Lotus Deluxe

very good
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  • Game: Lotus Deluxe
  • Platform: PC
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  • Gamepad support: N/a
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This week we have a nice game. It's one of those games that only look like Luxor in the Zuma style, but actually they are not. If you're tired of swapping gems in rotating puzzles, but still like that genre, this could be your salvation.

Lotus Deluxe is the game that brings a twist in the whole game-play. So let's see what you have to do... The goal is pretty simple, meaning you have to remove the floating lotus flowers by matching two identical ones. Be careful, because every flower is different. I say this because when you have three touching red pedals and two yellow ones, things can get pretty confusing. But this is not it... You have to match the flowers, before the row ends up in the swirling whirlpool.

Still not convinced? Well, I will insist on the matter. You can look at this game as a mix of a Mahjong-style game, which makes you find pairs of identical tiles on a board and Zuma-style game, where you have the connected objects in a chain and you have to remove all the objects before the end.

On the other side you'll get very relaxing music that comes with the whole game-play. But do not be fooled by this trick, Lotus Deluxe can be rougher than you think.

The game gets pretty interesting while the players level up and the bonuses and the power-ups also come with it. And trust me, in 75 levels of the Adventure Mode you get a lot of those if you play your... cards right.

The extra point can come from a trick like this: sometimes a single flower will blossom on the pond, independent from the others. This one can be matched with one from the rest of the flowers from the chain and there you have it: extra points. Other method is when another flower will appear on your chain. The thing is that this one is not fully in bloom and you can't remove it unless you find its match and remove the flowers on each side of it.

Now you get a few bonuses. When you remove the flowers at the side this will lead to certain things. One could make the chain of flowers reverse direction. Or it could rearrange them or even better, add more time to the clock. Also players could get extra life from this, or extra hints that will prove very handy when they got stuck.

While playing the game, there comes a time when rainbow lotuses appear. Rainbow lotuses are the same flowers but with rainbow colors on their petals. These can be used as "jokers". But a "bugging" thing comes with this bonus. White flowers will appear on the pond. These will not disappear if you click on them, but will take the color of the flower with which you match it.

But the bonuses don't end up here. The beautiful dragonflies will help you. When the green dragonfly appears you can be certain that you'll get double points for each match. When the blue dragonfly appears your chain of flowers will slow down and you'll have more time. The purple dragonfly will help you push the chain back. The orange dragonflies will remove flowers when you click on their match... So you see... There's plenty of fun for everyone.

The challenge mode of the game will unlock only if you play a few levels of the Adventure mode, so don't wait up too much.

Zylom has delivered a nice game that will keep you hooked for a while. Everyone in the family can enjoy it, but not many will stand against the challenge... And I guess this is the fun... So enjoy!

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story 8
gameplay 8
concept 9
graphics 8
audio 8
multiplayer 6
final rating 8
Editor's review
very good