Crack Attack: Block Puzzle

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About this game

Crack Attack is a gravity based match 3 block puzzle game with special chain and combo elements included for skillful players.
In Crack Attack, the player is presented with a play field consisting of a virtual grid of squares, each of which can be occupied by a colored block. Blocks are stacked on top of one another and rise steadily toward the top of the play field, with new blocks being added at the bottom. The player must arrange blocks in horizontal or vertical lines of three or more matching colors by swapping blocks horizontally two at a time. As matching lines are formed, the blocks are cleared from the screen and any blocks above them fall into the gaps. The game is over when the blocks touch the top of the play field, or another game-ending condition is met (such as reaching a time limit or clearing blocks below a set line).

Clearing more than three tiles in a single move scores a Combo, while Chains are scored when falling blocks from one clear cause another clear to occur. Both of these events score extra bonus points, and in multiplayer Versus games, these also send "garbage blocks" to the other player's play field.

Crack Attack provides several single-player modes.
Story Mode takes the player through the game's main plot, pitting the player against a series of foes in a head-to-head match. The objective is to cause the computer-controlled player to lose. In Endless Mode, the player is challenged to play as long as possible with a continuously rising stack of blocks, which increases in speed over time. Timed Mode challenges the player to score as many points as possible within a two-minute time limit, and Stage Clear mode takes the player through a series of stages in which the objective is to clear blocks below a set line. A Puzzle Mode is also provided, which presents the player with a number of puzzles where he or she must clear all of the blocks in a set number of moves (Blocks do not rise in this mode).

There are 2 VS modes (multiplayer) now. You can play with your friend if you are in the same local network(WIFI) or one creates the hot spot and the other joins. Of course you can also play with an AI if your friends are not nearby.

Enjoy!

Ratings and reviews

I like the snappy movement and the visual appeal is reminiscent of Tetris Attack. I took two stars off because the gravity is too high. Blocks fall almost instantly. Lag time is weird. And the controls are too stiff. These issues make combos and lag-chaining almost impossible. Add to that the dust effect when blocks land/clear breaks my line of sight so planning the next chain becomes an issue because I have to wait for the dust to settle before I can see what I'm doing.

Great game! My favorite game was pokeman puzzle league growing up and these new puzzle games that are popular like bedazzled just are not the same. I am soooooo happy I found f this game! It has all the same moves, it can be slow at times but nothing to stop me from playing, I just wish I knew how to put it on TV to have a vs battle with my family like old times ! But for now this is great! They really need to bring this game back to a console like Nintendo switch!

Edit Nov 6, 2018: while my dinky little phone is not the best to play this on (because of its horrible screen and touch inaccuracy, not anything having to do with this game), I can still tell that the devs have made the most accurate adaptation of Tetris Attack/Puzzle League. The addition of skill chains and puzzle mode are the clenchers. Upping review to 5 stars. Good job. Install now! Original review (for posterity): If I could actually move blocks into place underneath or near others while they're falling (to perform active combos), I'd be giving this five stars because that would make it the truest possible adaptation I've seen. Right now it's great, but it doesn't have anything to offer that other versions don't.

What's new

Upgraded target Android API level.