Sparkle
Sparkle is a marvelously fast paced Match-3 Puzzle video game developed and published by BigFish Games. This wonderful match 3 puzzle game offers an amazingly addictive Game-play, beautiful environment and sleek mechanics along with beautiful visuals. In the game, player shoots the orbs from orb slinger to pop three or more of the same colored orbs and by doing that he prevents the orbs from reaching to the Black Pits. Orbs poured is from 3 different directions so the player acts fast to secure the maximum orbs. If any of the orbs drops down in to the pit, player loses a life. With every popped orb, player earns power ups and amulets that can be really helpful during the game-play. Three exciting new modes named as Challenge, Quest and Survival add a little bit more spice to the game. For all those fans of Match-3 Puzzle games who loved Zuma, this game would really be entertaining because of its similar game-play and mechanics. Sparkle is available to play on Windows and Mac only.
#1 Magnetica
Magnetica, developed by Mitchell Corporation and published by Nintendo is a great Match-3 type Puzzle video game. This match-3, puzzle game is playable only on Nintendo Devices such as Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii. Magnetica features a resembling game-play and graphics to Zuma and lots of other big names of this specific genre. Magnetica lets you fire and match differently colored marbles with the ones rolling towards the center. The game is quite fast-paced so it’s totally on you to stop the marbles from reaching to the center. If any marble reaches to the center and falls in the hole, the game is over. With a lot of exciting power-ups, beautiful visuals and an immersive game-play, Magnetica offers quite a unique and addictive game-play experience. If you love playing match-3 type of puzzle games, you should totally try Magnetica, it’ll definitely entertain you good.
#2 Bejeweled
Bejeweled is an exciting Match-3 Puzzle video game by PopCap Games. With a record 75 million copies sold and downloaded more than 150 million times, Bejeweled lets you swap different gems and match them with others of the same color to make a horizontal or vertical chain of three or more gems. By doing that, the jewels vanish with a splash and your score grows. You can also win bonus points by making chain reactions (Cascades) that will lead to more exciting things. Bejeweled offers two main levels named as Normal and Time Trial, super cool visuals, a lot of fun filled game levels and much more. Bejeweled is a great game Match-3 and Puzzle video game to play and enjoy. Give it a try and you’ll love it.
#3 Cradle of Rome
Cradle of Rome is a Strategy, Tilt-Matching, and Single-player video game similar to Bejeweled. The game offers an exciting gameplay and introduces a variety of levels filled with a different color jewels. The ultimate task of the player is to smash the jewel by matching at least three having same shape and color. As the player advanced, the game becomes challenging. Each level offers a unique scenery and you must accomplish the within time limit to unlock further levels and score the highest points and challenge his friends to beat it. The player needs to collect power-ups to enhance his abilities and gather booster to improve his speed. Gather resource and make your Rome Empire. The game rewards you with extra points as you smash more than three gems. Cradle of Rome includes prominent features such as a variety of Levels, different Power-ups, exciting Gems, Resources, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#4 Zuma’s Revenge!
Zuma’s Revenge! is a Tilt-Matching, Puzzle, and Single-player video game created and published by PopCap Games. The game offers an exciting gameplay and it acts as the sequel to Zuma. It introduces HD graphics, new power-ups and levels, several new features, and new boss fights. In the game, the player controls a frog from a top-down perspective with an aim to clear each stage from the colored balls. It mainly revolves around Match-3 elements and the player needs to clear the string of rolling balls by matching three or more same color. The player move a ball-shooting frog which always points regardless the direction of the mouse to aim and fire at the strings of balls. When three or more same balls match together, they are vanished from the screen, and nearby balls take their place to fill the space. The game has four modes such as Adventure, Challenge, and more. Each offers a unique gameplay and a set of objectives that the player has to complete at any cost.