Ryukyu for PCE
Review #8121
Ryukyu
Connect 4 + Poker
Gameplay
On a 5x5 grid you choose from a handful of face cards to place them such that they create a winning hand of poker cards in every direction, including diagonally. The concept sounds simple, but it's a bear in practice. I played half a dozen matches but never successfully completed one, even when I successfully created at least one pair in every single direction. No matter what I did I couldn't complete a stage. So frustrating.
Level Design
As near as I can tell this is a one-trick pony. No levels or modes. Just a game of poker solitaire. There are three difficulty levels, with the two Hard modes giving you a time limit.
Theme
The cover shows a beach and the backside of a bikini girl, as if this is a peek-a-boo card game. The board is framed by a japanese building with a huge smiling girl's face in the background. I have no idea what happens when you successfully finish a puzzle.
Art Style
Looks decidedly 8-bit. The cards are small but clear. The play area is quite small, with a large, unnecessary border. Drab
Audio
Weird harpsichord music plays. Sound effects are minimal and pleasant, but you may as well just mute and play your own music.
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