Professor Fizzwizzle - A fun and challenging puzzle game
Aug 03, '06 07:30:03AM • Contributed by: robg
Aug 03, '06 07:30:03AM • Contributed by: robg
The macosxhints Rating:
[Score: 9 out of 10]
- Developer: Grubby Games
- Price: $19.95 [Demo available]
On the pictured level, the objective is to get the Professor to the blue disc on the left side of the screen.
The game is far from simple, at least for someone of merely mortal brain power such as myself. Things start off easy enough, and you'll have a high degree of confidence at first. But as the levels progress, the complexity of the puzzles seems to increase nearly exponentially. Most levels require a series of tasks to be done in the proper order; get the order wrong, and you'll be pressing R (to restart the level) to try again. This can be a bit frustrating at times, but it's also what makes the game so appealing -- you really need to think your way through it. If you get really stuck, however, the games' menus include a Show Solution option.
There's no traditional scoring in PF -- you won't see Total Points anywhere, nor is there a countdown timer to encourage you to finish a level quickly. Instead, as you complete levels, you'll see a tracker that indicates what percentage of each category (Regular, Advanced, Kids, and Alphabet) you've completed. You'll also unlock sometimes-funny photographs (viewable in a gallery) as you complete levels. But that's it for rewards; PF is really all about just having fun and solving puzzles.
The game's graphics are cute and effective, the sound effects are nice, and the music isn't too annoying (though it's easily disabled, which is what I've chosen to do). About the only downside is that the game window is of fixed size, 800x600, so you can't scale it up for larger monitors. That's a minor quibble, though; PF is great fun, even without 3D graphics or vicious alien races to battle!
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