Coloristic (2020) Walkthrough + Review, ZX Spectrum
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This game is a conversion of an ios mobile game, it is a puzzle game and the object of the game is to fill all the squares with colors. The game starts pretty easy with a small playfield and just one color for use to fill the squares, but as you proceed the playfield will be larger and you will have to fill up the squares with four colors.
There will be a number on each color and you will then have to fill that number of squares with that color, but be sure to make room for the other colors! You can switch between the colors as you like by pressing 1, 2, 3, 4 or Space.
There will be squares with arrows you can only enter from a specific direction, gates that takes you from one side of the screen to another, squares only available for specific colors, blocks in the way, switches that removes the blocks in the way, extra moves to collect – Lots of upcoming stuff to keep the game interesting as you proceed through the 80 levels the game has to offer.
At the top left of the screen you can see in which order you have to move the colors, and the color you will have to move will be flashing. Bottom left shows the control keys (O, P, Q, A).
U = Undo moves for the last color moved
R = Restart level
L = Level table
C = Enter code for specific level
M = Music on/off
I = Instructions
You can use “U” and “R” as much as you like so you can keep playing just as long time as you want, and there is codes to enter for all the levels for easy return.
This puzzle game is very good, it is an original and refreshing puzzle game for the Spectrum scene, it is very polished, plays good and the level design is great. New things/problems keeps coming through the levels, so there is a lot to consider to solve the puzzles and make your way through the game. A nice soundtrack will keep you company, and if you prefer silence just press “m”. The game also have a nice ending screen, all it is missing is the possibility for changing the controls.
The game was made by Daniel Krautwurst & SinDiKat in 2020.
Rating = 91%
Download here: http://d.borik.net/speccy/sindikat_coloristic.zip