Game Review - originally written by Kitsune Sniper (aka Foxhack)
Azu Cola is the new, refreshing drink - oh, wait, wrong Cola. This is a Japanese Columns clone featuring the Azumanga Daioh characters, which go fighting against each other, one on one, to see who wins. Typical, right?
Well, no. Depending on what you do, you can send attacks at your enemy, like making the piece they had in their hands vanish, make three or four rows of useless blocks show up from the bottom, and more. This is one of the cruelest games I’ve ever seen. And the computer takes advantage of everything to make sure it wins. VERY unfair, even moreso than most arcade puzzle games.
There’s a demo that lets you play as Osaka, against Osaka, available at http://egs.cug.net/circle/azucola.html.
If there’s one thing I liked is how Osaka looks when she loses. Something you’ll see a lot during the time you try this demo…
(editor's note: devs later made Recettear)
Azu Cola is the new, refreshing drink - oh, wait, wrong Cola. This is a Japanese Columns clone featuring the Azumanga Daioh characters, which go fighting against each other, one on one, to see who wins. Typical, right?
Well, no. Depending on what you do, you can send attacks at your enemy, like making the piece they had in their hands vanish, make three or four rows of useless blocks show up from the bottom, and more. This is one of the cruelest games I’ve ever seen. And the computer takes advantage of everything to make sure it wins. VERY unfair, even moreso than most arcade puzzle games.
There’s a demo that lets you play as Osaka, against Osaka, available at http://egs.cug.net/circle/azucola.html.
If there’s one thing I liked is how Osaka looks when she loses. Something you’ll see a lot during the time you try this demo…
(editor's note: devs later made Recettear)