The Story of Gimli

Match 3 type games are among the most addictive there are and they’re not in small numbers. New ones come around once and again and just when you think that ‘this one’ is just like ‘that one’, releases like The Story of Gimli convince you of otherwise.

The Story of Gimli places a pickaxe in your hands and sends you forth to dig and earn your way to riches and fame amongst your fellow dwarfs. There is no plot to speak of but there is a large number of levels ahead of you and each one belongs to one of five game modes.

This is one of the things that sets The Story of Gimli apart from other similar games. Here you are presented with modes such as ‘Classic’, ‘Arcade’, ‘Archeologist’, ‘Digger’ and ‘Puzzle’, each with its own goal to reach.

No corners seem to have been cut when creating The Story of Gimli. The game looks great, it’s colorful and vivid (even though you’re playing underground the entire time), the animations are fluid and appealing and the audio effects are a delight.

Somehow, for this one, the choice of background songs should also be commended as they really do add up to the liveliness of the game, too bad there are so few to listen to.

Like with most match 3 games, you will often find yourself one move short of completing a level and with The Story of Gimli that remains a fact. Each level is against the clock and you will have to move as quickly as you can.

Throughout the entire game you will receive various power-ups and special tiles that help you clean the board much faster, but since everything is randomly generated, you’ll have to rely more on your powers of observation.

To sum things up, as far as casual games go, The Story of Gimli is on the right track. It’s easy to play and challenging at the same time, it looks good and sound better and last but not least, it can certainly keep you busy for a good couple of hours.