Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
MobyRank MobyScore
PlayStation 3
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...
J2ME
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2.5
Macintosh
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4.2

Description

Zuma is an Aztec-themed action puzzler. The goal: eliminate all the balls before they reach the skull. Balls roll down a track towards this skull, and your frog-shaped idol must shoot balls toward them to stop them. Using the mouse to rotate the frog and clicking to fire, you need to create rows of three or more of the same color balls to eliminate them.

The catch is that each track is shaped differently. Part of the track may block others so that if the track is filled with balls, the ones behind some may be unreachable. Fortunately, you have up to four lives, a rarity in many puzzle games.

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User Reviews

Addictive even though it does get pretty difficult Windows Roedie (5139)
Addicting game, but very difficult Windows Robinet (41)
This is what Snood should have been Windows Zack Green (1024)
If you don't like haemorrhoids send them a ball! Windows POMAH (19497)

The Press Says

Game Shark Xbox 360 Feb 02, 2006 B+ 83
Game Chronicles Xbox 360 Feb 18, 2006 8 out of 10 80
Lawrence Xbox 360 Aug 15, 2006 8 out of 10 80
Video Game Talk Xbox 360 Jan 16, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Xbox 360 Apr 22, 2007 8 out of 10 80
Inside Mac Games (IMG) Macintosh Oct 03, 2005 8 out of 10 80
JeuxVideoPC.com Windows Feb 07, 2007 15 out of 20 75
Xboxdynasty (XD) Xbox 360 Jan 09, 2008 7.4 out of 10 74
GameSpot Xbox 360 Dec 13, 2005 7.2 out of 10 72
Eurogamer.net (UK) Xbox 360 Feb 21, 2006 7 out of 10 70

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Trivia

The Zuma concept is not new. Popcap borrowed it from Mitchell Corp.'s 1998 arcade game Puzz Loop/Ballistic. In 2004, President Roy Ozaki intended to file a lawsuit against Popcap for IP infringement. The outcome is not known. Mitchell did however rework the game concept in the 2006 Nintendo DS game Magnetica.


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