Deep Blue Sea 2 Review
Posted by Ruff on May 2nd, 2010
(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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We’ve previewed Deep Blue Sea 2, the sequel to The Game Equation’s Deep Blue Sea match-3 game, in the past. Now, we’re opt to give a much deserving review to this brilliantly developed casual game. Because really, it’s not just a simple sequel, it’s much more “deep blue” than what you may have come to expect.
After 2 years from the original Deep Blue Sea, Deep Blue Sea 2 stars Jessica’s sister Melissa as she tries to find her missing sibling. After receiving an 8 month-old postcard from Jessica, it seems that Melissa will now be able to meet her sister again. Little did she knew that the postcard will start her own adventure, a long and hard but mystifying journey beneath the sea.
Like its predecessor, Deep Blue Sea 2 is a match 3 game. The objective of each level is for you to collect artifacts and meet the artifact quota before time, or in this case – air, runs out. To collect artifacts, you must be able to make them fall to the bottom of the board. Matching tiles will be able to accomplish this feat, so try to break them bottom tiles as fast as possible.
Matching tiles can also provide other stuff for our heroine too. Some tiles may be used to charge your power-ups and some can be used to fill up your treasure chest. Treasure chest money can then be used to buy additional power-ups and upgrades from the shop, so try to fill up the treasure chest in every level to max out your buying power.
One cool thing about Deep Blue Sea 2 is that there is more than 1 character you can play, with each of them having their own unique specialties. Each character can gain experience as you play them and gain additional skills too as they level up, so try to level up all your characters for a powerful line-up at the final parts of the game. Some levels are very easy to play when a certain character is used too, making this game very dynamic your own strategy.
Hazards are typical challenges in match 3 games, and this game has quite a few that will surely test your wits and clicking speed. Chains are basic ones, and there is also the freeze hazard that can get very annoying when left around for too long. You see, freeze spreads around when left for a few seconds, and has the ability to cover the entire board if you’re not careful.
Another innovation I found very effective in affecting strategy for Deep Blue Sea 2 is the ability to rotate the board whenever the rotate talisman is charged up. In some stages, it may be impossible to make an artifact fall on the current state of the board, so be sure to rotate it to a much advantageous position as you see fit. There’s even a character that can rotate the board much faster than the others, so use him when a hard board is on for the next level.
The storyline is another big big factor for making this game as addictive as it is. I found myself truly engrossed in the adventures of Melissa and her merry crew of unique individuals. Not only that, there are also twists in the storyline that makes it fun to play through. The number of levels between each installment of story is also not that big, thus giving the feel that you’re actually flowing through the game as you wanted to.
Deep Blue Sea 2 is really a fine work of art and I loved every minute of playing it. It has a great storyline, an addictive gameplay and offers dynamism in how you play each level through leveling up the characters you deem necessary to finish the game. I just wished I could turn off that annoying help message during the actual match 3 game though – just one of my silly wants, not much of a hassle really.
Anyway, I guess you need to play the game for yourself now.
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The Game Equation proudly announces that development is currently underway for the sequel to their fantastic match 3 game, Deep Blue Sea. Deep Blue Sea 2 follows a new story than the previous game (but somehow related), as you now play Jessica’s sister, Melissa – deep sea diver extraordinaire, in search of her missing sister.
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