Atlantic Quest 3

Life underwater is not quite as bright and happy as it might appear in Spongebob or similar cartoons, mostly because there is literally a lot less light. However, you can still find beautiful scenery in oceans and seas around the world, as well as many incredible types of animals. Video games are great at presenting you with a glimpse inside interesting environments.

Atlantic Quest 3 is a simple match-three game that takes place in an underwater paradise, and your job is to solve puzzles and use the treasure you earn in order to build a city from scratch. The mechanics are not particularly exciting or original, since everything you have to do is complete all the objectives as quickly as possible to score as many points as possible.

There are a few additions to the formula, on the other hand, such as the fact that you can quickly change the way you make the matches. Hence, whether you want to drag tiles around in a classic way or you want to simply hold the mouse click down while going over the desired pieces, it’s nice to see that you are not forced to choose between one or the other.

Each stage has some sort of objective you have to meet, although these get rather repetitive after a while. Most of the time you have to clear all the golden tiles as quickly as possible, but other times you also have to take time limits into consideration, or try to collect various types of tiles. The currency you earn can then be used to erect underwater buildings in order to create a beautiful town.

The graphics are obviously nothing extraordinary either, but they don’t matter as much in a match-three game. It’s enough to know that the tiles are quite nice and the backgrounds are very colorful as well, not to mention the detailed buildings you get to purchase in between the levels. Not much can be said about the soundtrack, but at least you can easily turn it off if it gets too repetitive.

In the end, Atlantic Quest 3 may not be original, but at least it has all the right ingredients to keep you engaged for a few hours. Moreover, the levels get more challenging later on, which increases the challenge considerably.

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