” portion, you have to catch candies as they fall, avoiding rocks and leaves. There are a few cute touches, and I get a World of Goo vibe from the graphics and sound. Different enough to be worth a try.

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