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My Family Rating
Everyone (10+)
Game style
Puzzle (+)
Rating
Must play
Play time needed (perfect)
About 3 hours
Controls
Keyboard, mouse or controller
Gaming level
between Casual and Gamer
Size
About 32 MB
Worth
Full price


Pros
Nice minimalistic graphics
About 75 puzzles (some quite challenging)
Levels overview (unlock adjacent levels)
5 environments with each a new gameplay mechanism
Undo and restart feature
Nice relaxing music

Cons
Graphics of the levels overview a little bit too minimalistic
Pattern easy to learn (tougher for the advanced levels though)

A snake's tale is a unique Puzzle made on iOS, Android and Computer OS which is inspired in some ways by the original concept of the snake game in 1976. The snake behavior and the eggs concept have been kept. You help a Brown Water Snake to reach the hole of each level to his long journey. (Well if you are a snake specialist you can tell me if that's a Brown Water Snake but it seems to be one.) Several gameplay mechanisms are added to the game : snakes with different behavior, eggs and buttons.

Graphics
Graphics are nice despite they are minimalistic : they look like 3D models. And the 5 worlds as well as the 7 snakes will not let you bored. Only the levels overview is the less attractive part of the game.
http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1062951187

Sounds, Music
Nice music with fine sounds.

Gameplay
You begin with the map with overview of the unlocked levels : only one at the beginning. As long as you clear a puzzle you unlock the adjacent ones. This is a really nice concept as you can skip or play any unlocked level you want. Also the title of each level can provide a precious hint on how to solve it.
To clear a puzzle you need to move the brown water snake to its destination : the black hole. There are no time or "step" limits and you can use the Undo and Restart features whenever you want.
You can move any snake you want in any order, just be sure to not get a snake stuck unless you need to do it. Anyway you can always use the Undo or Restart feature at any time. Also you will encounter mostly 3 unique snakes which make the game tougher.
Adding to that you will encounter some eggs in several levels : the regular one and the black one. As you may think the regular will increase the size of any snake by one tile. I say any because it's not mandatory that your snake eat it as some puzzles requires you to have another snake that eat the egg. And the black eggs are rotten eggs so it will decrease the length of a snake by one tile but if the snake is already small he will die and disappears from the level.
Finally you will encounter some buttons - switches that all need to be pressed in order to open the hole.
The first levels are obvious to clear : they are small, easy and includes a few gameplay mechanisms : including snakes, eggs or buttons.
http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1062980086
The later levels can become a bit tedious as they are medium-sized and sometimes includes several gameplay features.
http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1062991567
Finally after you beat all the regular levels you unlock the final level which includes most of the snakes and gameplay features you have previously seen.
http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1062972034

Achievements
There is only one achievement you get after you beat the game.

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/res_area/moved_herpetology/snakes%20and%20lizards/legless%20lizards/legless_lizards.htm

http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/groups/M123-GR

http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@store.steampowered.com/curator/29521492/

Work In Progress
http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=964304642

- Feel free to leave a comment about the game or the review - - If you want more reviews check my links at the end of this review - - Note1 : I bought this game the day of its release on steam - [u][b]My Family Rating[/b][/u] Everyone (10+) [u][b]Game style[/b][/u] Puzzle (+) [u][b]Rating[/b][/u] Must play [u][b]Play time needed (perfect)[/b][/u] About 3 hours [u][b]Controls[/b][/u] Keyboard, mouse or controller [u][b]Gaming level[/b][/u] between Casual and Gamer [u][b]Size[/b][/u] About 32 MB [u][b]Worth[/b][/u] Full price [h1]--------------------- Pros & Cons Features---------------------[/h1] [u][b]Pros[/b][/u] Nice minimalistic graphics About 75 puzzles (some quite challenging) Levels overview (unlock adjacent levels) 5 environments with each a new gameplay mechanism Undo and restart feature Nice relaxing music [u][b]Cons[/b][/u] Graphics of the levels overview a little bit too minimalistic Pattern easy to learn (tougher for the advanced levels though) A snake's tale is a unique Puzzle made on iOS, Android and Computer OS which is inspired in some ways by the original concept of the snake game in 1976. The snake behavior and the eggs concept have been kept. You help a Brown Water Snake to reach the hole of each level to his long journey. (Well if you are a snake specialist you can tell me if that's a Brown Water Snake but it seems to be one.) Several gameplay mechanisms are added to the game : snakes with different behavior, eggs and buttons. [h1]- Review below ----------------------------------------------------------------------[/h1] [u][b]Graphics[/b][/u] Graphics are nice despite they are minimalistic : they look like 3D models. And the 5 worlds as well as the 7 snakes will not let you bored. Only the levels overview is the less attractive part of the game. http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1062951187 [u][b]Sounds, Music[/b][/u] Nice music with fine sounds. [u][b]Gameplay[/b][/u] You begin with the map with overview of the unlocked levels : only one at the beginning. As long as you clear a puzzle you unlock the adjacent ones. This is a really nice concept as you can skip or play any unlocked level you want. Also the title of each level can provide a precious hint on how to solve it. To clear a puzzle you need to move the brown water snake to its destination : the black hole. There are no time or "step" limits and you can use the Undo and Restart features whenever you want. You can move any snake you want in any order, just be sure to not get a snake stuck unless you need to do it. Anyway you can always use the Undo or Restart feature at any time. Also you will encounter mostly 3 unique snakes which make the game tougher. Adding to that you will encounter some eggs in several levels : the regular one and the black one. As you may think the regular will increase the size of any snake by one tile. I say any because it's not mandatory that your snake eat it as some puzzles requires you to have another snake that eat the egg. And the black eggs are rotten eggs so it will decrease the length of a snake by one tile but if the snake is already small he will die and disappears from the level. Finally you will encounter some buttons - switches that all need to be pressed in order to open the hole. The first levels are obvious to clear : they are small, easy and includes a few gameplay mechanisms : including snakes, eggs or buttons. http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1062980086 The later levels can become a bit tedious as they are medium-sized and sometimes includes several gameplay features. http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1062991567 Finally after you beat all the regular levels you unlock the final level which includes most of the snakes and gameplay features you have previously seen. http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1062972034 [u][b]Achievements[/b][/u] There is only one achievement you get after you beat the game. [h1]---------------------You want more ?---------------------[/h1] [h1]Index of Snakes[/h1] http://www.auburn.edu/academic/science_math/res_area/moved_herpetology/snakes%20and%20lizards/legless%20lizards/legless_lizards.htm [h1]Steam Curator page[/h1] http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/groups/M123-GR [h1]Steam Curator Store Page[/h1] http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@store.steampowered.com/curator/29521492/ [h1]Reviews Sorted by Genres[/h1] [b]Work In Progress[/b] http://node2.projectplanet.cn/@steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=964304642