Treasures of Persia

Treasure is not something people think about nowadays, given the fact that you cannot really go searching for chests full of gold coins on remote islands. Back when cash wasn’t all in electronic form, on the other hand, people could very well lose their fortunes to a crafty thief. People were also quite keen on legends regarding mythical treasures, including powerful artifacts like the Golden Fleece.

Treasures of Persia is a simple match-three game with fast-paced mechanics and a bit of strategy involved, in which your goal is to complete levels as quickly as you can using a limited number of moves. The levels get bigger and more complex later on, so you are also forced to make full use of various combos and special power-ups in order to complete them in time.

The story keeps to itself in the background, which means that it doesn’t really come into play at all. You watch a few static cutscenes every now and again, from which you learn that the whole thing revolves around a hero and his love for the Persian princess. Thus, you must help him win her over by going on a quest to find the legendary Golden Sword, the most valuable treasure in the world.

As always, sometimes you really have to think about your next move, because there are all sorts of special tiles that can be used to clear huge portions of the board in a matter of seconds. Since you have a limited number of possible moves at your disposal, this becomes incredibly important later on, because simply doing classic matches of three is not enough to achieve the level objectives most of the time.

In terms of interface, there are barely any buttons or menus to nag you, which is a good thing. This way, you can focus on the levels themselves and not worry about clicking on anything other than the tiles. As for the graphics, they are by no means bad, but they are pretty simple, at least from a technical point of view. The artwork is not bad, on the other hand, and there are some nice pictures for you to admire during the cutscenes.

Although there are hardly any new gameplay elements, Treasures of Persia banks on the classic mechanics and refines them as much as possible, which is obvious from the first minutes. Hence, you can easily get a few hours of fun out of the game if you are a fan of the genre.

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