The other night I accidentally came across an Xbox 360 arcade game that I did not even know I had. Luckily for me, I was in the mood to try something new! I have always enjoyed puzzle type games and I believe this game is an excellent addition to the genre.
In Hexic HD you have to rotate trios of hexagons in order to create clusters of the same color. While this is a simple idea the game is actually more complicated than that. In order to win the game you have to create a cluster of black pearls. I have to be honest with you here. I have spent hours playing this game over the course of several days and I have yet to even create one black pearl let alone three in order to make a cluster. In order to create a pearl you have to do several things. First you have to create a "flower" by surrounding a hexagon with six of another color. When you do that you get a special silver star that has the ability to move surrounding hexagons in a new way. Once you get six of these silver stars you have to use them to create another flower. A black pearl will be created in the center of that flower. Once you get three pearls and create a cluster you will win the game. While you are trying to do this you have to watch out for bombs. If you do not clear the bombs within a certain number of turns your game is over. The biggest problem with this is that at times it is hard to tell what color the bombs are!
Ummm….seriously? Has anyone actually beaten this game? I have gotten close to creating one pearl, but then something happens and my silver stars cluster and disappear. So, when I play my goal is not really to win. On the main menu there is an option to view the leaderboards. You can compare your high score with your friends and see your overall ranking. If I focus on winning the game I might just go insane! So, I think I will stick to getting points and take the win if it falls in my lap.
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