Crescent Moon Games is gaining quite a bit of attention lately for their recently released game The Deer God, that came out this week. However, the week before, they released a puzzle game that is reminiscent of Pac-Man, but is more complex, and still plenty of fun to play. The reviews thus far on Android/iOS have been very good. If you haven’t played Glow Monsters, it is available to download now in the Google Play Store.
Crescent Moon Games in collaboration with Joyster, have released Glow Monsters: Maze Survival. It is a bright and colorful puzzle adventure that spans across six worlds, with over one hundred puzzles. Yes, I did say one hundred puzzles. At first glance, the game seems to be a bit like Pac-Man. If you are one of the many people that recently downloaded Pac-Man 256, and enjoyed it, you should give Glow Monsters a try. You may find that you enjoy it even more, because of the good puzzles, and the multiple goals that come along with each level. It also has depth when it comes to strategy and completing the mazes.
“Eat all of the cubics, evade the monsters and survive…in Glow Maze” – Crescent Moon Games
Each level is set up for your cute green character to travel through a maze. One of the goals is to eat all of cubics that line the path in the maze. This in itself is not too difficult. However, there are monsters that travel the paths of the maze too. One encounter with them and it is game over. The control setup is very straightforward. The challenge comes in when you are trying to evade the monsters and trying to switch the ladders/gates, which rotate the direction in which you can travel.
The on-screen controls include a button on the left, which allows your character to switch directions, depending on where you are in the maze. This can be up or down or left and right. The other button controls the switching of the gates/ladders. Hitting that button rotates the gate. You can use that to rotate your direction, or the direction of the monsters that are chasing you.
There are primarily three goals: Eat all the cubits, capture the stars, and beat the clock. Many times it is easy enough to beat the clock, and eat all the cubits. Getting the three stars can be a challenge. You tap the screen to start the game. The good part about this is that you can look at the maze and develop your strategy. Stars are on a timer. As you are going through the maze, they have a circle around them that basically unwinds. Once the timer is done, the star disappears from the board. Capturing the stars also unlocks the other levels in the game. So as you avoid those monsters, you have to figure out how to grab the stars and cubits as fast as you can.
As you progress through the games many levels, the challenges increase, as well as the number of Glow Monsters and their abilities. Avoiding blasts of fire and lasers, and the monsters freezing your gates, occur as you gain skill in completing the mazes. The game is enjoyable, but can be intense as well. In many ways your mental muscle will be challenged as right, left and up and down, all kind of merge together, depending upon shape and complexity of the mazes. If you are one that has to three star each level before moving on, you may have your hands full with this game.
Glow Monster Features:
- Unique mix of genres, with action, puzzle, and classic arcade game play elements.
- Creative game play – Create your own way to beat each stage.
- Two buttons, tons of strategies.
- Various monsters with different special skills.
- More than 100 levels on 6 planets.
- Mind blowing challenge modes.
Glow Monsters is a free to play game. Don’t worry, the only in-app purchase is $1.99 and that is to remove the ads. The game is integrated with Google Game Play Services with twenty achievements to unlock, and leaderboards to compare your skills against your friends. If you want to spend some time with a good game that will challenge your puzzle skills, while having some classic arcade fun, Glow Monsters is easy to recommend. With over 100 levels to beat, you can play this game for a while.
