Review: Potpourrii
by Matt Fox
June 7, 2009
Overview
A very strange and unique action puzzler that is as addicting as it is bizarre. The basic premise of this game is to collect seasonal spirits, shoot them into the center of the board, group them by color, and then watch them disappear. This is all done in order to defeat an evil wizard that is attempting to disrupt the natural order of the forest. Like I said, strange and bizarre...yet incredibly entertaining.Features
The features in this game include colorful visuals and effects as well as very addicting gameplay. Two difficultly settings, each getting more and more difficult as you progress through the game. It also features wheel controls that are surprising effective and easy to use. The last feature here is the ability to play either short or long sessions with an auto-saving feature built in as well.Breakdown
The Good:
All strangeness aside, this is a fun little puzzle game. It's kind of like Bust a Move with a bit of Doctor Mario mixed in there as well. And it's really addicting once you get what to do and how to do it. The "wheel" controls work extremely well and I really had no complaints as far as the controls go. The graphics look really good and it's a very colorful and vibrant looking game.
The Bad:
You know, there really isn't much wrong with this game. You either like it or you don't. The story and the reason you are doing what you are doing is kind of...weird, but that's not really anything bad.
I think that might be why people have been turned off by this game. It just looks a little confusing when reading the synopsis in the app store. Once you start playing it though, you get it. Other than that the sounds are nothing special. They're not terrible, but nothing great either.
