Laruaville 4

Match three games are popular with casual gamers everywhere because they are simple to play, and they usually come on a variety of portable devices as well. Thus, you can enjoy your favorite activity no matter where you are, and the games are usually not very difficult to begin with. The goal is to score as many points as you can, although there are many other variations.

Laruaville 4 is a match three game that includes a couple of other mini-games as well, such as a Christmas-themed Mahjong. In fact, the entire goal of the game is to help you get excited about Christmas, since it features snow, Christmas tree decorations, and even Santa. While the gameplay is not revolutionary in any way, there are some interesting concepts at play over the course of the levels.

To begin with, you need to know that the simple plot running in the background talks about a couple of friendly ghosts that want to celebrate Christmas as well. Unfortunately, they do not know how, and it is up to you to teach them. This does not really reflect in the gameplay, given the fact that all you do is shuffle tiles around on a board and watch things explode every now and again.

As in every other match-three game, the goal is to move colorful jewels and Christmas decorations, in order to get three or more of them in a row. When that happens, they are cleared from the board, and the entire board changes accordingly. If you manage to match four or more tiles, you create a star, which explodes when it is matched with two others. This way, you can clear a lot of room in a very short time span.

Each level has a unique goal, although the mechanics are very similar in all of them. Collecting coins is your main activity, but you also have to solve Mahjong mini-games every once in awhile. The visual quality is not bad at all, although the tiles get repetitive after enough time has passed. Cheerful Christmas music keeps you entertained at all times.

In the end, Laruaville 4 is as nice as the rest of the episodes in the series, even if it is not very different from any other match three game out there. However, this come comes with a Christmas theme, which great for this time of the year.