When i think the majority of gamers who play in shareware games know game called Zuma Deluxe. Mafia wars was popular some time ago and still popular now. It is a classic game!
Long time nobody in game industry come up with a game with Zuma gameplay. It was a fear of fail - as someone can know big portals like RealArcade or Shockwave.com don't take for publishing game clones.
In last time we have seen a lot of games what requires a Zuma gameplay idea and a few interesting own ideas. Consider whis games.
First game will likely be Luxor.
Main idea is similar, but here one deferent feature - you blast a colored spheres in the bottom line. Game use ancient Egipt styling with pyramids and Pharaoh, you explore the way of the Nile. The game very popular at this time.
Next game we are going to look at is TumbleBugs.
IMHO mafia wars have one of best graphic work (also as last game) and employ very interesting design - you have to save your beetle buddies through the Black Bug Empire. According to game info "In an in-depth dark lair, in different Backyard USA, creep the Evil Black Bugs. You, the hero "Tumble", hold the fate of your respective beetle buddies in your hands. Save the colorful beetles from being enslaved with the Black Bug Empire". It's some unique power ups not presented in other games and has some features to talk about - what about two sources and also to plases to shoot from?
Another two games Bubblefish Bob and Aqua POP uses sea adventure design. It first game you have to save small fishy friends. The second game objective mysterious. As I think this game was created in zuma gameplay with only design changes. For a lot more info, you should visit: Zuma Online
Next game have extremely different gameplay but use some ideas from parent game - Twistingo.
Main Zuma idea - colored shperes presented, but gameplay based using the bingo cards along with the numbers on it. It requires you to definitely stay focused but still packed with situations to think over in every minute. You should explore the Big Island step by step to find and save the lovable animals that require your help.
Last game I want to say named Zzed.
Mafia wars was created by developers from Russian Federation and have very interested idea when combined some zuma elements. It's puzzler-shooter game using a space theme. In Zzed, you are a plot of space garbage truck. The room craft is found in the middle of the screen and will rotate both clockwise or counter clockwise. You can even move the spaceship, albeit in a very small circle. A continuous flow of space junk gravitates toward you (rather fast, sometimes) and you have to destroy it, before it damages the ship. This can be the action part. Why is the game tricky (and addictive) is the puzzle part. All garbage is "color-coded". In order to destroy it, you need to get 3 or even more pieces of garbage of the identical color stuck together (here we have some Zuma ideas). When you pilot space garbage truck, not some super-cool X-Wing interceptor, you call only shoot with garbage pieces. Occasionally, as you grow bonuses like missiles or bombs, which will allow you to feel yourself being a space commando for 0.17 seconds, but in addition to that, it's all about waste management.
The storyline of this also very interesting, however i don't want to open all - try by yoursef!
Here we see 7 games in some parts depending on Zuma classic game. I strive all of them and think what Zuma, Tumblebugs, Twistingo and Zzed is the best and have a lot difference to explore. How we think?
