Bret Airborne Demo

Match three games are pretty fun in their original formula, but they can get rather boring after a while, unless there is enough content to make the experience feel different all the time. However, it is also possible to spice things up using a competitive approach, in the sense that you play the game against an AI that is also matching pieces and trying to beat you.

Bret Airborne is your typical match-three game with a few RPG elements thrown into the mix, as well as competitive gameplay. The theme is a combination of fantasy, modern times and steampunk, which means that it includes hot air balloons, cannons, and pirates that roam the skies instead of the seas. Your role is to fight them off and establish yourself as the best of them.

The story talks about a professor who creates an evil clone of himself by mistake. As it is customary, this clone goes on a rampage, and he even starts a quest to conquer the entire world. In order to prevent him from doing so, he asks one of his apprentices to stop the evil professor. Naturally, you play the role of his apprentice and you have to win the war against the villain.

Gameplay-wise, it’s business as usual in the match-three world, in the sense that all you have to do is click on the symbols in an attempt to align at least three of them in a row. Depending on the type of symbol you match, the game provides you with additional hitpoints, or it damages your enemy’s balloon. A few other bonuses are available as well, although they depend on the number of symbols you manage to match.

The RPG elements come into play when you get enough gold to purchase new abilities or increase your stats. These abilities are quite powerful and they can change the outcome of a match, at least if you time them correctly and deliver the blows when they have the chance to be the most effective. Naturally, the skills get more powerful the more money you are willing to spend on them.

When it’s all said and done, Bret Airborne is not a masterpiece that leaves you pondering on the meaning of life, but it is addictive and quite fun. Hence, if you are a fan of the genre and you do not mind the ludicrous dialog, this is a must-try.