Fruty Shapes Demo

Match-three games have reoriented themselves toward the mobile market, since it is much more likely that someone would spend a few minutes gathering points on the phone in the bus to avoid boredom, now that technology is everywhere. However, one can still enjoy them on every other kind of device and operating system, in a multitude of flavors nonetheless.

Fruty Shapes is a match-three game that features fruit instead of any other objects, which means that you have to match pineapples, oranges and limes instead of gems or anything else. The goal is to get as many points as possible and secure yourself a spot in the hall of honor, also known as a high score board in this case. Obviously, you can compete against other people using the same computer, or even against yourself.

The rules of the game are as simple as they have ever been: you need to move to adjacent fruit and try to match three of the same kind, which in turns pulls them from the table and new pieces fall into place. Although you can only switch two fruits at a time, there’s nothing stopping you from unleashing a chain effect across the board, by carefully analyzing the results of your next move.

Whenever something like that happens, your points are quickly multiplied and you can get quite the hefty reward for your trouble. Speaking of which, a bar informs you about the number of points needed to advance to the next level, which is increased whenever you manage to advance. Difficulty-wise, nothing else gets more complicated as you pass the levels, but they do require a bit more time to complete.

The graphics are about what you would expect from a game of this caliber, although they certainly don’t lack color. The fruit pieces pop out from the background and they are very easy to match together, while the interface in general is simple and intuitive. Moreover, there are three different characters to choose from in the beginning of the game, each one of which has a certain look and charm.

Fruty Shapes may not be a game you can enjoy for long periods of time, but it can take up a few minutes of your spare time every once in a while. Moreover, the challenge should be enough to keep you returning for more, as long as you are a fan of the match-three genre.