Smatch

Description: Utilizing the awesome power of physics, gravity, and boxes, we present Smatch, Beta.

Kongai Card: Jade Demon Figurine
Requirements: All avatars collected, Collect 50 K's

Smatch is an interesting game at first glance, and it's.. simplistic. Anyone can pick up this game and earn the Kongai card offered with just a little effort. The basic premise of the game is that you hold down the left mouse button, and roll your cursor over falling boxes. What happens when your gamefield fills up with boxes? I have no idea, because in the three games I played, I never even got close.

The boxes are accompanied also by falling spheres. While the boxes seem to be default Kongregate avatars, the spheres seem to be of fruit and.. Juggernaut. I kid you not. While the premise is amusing, the simplicity is its double-edged sword. Its replay value is next to nothing, and once you get the card, assuming you even play Kongai, you can move on and never look back. This can be achieved in one game if you're good, but three or four tries max, each play clocking in at two minutes.

The game offers a variety of 'achievements', as well as keeping track of 'combos' and 'Smatchables', which are basically all the avatars and spheres you can pick up during a typical game. I'm still wondering why the creator even bothered to add achievements, because not only does it not offer an explanation as to how you get the achievements, they seem pointless, serving only to momentarily distract you with pictures and text during normal gameplay, and to frustrate those of us who are die-hard completionists.

Anyway, the game is simple and easy to approach. One of few games on Kongregate I've seen that can actually cater to a wide audience, which is probably what makes it so popular, since I can't imagine anyone playing it other than just from passing curiosity.

Tips: Move your cursor fast and, periodically, grab some of the squares on the sides and bottom of the stack for some quick points while you're waiting for new squares to fall from the top of the screen.

Rating: 6/10