Independent: "I love the fact that one of the world's most lo-fi games, which requires nothing more than intellectual cunning and a packet of Swan Vestas, has been translated into a video game.
So you can now play with matches and not get burned, although trying to solve the deceptively simple-looking challenges could fry your brain. There are 150 match-based tasks in total that, while they don't dazzle with complex graphics, offer puzzle fans a genuinely taxing, if somewhat unexciting, time."
Matchstick's a challenge and you'll be scratching your head over quite a few of these puzzles, but honestly this game's best consumed in short bites due to its incredibly repetitive, simplistic nature. It's not a bad little time occupier, but it needs a bit more zing to it to keep players' interest.
Presentation - 1.0
Graphics - 4.0
Sound - 4.5
Gameplay - 4.5
Lasting Appeal - 5.0
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