PillPop - Match 3

Review

How hard can it be to be a researcher in virology? My guess is that it would involve many years of study as well as learning on the job! Let’s face it, there are many viruses out there in our beautiful world of ours. Some are more deadly than others, but wouldn’t it be fabulous if you could eradicate any virus by simply playing a game of match 3? And that is exactly what you will be doing in a game of Pillpop!

Pillpop is a casual match 3 puzzle game developed and self-published by Dexter Games on the 25^th of July 2020 on the steam platform.

The game has two types of gameplay with three modes each. The Pillpop is the first gameplay where you have to combine either 2 viruses + one pill of the same colour, or 1 virus + 2 pills of the same colour, in order to create a Match 3.  While in the Viruspop gameplay, you’ll only be matching viruses of the same colour.

The 3 modes of play are Zen, Blitz and Survival.  Zen mode is easy, and the game will end when you reach the last level, which is level 20. I personally prefer the Blitz and Survival modes.  In the Blitz mode, you’ll only have 2 minutes, before the game ends and your goal is to reach the highest level as possible within that time. Survival mode is very similar to Tetris, where you have rows of viruses/pills dropping down from the top of the grid, and if the grid becomes full it will be game over. Bear in mind that the viruses/pills will be dropping faster and faster as the game progresses. There too, you’ll have a leader board to find out where you stand in comparison to your friends or other players.

When you have selected the gameplay and the mode, the last thing you have to choose is the size of the grid, either 8x8, 10x10, 12x12. Then you’ll be pill-popping viruses left, right and centre!

The viruses are animated, cute and fun to look at. While playing, you’ll quite often see rainbow-coloured pills; these are your super pills, and they connect all four sides of the square they are in. You might make some super Match 3 moves and points with these little beauties!

If Match 3 games have not been easy to play because you are colour blind, you’ll be pleased to know that for Pillpop, the developers have included a colour-blind mode, which is really thoughtful.

I like what I see in Pillpop; the graphics are cute, the soundtrack is excellent, and the game offers excellent replayability.

Review written by THE CPT FROGGY for Zeepond.com!