Combo 11 – Review
By App Type: Uncategorized
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By: Combo 11
Version #: 1.0
Date Released: 2009-01-13
Developer: Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
Price: 0.99
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Combo 11 is game that is difficult to classify or compare to anything else I have ever played before. The entire object of the game is to make combinations of cards that add up to 11. Seems simple enough and it is extremely easy, maybe even a bit too easy.
You open the game and select play and are presented a screen of 15 cards (5 across and 3 down). Your job is to tap two ‘touching’ cards that add up to 11. Aces count as one and there are no face cards so examples would be 7+4, 9+2, or ace+10. Once you have selected two cards that add up correctly those two are removed from the board and a hole left in their place. After you have cleared all the possible combos from the board and you have no moves left (and do your best to get as many as possible because you get bonuses for getting more combos in a row) you can select the deal button at the bottom which will move the remaining cards together and fill in the empty spaces with new cards from the deck. Once the entire deck has emptied or you run out of moves it will either move on to a bonus round or game over if no moves left.
The objective of the game is to clear as many boards as possible without running out of moves. As you earn points and clear boards you will receive trophies for your efforts. You receive trophies for high score, runs, and bonus rounds. Once you have all the trophies from those stipulations that is all there is to it you have completed the game.
My only complaint with the game is that it is easy and quick. It only took me about thirty minutes to acheive every trophy and after that there was really no incentive to continue playing. Each level is exactly the same, so moving to the next level is in no way any different. I feel like a larger board to play on might have made it a bit funner, or maybe even a time limit. Also, the numbers on the cards are a bit hard to read but it wasn’t impossible.
QUICK TAKE
Value: Medium
Would I Buy Again: No, repetition sets in too quick
Learning Curve: Very Easy-Easy
Who is it For: Anyone who enjoys card games
My Likes: Easily enjoyable, and easy to play
My Dislikes: Game ends quickly/becomes so repetitive you get tired of it
Final Statement: Combo 11 is a fun game to play for a few minutes. It occupies you without taking too terribly long to beat, but remains entertaining. Unfortunately, if you are like me, once you have played it for about 20 minutes, that’s about as fun as it is going to get.
Rating: 3 Stars
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