Fantasy Quest Solitaire

Solitaire appears to be the kind of game that is never going to go away, regardless of the fact that there are hundreds of variations out there already, many of which are strikingly similar. All the developers need to do is include slightly different rules and some kind of background story, especially in the case of Solitaire match-two games, which are pretty far from the classic formula of the genre already.

Fantasy Quest Solitaire is a matching game inspired by Solitaire, in which the goal is to put the cards back in the deck in numerical order by simply clicking on them. There are no other rules most of the time, since it doesn’t even matter whether they are arranged in descending or ascending order, but a few interesting mechanics make the task a bit harder every now and again.

The story revolves around King Feodor, whose kingdom is under threat by the forces of chaos. He requests help from the magical Fairies, who are more than happy to lend him a hand and deal with the bad guys. However, the story hardly has any impact on the gameplay, so your only interaction with the characters is through the cutscenes between every other level or so.

As mentioned before, the core idea might be simple, but the levels can get tricky. Hence, cards can be frozen or locked at the beginning of the round, and you must use special combos in order to unlock them. Not only that, but there are also special power-ups you can purchase using the earned currency, which allow you to undo moves or use Jokers in order to keep the game rolling.

You are presented with the score at the end of each stage, and you get more points the faster you manage to finish. On top of that, you can increase this score by aiming for large combos during the matches, which are achieved by matching as many cards as you can without clicking on the deck. Lastly, the graphics are very polished and enjoyable, but the soundtrack has a tendency to become repetitive after a while.

If you enjoy puzzles and Solitaire, Fantasy Quest Solitaire should be more than able to eat a few hours of your life, especially since it comes with two difficulty levels and enough stages to keep you busy for a while.

NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

To buy the product you need to register with Big Fish. The registration is free and the account will let you earn free games, play community games or participate in game forums, write reviews as well as offer you significant discounts.