Imperial Island 3

Watching over a whole empire is obviously not an easy task, regardless of how charismatic or pragmatic you might be. Naturally, this is the reason kings, emperors and presidents usually have some sort of council that advise them, since each member of that council can be an expert in a specific field. Even so, war was the strongest strategy back in the day, so not even the greatest council in the world could help the kingdom when battering rams were brushing against the gates.

Imperial Island 3 is a match-3 game in which your play the role of an emperor trying to build a kingdom piece by piece, while also collecting treasure and fighting off monsters that threaten his people. The actual gameplay is split between match-3 rounds and various other mini-games, which take the edge off and prevent the experience from getting too repetitive.

You play the role of Emperor Omadan, who was a beloved ruler over a very prosperous and peaceful empire. Naturally, all of this attracted the attention of his enemies as well, who took the opportunity to attack him and destroy everything he created. Thankfully, Omadan finds the strength to move on and start anew, but you must help him gather the necessary resources to build everything from scratch.

Each round you manage to win grants you a certain amount of resources, which can then be used to erect one of the available buildings. Whether you opt for the sawmill, tavern or a palace, every building costs different amount of resources. Gold is also vital, and it is much tougher to get as well. Granted, you’ll have plenty of chances to score extra resources, depending on how you fare during the mini-games.

As far as the graphics are concerned, everything is more or less as you would expect it to be in a match-three game. Hence, the objects you switch around on the board are pretty detailed and colorful, but the island on which you build stuff is a tad too stretched sometimes, especially when the game zooms in for some reason.

In the end, Imperial Island 3 can certainly become a new hobby for match-3 enthusiasts, especially if you are also up for a fun mini-game every now and again. However, the game fails to bring anything new to the genre, so you shouldn’t go in expecting a revelation.