Mahjong Magic Islands

Even games as simple as Mahjong can be exploited hundreds of times in the video game industry, given the fact that there are always new elements that can be added on top of a classic formula. It doesn’t take long to come up with a different take on the subject, especially when the developers are able to create a lot of content and keep it enjoyable with colorful graphics.

Mahjong Magic Islands is a neat little puzzle game in which you get to go on an adventure in search of powerful artifacts, while also exploring interesting environments. Granted, most of your time is spent looking at simple tiles and clicking on them, so the adventure is not as glamorous as it sounds at first, but if you are a fan of the genre you should be able to have quite a bit of fun.

The whole story takes place in the Magic Islands, where it would appear that the creatures and the land itself require your help in order to restore their energy. In order to do so, you must gather all sorts of magic items, because their power can be used to bring everything to normal. Obviously, you never really get to use these items, since the only time you see them is in the form of icons at the end of a successful stage.

In case you are new to Mahjong games, the mechanics are as simple as they can get. Hence, all you have to do is remove all the tiles from the screen in a specific order. You can only remove two of them at a time, and they must be identical in order to do that. They are also arranged in layers, which means that tiles further below cannot be matched with those above.

As for the graphics, they are nothing out of the ordinary either, but the colors are bright enough to help you have a good time. The tiles sport all sorts of symbols and drawings, not to mention the fact that every now and again you get a glimpse of the islands themselves, as well as the creatures that dwell on them. The music can get a bit repetitive after a while, but that is always the case with such games.

Even if it doesn’t bring anything new to the table, Mahjong Magic Islands still has what it takes to provide you with a few hours of fun. The puzzles get trickier and trickier along the way, especially towards the end of the adventure.