Summary
- Release Year: 2014
- Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
- Platforms: Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developers: Viva Media Inc
- Publishers: FAKT Software
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears (2014) Review
A Wacky and Wonderful Puzzle Game
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears is a physics-based puzzle game that tasks players with building elaborate contraptions to solve puzzles. The game features a wide variety of objects to use, including gears, levers, pulleys, explosives, and more. Players must use their creativity and ingenuity to design contraptions that can complete each puzzle’s objective, such as moving a ball from one point to another or activating a switch.
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears is a challenging and rewarding game that will appeal to fans of puzzle games and physics games alike. The game’s puzzles are well-designed and offer a variety of challenges, from simple puzzles that can be solved in a few minutes to complex puzzles that can take hours to complete. The game also features a level editor that allows players to create their own puzzles and share them with the community.
Key Features:
- 100+ levels to solve
- A variety of objects to use, including gears, levers, pulleys, explosives, and more
- A level editor that allows players to create their own puzzles
- Online multiplayer for up to 4 players
- Achievements and leaderboards
Gameplay:
The goal of each puzzle in Crazy Machines: Golden Gears is to complete the puzzle’s objective using the objects provided. Objectives can vary, but they often involve moving a ball from one point to another or activating a switch. Players must use their creativity and ingenuity to design contraptions that can complete each puzzle’s objective.
The game’s physics engine is realistic and accurate, which makes it challenging to design contraptions that work properly. Players must take into account the weight and momentum of objects, as well as the laws of gravity and friction. This can be challenging, but it also adds to the game’s replayability.
Level Editor:
One of the best features of Crazy Machines: Golden Gears is its level editor. The level editor allows players to create their own puzzles and share them with the community. This is a great way to extend the game’s replayability and to challenge yourself with new puzzles.
The level editor is easy to use and provides players with a variety of tools to create their own puzzles. Players can choose from a variety of objects to use, and they can also adjust the gravity and friction of the puzzle world. This allows players to create puzzles that are both challenging and fun to solve.
Multiplayer:
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears also features online multiplayer for up to 4 players. In multiplayer mode, players can compete to solve puzzles as quickly as possible, or they can work together to solve puzzles that are too difficult to solve alone.
Multiplayer mode is a great way to add some extra excitement to the game. It’s also a great way to learn from other players and to get ideas for new puzzle designs.
Achievements and Leaderboards:
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears features a variety of achievements and leaderboards. Achievements are awarded for completing certain tasks, such as solving a certain number of puzzles or creating a puzzle that is rated highly by other players. Leaderboards track the fastest times for solving each puzzle.
Achievements and leaderboards are a great way to add some extra motivation to the game. They can also be a good way to compare your skills to other players.
Overall:
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears is a challenging and rewarding puzzle game that will appeal to fans of puzzle games and physics games alike. The game’s puzzles are well-designed and offer a variety of challenges, from simple puzzles that can be solved in a few minutes to complex puzzles that can take hours to complete. The game also features a level editor that allows players to create their own puzzles and share them with the community.
If you’re looking for a fun and challenging puzzle game, then Crazy Machines: Golden Gears is definitely worth checking out.
Review Score
8/10
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