AcidSolitaire
by Red
Mercury, Price: $12
Reviewed April 2003
Developed by Red Mercury, AcidSolitaire
was one of the first games to support the hi-res display
on Sony Clies. Now with hi-res 320x330, 320x480 as well as
the normal 160x160 resolutions, AcidSolitaire has become
one of the most popular solitaire games for Palm OS.
With relaxed game rules and by forever
adding backgrounds, AcidSolitaire is hoping to attract more
and more casual card players who have a keen eye for sharp
and colorful digital card tables. The game plays like the
standard Klondike solitaire game, and the game rules allow
you to look through the cards without any penalty as well
as to move cards from the home cells back to a column. If
you’ve lost track of a card, you can write numbers
(0 through 9, J, Q, K) in the Graffiti area and AcidSolitaire
will flash that card. There are also Auto-Turn and Auto-Move
features where you can rely on the PDA to move the cards
to home cells for you while leaving the strategic cards untouched
for your future moves. There is also a warning feature when
you have only one useful move left. Like many other solitaire
games, AcidSolitaire will keep your statistics and give you
options to deal 1-card or 3-card deal.
One of the unique features in AcidSolitaire
is that it provides you with a rich collection of background
images. The default color background pack includes different
color themes and textures and you can scan through them
with your jog-dial. There are quite a few additional background
packs available for download, which include Hong Kong,
Mt. Rainier, Bonaire Netherlands images and additional
colors and textures packs. If you are using a Clie and
have pictures stored in Sony’s PictureGear Pocket
format, you can even use those pictures as your card table
background. How would you like to play solitaire and admire
your new car in the background? There are some additional
interface features in AcidSolitaire to help make the game
easier to play. There is a Menu button next to the home
cells that gives you quick access to all game options.
You will also find an in-game battery meter at the bottom
of the game window and a leftie rotation feature in the
options. If this still isn’t enough for you, when
you win 3 or 5 games in a row, you get fireworks display.
The sound collection isn’t as impressive
as the images. You will hear some basic beeps and dings,
nothing terribly special. You can turn on or off the sound
effects. AcidSolitaire supports both color and grayscale
with hi-res support including full-screen display on NR/NX/NZ.
It will run on Palm OS devices including OS 5.
With a large number of background
packs available and more to come, AcidSolitaire is a great
game for those who crave eye candy. For creative types,
using your own images for the game should be an inspiration.
It might not have every solitaire game format available,
but it’s surely a good game for the casual solitaire
player.
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