The Vita Lounge - As the influx of indie developers continues, the list of mobile -to-Vita ports has also seen an incline. Sparkle was released over two and a half years ago originally on iOS, and was later ported to Android. As with these mobile ports the question is always threefold; whether the game is any good, whether it’s been ported well and finally the price (or if you prefer value, given the raw deal Vita gamers have often had to suffer with regard to inflated prices on mobile ports). I’m not one to really look at pricing that closely but with titles such as Burn The Rope it’s often something that’s impossible to ignore.
DHGF: In the age of digital distribution, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Mobile marketplaces and digital distribution centers are rife with copycat games that offer inferior experiences to the games they’re trying to be. However, it is entirely possible that a “clone” could be just as good or even better than the original. Sparkle makes its way onto the Vita over from mobile devices. At first glance, it is simply a clone of Zuma. However, it does have just enough differences to differentiate itself from that series while still keeping the essence intact.
Embark on an extraordinary journey to uncover the secrets of Crowberry Woods. Banish the darkness with your Orb Slinger and reclaim your land!
The basic gameplay is simple: Tap where you want to shoot an Orb. Match three Orbs to make them disappear. Make several matches in row to earn powerups. Don’t let the Orbs fall into the abyss!
Discover powerful amulets throughout your journey and change the rules of the game in your favor.
GamingAge - Basically, Sparkle is Zuma .
That may sound overly simplistic, but there's really no other way of describing Sparkle. It's not kind of like Zuma, or incredibly indebted to Zuma. Sparkle is, in pretty much every possible way, so similar to Zuma that its developers are probably lucky PopCap aren't feeling particular litigious at the moment.
