[Review] Obulis

Today I'm honoured to launch ZenyaGames, a blog dedicated to review PC games. This time I'll analyze Obulis, a game which I bought a few months ago for 50 cents and surprised me in a good way.

There's not much to say about the gameplay since the game mechanics are pretty simple. The goal of the game is to put the coloured balls inside the recipients of the same colour of the balls, and to do so you just have to cut the chains that restrain the balls and let inertia do the rest. It may seem easy at first but, as the game progresses, the levels get more and more challenging and precision becomes more important, to the point of requiring you to cut the chain at the exact moment or else you will fail, even if you cut it a split second too soon or too late.

I've lost track of how many times I've tried this level

If it requires such precision then it must be a very frustrating game, right? Surprisingly it isn't and that's because of soundtrack. Even if it's fairly limited it's fully composed of relaxing tunes, which definitely helps the player to keep themselves relaxed and focused.

They also did a very good job in the art department. Each set of levels have different beatifully done backgrounds which go along with the soundtrack. But the background is not the only thing that changes, the foreground also does. In one level you can find yourself moving balls through a wooden room while in the other you're putting them inside flowers. This game has its flaws though, In some levels you can find some foreground elements obstructing your view of the ball, which I personally find it a bit annoying, and in others there are invisible walls that block a ball from going further, though everytime it happens is because there's always another way to do it.

It even has flower cannons!

Would I recommend this game? Definitely. It's pretty enjoyable and a must-have for any gamer who loves puzzles. On top of that it costs just 5€ (or even less if you're lucky and find it discounted) which makes it a great deal.

Extra information:

Developer: IonFX

Publisher: Meridian4
Language: English

Avaliable platforms: PC (Steam)

System Requirements:

- Windows 2000/XP/Vista

- CPU: 1.0 GHz processor

- Memory: 128 MB RAM

- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible 64 MB graphics card

- Hard Disk: 50 MB of available hard disk space

- Sound: DirectX compatible audio card