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JadeDragon's
reviews and playing tips: Palm OS games
Vexed 2.0, by Team Vexed vexed.sourceforge.net
Free 
Reviewed April 2002
Vexed is a fun and addictive puzzle game developed
originally by James McCombe who released the source code with the
game. As more developers contributed to the game design, Vexed
became an Open Source project on SourceForge.net. Now there are
several major developers who each contribute a significant numbers
of levels as well as improving the quality of the game in every
aspect.
The game play is actually quite simple. You need
to match the tiles with same symbols. When the matching tiles touch,
they will disappear. When all the tiles disappear, the level is
solved. The game comes with a solution database and many level
packs contributed by each member of team Vexed. The children's
level pack will get your kids hooked on the puzzles and exercise
brains for hours.
Playing Hints and Tips
If you are new to Vexed, start with the
original levels. Once you get into the groove of the game, then
you can move on to the more difficult levels.
Use the even number tiles to help match
the odd number tiles. The scoring (like the "par" scoring
system in golf) requires you to solve the puzzles within certain
number of moves. So if you want to get a high score, you must
solve the puzzles with fewer moves to get to under par. Hit the
replay level icon if you are not satisfied with your score.
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Ratings (scale of 1 to 5):
| Graphics |
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Very pretty to look at. The game comes with
the Original, Jewels, Greek, Flags, Pill and Symbols tile sets.
And it has pretty good animation for the tile movements. |
| Sound |
N/A |
Sounds of silence. . . |
| Fun Meter |
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I've done over 50 levels, and I feel like
I just got started. There are many level packs that come with
the free game: 2 Classic level packs (from easy to hard), 2 Variety
Packs (from easy to hard), a Children's Pack (very easy), a Twister
Pack (hard), a Confusion Pack (very hard), a Panic Pack (very
very hard), and an Impossible (yea, try this one, Einstein). |
| Addictivity |
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Once you get the hang of the game, it's
so addictive. With the solution, you won't get stuck on a certain
level that's baking your noodle. I think I'm going to try all
the level packs, and get my money's worth. Oh, wait! I didn't
pay any money for this. Yippee! |
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