Bliss Island Review

Written by: David Laprad Published: July 28, 2006 Bliss Island from PomPom Games sneaks up on you and surprises you. You control a small blue creature that lives on a tropical island. Although he spends most days blowing into the air to create clouds, on Fridays, he gets to play games. Each level presents you with a different arcade game. With the creature positioned at the bottom of the screen, you might be required to knock boulders into the mouth of a giant beast by blowing at the rocks to change their paths. Other games consist of hitting blue slugs as they pop out of caves, eliminating pairs of orange and green boulders by knocking them into matching rocks, eliminating bricks as they march toward the bottom of the screen, and more. Some levels are timed, others penalize you for letting boulders or bricks reach the bottom of the screen. At first, the gameplay is easy, and even a little boring, but just when you're ready to call it quits, the level of difficulty jumps slightly and you'll find yourself leaning toward the screen in concentration. For example, you might have to avoid hitting explosive snails as the bricks drop, or avoid red slugs as they pop out of caves. Coming from the creators of Mutant Storm and Space Tripper, the graphics are great; the artists somehow created a visually appealing casual game with 3D graphics. The gameplay is even better, if you give it time. Scoring (out of five dragon heads): Graphics: Ease of use: Gameplay: Difficulty: Sound effects: Music: Final analysis: Click here to download the free trial version of Bliss Island.