A.V. Club: Puzzle Arcade Review

A.V. Club: "The idea seems exciting: dozens of puzzles in one place, and no risk of pieces getting lost or damaged. But in spite of the convenience, Puzzle Arcade's design flaws are so pervasive that the satisfaction of completing a big puzzle isn't enough to make up for the annoyance of playing. In classic mode, Puzzle Arcade attempts to replicate the experience of assembling a puzzle freshly dumped out of a box. Play as a beginner, and the pieces start out angled correctly. But when you up the difficulty, it becomes clear that the creators confused 'challenging' with 'tedious.' It's easy to grab and rotate pieces to try different positions, which is one of Puzzle Arcade's primary strengths. But some pieces are face-down, not because they're supposed to be assembled blind, but just to suck up time as you flip them over. The game has only one background tune, which isn't great to begin with, and it all but demands muting after you've been working on one puzzle for more than 30 minutes." D/A