Summer in Italy

Visiting other countries is always exciting, especially if they have an entirely different culture than your own country. Hence, it’s that much more of an adventure when you go to another continent, such as from Europe to Africa, or from America to Asia. On the other hand, such trips are usually quite costly, depending on whether you have to book multiple flights to get to your destination.

Summer in Italy is a puzzle game with mostly match-three gameplay mechanics, but also a few other puzzles that diversify the experience and keep you entertained. You shouldn’t expect an actual adventure game, however, given the fact that the story is almost non-existent most of the time, but the scenes you visit are enjoyable enough to make you feel like you are on vacation.   As mentioned before, the match-three mini-games are the biggest part of the experience, especially since they take quite a bit of time to solve. The objectives usually require you to clear certain cells, but things get tough when those cells are locked, because you have to perform multiple specific matches in order to clear them. This can also get repetitive and boring after a while, depending on your patience levels.

The other puzzles vary from hidden object sequences to actual mosaic puzzles, in which you have to arrange images back together as quickly as possible. Speaking of which, you can choose from multiple difficulty levels and add some extra challenge with time limits, just in case you find the adventure to be too easy.   In terms of graphics, the game is a bit disappointing, mainly because it contains very low-resolution images and interface elements. While we are on the subject, the interface could use a bit of polish as well, because it’s difficult to see some of the buttons, not to mention the fact that there’s a total lack of tooltips. On the other hand, it’s fairly easy to ignore the graphics in such games.

All things considered, Summer in Italy is far from an original game, but it has the necessary elements to keep players busy for a few hours. There’s always room for another match-three game on your hard drive. NOTE: This is a downloader for the game. Once run, the application will automatically download and install the game on your computer.

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