Game Vortex: Pipe Mania DS Review

Game Vortex writes: "I remember when Pipe Mania first came out back in 1989 (probably before a lot of you were born!) on the PC. At that time, most of us were addicted to Tetris with some Solitaire mixed in there. There just wasn’t the selection of games that there is now. Pipe Mania was an instant hit. The concept was new at the time. Pipe Mania cured a lot of us Tetris addicts with its ease of play and continual challenge.

Graphically, Pipe Mania doesn’t look that much different than it did 20 years ago. But then the basic game doesn’t need to. I mean really, how much can you change pipes? The flow does look different from level to level, though. I liked the change in flow. It kept things from being monotonous and gave each different level its own unique feel. They have added some really cute cut scenes and a story to go with the puzzles. The characters for the story mode are animated cartoons and the family members resemble each other very much. The bad guys look like typical bad guys."