Slingo Quest Hawaii Review
Graphics: 3 Stars :Average: The graphics for Slingo Quest Hawaii, are on par with the current casual gaming fare. Cutesy pictures of anime type boys and girls dressed in stereotypical Hawaiian garb. The setting is mostly tropical (hence the Hawaii tie in), so it's a little more fun to play on a cold winters day.
Interface: 4 Stars :Good: The game interface is certainly adequate for the task at hand. This is pretty much a very simple game to play, and the designers know their demographic is not the hard core gamer crowd. Basically, if you can point and click you'll have no problem playing the game and navigating around the menus.
Gameplay 3 Stars :Average: This is another variant on the tried and true Slingo, so everyone knows, the game play works. When I say it works, I mean it's both fun and addictive to the right person. Slingo has been around for over ten years, so it will be engaging for anyone who enjoys simple bingo / slots style of gaming
Sound FX: 2 Stars :Below Average: I was a little disappointed with both the music and sound FX here. While Quest Hawaii, is an obvious rehashing of a tried and true game, with a new shiny coat of paint, I would have hoped the designers would have allocated a little more budget to sounds. I'm quite sure many of the sounds I heard were the same old sounds from Slingo Deluxe, and Slingo Quest (the original quest).
Music: 2 Stars :Below Average: As I alluded to in the Sound FX category, the music here is pretty forgettable. I strongly suggest putting your iPod on speakers mode, and turning down the sound FX to a minimum. At least the designers had the common sense to separate out the two options so "iPod mode" was a player option.
Intelligence: 3 Stars :Average: Well, this is just a shinier, prettier version of Slingo Quest, and we all know what that means. The intelligence of your enemies is about the same as it was 10 years ago, when the game first came out. The Slingo aficionados in the crowd won't mind as it's what they expect.
Difficulty: 3 Stars :Average: It's as difficult, as you want it to be. For the true addicts in the crown, the real difficulty will be walking away from the game. Slingo has its appeal, and it's fan base, and you know who you are. For the rest of us, it's not really that difficult to beat, but it does feel a little random. Not to impose new generation values on an older game, but the difficulty doesn't always seem to coincide with the skill of the player.
Overall: 3 Stars "Average: There should probably be two overall ratings here. A five star rating for the Slingo-Fan-Boys-&-Girls in the audience, and a three star review for the rest of us. I went for an official 3 star rating, as that's how Slingo compares to the majority of games on the market today. Given the plethora of free Slingo demos around, it won't cost you anything besides about 15 minutes of your time, and a little download bandwidth, to find out if Slingo Quest Hawaii is the game for you.
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