Color Block Buster

Don't buy the No Ads, it is a rip off. There is language that I cannot use here. If I could give less than 1 star I would. At the time of this review, I am up to level 688. Now I am having serious resevations to keep the game. I would have given the game 4 or 5 stars before the No Ad purchase. The game started out good. The ads were sometimes annoying and the no timer is misleading, but I enjoyed the game. After playing awhile, you get timed bombs. If you don't get rid of the bomb in time, you have to watch an ad or pay to skip the ad and then you go back to where you were and continue to try to get rid of the bomb first. More on this shortly. I decided to purchase the "No Ads" for 5.99. Now, back to the timed bombs. Once you pay for the ad removal, if you don't get rid of the bomb, you are forced to use tokens to continue. If you choose to not use tokens, you loose all progress in that level. If you don't have enough tokens, you have to watch multiple ads to get enough tokens to try again where you left off before the timer runs out. If you have multiple bombs, with only a few seconds between them, you get the picture. My advice, don't buy the ad removal and you will enjoy the game more with fewer ads and saved some money.

This is by far the best game of its type. Once you pay the nominal price to remove the ads, it is really ad free and no timer. You might occasionally watch an ad to clear a space on a tough board, but you usually don’t have to. Since the puzzles start repeating after the first few hundred, I do think there is a huge missed opportunity. The game should track the number of moves, time taken, and number of cheats, and let you replay levels trying to beat your previous scores.

I like playing this game however, when I finish a game and I’m given an opportunity to earn more coins by watching an ad. Oftentimes when I choose not to watch an ad, hoping to keep the momentum going, the app will automatically take me to an ad anyway. So, I watch the ad, but I don’t get additional coins. 🙄 Coins are used to buy power ups. And why are ads getting longer? I find I have to click on several different screens before I do finally get to exit the ad. I know the ads help support having a free app, but it seems like there are always so many more ads every month. If I have to watch an ad after a game, whether I chose to or not, at least give me the extra coins!