Another puzzle game has arrived at my door. This one reminds me of the classic board game ‘Connect Four’. The object of the game is to get all of the appropriate colored balls down into the end of the pipes, meanwhile your opponent can use his balls to knock yours down to the bottom and vice versa. Problems arises when you can’t put two balls on top of one another, they just slide to the next pipe. When the balls hit the tab, it switches the stopper to the other side causing a mass downflux of balls. Sound complicated? It’s not really once you play a few games.

It seems set in a time when my grandfather was a "youngin". It gives you the look and feel of an old game which everybody gathered around on a Saturday night to play. It is a well thought out game in which you must plan your every move. You must match wits against the computer or against up to 3 friends. One downside is that this is the only game that comes with it, its not a set of a few games to spend your time figuring out.

Graphics/Animation: Puzzle games aren't usually noted for their graphics. This one is quite poor. This game reminds me of one of those shareware games I downloaded from a BBS a long time ago. It does have nice colors and a nostaligic theme to it, each screen has little things that at least make the screen enjoyable to look at. The animation sequences remind me of Cubic Player's Wurfel mode, all blocky with smooth animation, but what’s the use when a table looks like a massive brown blob. The intro wasn’t too much to look at either as it sets the mood with old ragtime music.

Sound/Music: This game reminds me of my old 386 with my 5 watt PC Squeeker. It simply has not stepped into the age of digitally sampled sounds from real life props and such. The plinks of the switch/stops get rather annoying after a while. Despite that there is music, only one song yet music just the same. I do believe it is Mars: The Bringer of War by Holst. It makes for an interesting gaming experience. It at least drowns out the plinks. Each time a ball goes through the bottom it makes a organ pipe sound, makes sense, since each pipe does look like an organ pipe.

GamePlay: This game is quite easy to learn yet very hard to master. It takes a lot of logic. It is by far one of the best logic games I have seen in a while. You have to plan each move and think of what your opponent (computer or human) will do to counteract your move. This game is definitely one of the more exhilarating logic games. It goes along in the category of Full-Contact Oragami.

Multiplayer: This game is the epitome of multiplayer. Its no fun playing the computer over and over, its like playing tic-tac-toe with it except you actually win a few times. The best part of this game is that you can get a group of 4 people together and play it and all play each other. A good brain game if you ask me.

Overall Impression: This game is definitely not for the action gamers, nor is it for those adventure/rpg people. This is for those people who enjoy a good puzzle they can play while at work or with a few friends. Logic games aren't known for their graphics or their sounds, its all gameplay and replay value. This is one game which does just that. It makes you think while at least having some eye and ear candy for the mind.

Concept: 13/15
Graphics/Animation: 12/20
Sound/Music: 8/15
Gameplay: 23/25
Multiplayer: 9/10
Overall Impression: 12/15

Reviewed on: K6-2/350, 128meg 6ns SDRAM, Millenium G200 8meg, Creative Voodoo2 12meg, Creative AWE32 8meg, ViewSonic 21"