Eligo, by Eon
Games, $4.99
Reviewed August 2002
I’ve always been such a huge fan
of Lines or Line Up games that when I first got a Zaurus
I had to look for this type of game. Luckily, I found Eligo
and was more than surprised that Eligo is everything I hoped
for in a Lines game and much, much more!
Developed by Eon Games, Eligo gives you
8 types of Lines games that will suit newcomers as well as
veteran players:
Lines: traditional Lines game
Free Move: for beginners, no move restriction
Eligo: traditional Lines game, harder than Free Move mode
Ogile: Bejeweled kind of set up, but instead of lining up 3 like in Bejeweled,
you need to line up five pieces to erase
Tournament and Ogile Tournament: takes you through levels, you must complete
required levels to move on
Progressive Lines and Eligo: it populates more balls in every drop than
the other modes.
The game keeps a high scoreboard for each
game mode, which is a great feature if you have a couple
of friends or family members playing with you. You can also
modify your game board size by selecting one of the default
sizes or customize your own. At the easier levels, you can
choose how many balls you want to drop each time.
Other than the flexibility and pure large
number of game modes, another reason I love this game is
its creative graphics and sound/music. The falling pieces
are not the usual color balls, but different color shapes
with 3D edges. The animations add much more movement to a
flat board game, which is a very nice and refreshing touch.
You can add more themes. These are not just skins or backgrounds,
but ball pieces as well. Eon Games has already release another
very cool theme called Industrial Theme, which you can download
for free if you’ve purchased the game. There are some
really cool sound effects and 4 music tracks that are like
slow tempo digital music.
If you are still playing that old
Lines game, give Eligo a try. Currently Eon Games is running
a special so that you can get the game for cheap. So don’t
wait any longer!
Playing Hints and Tips
Try different game modes, it’s
fun to see the different game play and effects. Download
more themes to change the look of your game.
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