Pocket Gamer - You can talk about sophisticated gameplay mechanics all you like, but the core appeal of video games can be boiled down to this: you press a button (whether real or virtual) and get rewarded with a pleasurable visual and aural response.
Bayo Bongo demonstrates a healthy understanding of this principle, cutting through many of the obstacles that most match-three puzzlers put in between you and endorphin central.
Fortunately, there’s still just about enough depth to keep your attention over a moderate time-span, but the emphasis here is very much on instant gratification.
"Well, the somewhat adequate year of 2010 is finally over, and have we had a time. Okay, not really, but it wasn’t all bad. I mean, Dance Central actually proved to be pretty fun, Red Dead Redemption came out with a lot of really good DLC, and Square Enix finally learned not to be so damn smug- Final Fantasy XIV anyone? But all of my friends, yes all four of them, came up to me an asked, “What’re your TOP FIVE GAMES of the 2010, Nox?” to which I swiftly answered, “Leave me alone.”
While I did enjoy RDR, I think that Mass Effect 2 tops it. Heck, my top five games for 2010 are:
1) Mass Effect 2
2) EA Sports Active 2.0
3) Starcraft 2
4) Red Dead Redemption
5) Final Fantasy XIV- just kidding!
