Snakebird Primer 4+

Keeps crashing on the later levels. It only seems to crash when a snakebird dies.

The basic mechanics of snakebird allow for the potential of insanely well designed puzzles. I could write an essay about how beautifully designed these puzzles are, but in short they all contribute their own ideas, there’s no filler, and many of the puzzles have unexpected solutions that require lots of thinking and problem solving to come up with.

Many levels also seem impossible at first, and when you finally see the solution clearly you get that marvelous “Ah-Ha!” moment. Level 67 is my favorite level in the game because no matter what you try, it seems that there’s no way to get the short blue snake get over to the other snakes. Not without putting the longest snake in a situation where the next move brings certain death, anyways. But after a few minutes of scratching my head I realized there was a clever trick I could use to successfully bring over the blue snake without killing the long one. What was once seemingly impossible became obvious once that awesomely clever trick was discovered in that super satisfying “Ah-Ha!” moment, making the player feel really smart.

Most of the levels are really easy though, at least for me, but still fun. I wish it was a bit tougher or a bit longer, because it went by quite quickly. Still, I recommend this and the original version, especially to any other puzzle enthusiasts :)

Kids as young as 3 and 6 really enjoyed the game. A lot of the puzzles might be easy for adults but are perfectly challenging for the kids with a few hints from their parents. A few of the puzzles were tricky enough to be interesting. And of course the graphics, animation, music and sound effects are enjoyable for all ages. As long as you understand the target audience for the game, it is a really fun game to fill an evening or two with the kids. And no annoying ads or in-app purchase or that kind of garbage. Bravo.