Brainstorm

Copyright : Firebird | Reviewed by : Malc Jennings

Now this is a strange game if ever I saw one, the box looks like a puzzle game which crosses the boundaries of Klax but once you get the game home and load it, well it?s not quite what you might have though. If anyone has the actual story to this one could they please mail it in so we can add it to this review because otherwise this is a complete brain teaser.

Graphics

The playing area is large and to the left of the screen you will see your score, how much time you have left and which line you are currently drawing around the map with.

The backgrounds are nice and colorful but don?t be distracted by them as they are indeed part of the game itself, to find out why jump down the gameplay section of our review. Other than this the graphics are pretty mediocre and could have been made better to help lower the initial confusion of the game, after some digging we did find out what you are meant to do but without the manual you would be pretty stuck on this one.

Sound

We are treated to a nice piece of introduction music on the start/options screen and various bouncing sounds as the ball moves around the screen during play. It?s nothing special but considering you have no idea what you?re doing anyway it?s not going to make much difference.

Gameplay

Okay, here is the actual aim of the game. You must manouvre a ball around the playing area by drawing lines around the screen with the cursor, to gain points you must trap the ball in a red area of the background, to loose points you must trap the game in any other area of the background.

It?s a lot more confusing now than it was when we first reviewed the game, thanks to everyone who emailed us the explanation. To me though, after re-playing the game, it isn?t a massive amount of fun and soon becomes boring. So, in short, we still suggest avoiding the game, but others might not think so.

Try it for yourselves.