Thursday, July 25, 2024

Ishido: The Way of Stones for Genesis


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Ishido: The Way of Stones

Minesweeper meets Mahjong


Genre: puzzle - blocks

Publisher: Accolade

Year: 1990

System: Genesis


Gameplay Score: 2

Gameplay Notes:

Place tiles on a large board. Each title has a color and a suit. Each placed tile must match the color or suit of every adjoining title, so eventually it gets difficult to place tiles when they have three or four other tiles near them. I didn't get it in my first round. One my second go I developed a strategy which almost worked. But the third time I had a strategy that I think will work going forward. And yeah, that's it. You can turn on hints but that's the only other feature.


Level Design Score: 0

Level Design Notes:

What levels? You can start a new game. No options. No modes. Just shuffle and redeal those tiles.


Theme Score: 1

Theme Notes:

Barely any presentation. Just launch in. This one won't grab your attention nor will it offend your sensibilities.


Art Style Score: 1

Art Style Notes:

Again barely anything to mention. You can choose between the different looks for the tiles. Uhh, that's it


Audio Score: 1

Audio Notes:

Quiet oriental ambiance


Overall Score: 25

Review ID: 985



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