Giveaway of the Day - Inca Ball

October 31, 2010

Launch into the valiant quest for the treasures of the ancient civilization in a marvelous arcade puzzle shining with nice visuals, 60 challenging levels and a variety of bonuses. Complete the game and you will get a splendid reward that’ll come in handy even if you are not in the game. The adventure requires you to use your quick wits and skill as you will need to shoot an orb into the moving chain of colored balls trying to create a sequence of spheres of the same color, which will disappear. As all the moving balls vanish, your way to the treasure room will be cleared.

User Rating: Rate It!	365 (76%) 116 (24%) 44 comments
System Requirements:	Windows Me/ 2000/ XP/ Vista
Publisher:	Playrix Entertainment
Homepage:	http://www.playrix.com/ga...
File Size:	17.4 MB
Price:	$19.95

This software was available as a giveaway on October 31, 2010, this giveaway is not available any more. You can download the trial version of this software at http://www.playrix.com/games/p....

Terms and conditions

Please note that the software you download and install during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations: 1) No free technical support; 2) No free upgrades to future versions; 3) Strictly personal usage.

THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW, END USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

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Inca Ball:
Download & Installation:

The downloaded zip file is 17.4Mb in size and unpacks to a read me and a dual activation and set up module. The game installs to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Playrix Entertainment\Inca Ball on Win 7

C:\Program Files\Playrix Entertainment\Inca Ball on XP

Shortcuts are installed to the desktop and Start Menu programs folder and you’ll also find an uninstall shortcut in the programs folder. Look for Playrix Entertainment.
Introduction

Inca Ball Launch into the valiant quest for the treasures of the ancient civilization in a marvelous arcade puzzle shining with nice visuals, 60 challenging levels and a variety of bonuses. Complete the game and you will get a splendid reward that’ll come in handy even if you are not in the game. The adventure requires you to use your quick wits and skill as you will need to shoot an orb into the moving chain of colored balls trying to create a sequence of spheres of the same color, which will disappear. As all the moving balls vanish, your way to the treasure room will be cleared.

Reference http://www.playrix.com/games/pc/inca-ball.html accessed 30th Oct 2010

Features:

• Explore 60 thrilling levels

• Access 15 exciting power-ups

• Earn money and buy explosive artifacts in the shop

• Save and restore games from any point

• Win a prize at the end of the game

The Game:

The main menu contains a help file that gives you an animated run through of the various aspects of the game. This help page also appears when you first start the game. You start with 60 000 credits which you can use to purchase several of the power ups that are available. At the start of the game there are only three of these out of a total of nine available. The bomb ball costs 10 000, the chain bomb costs 20 000 and an extra life costs 40 000Other purchasable power ups include Rain (15 000), lightning (20 000), Trident (25 000), Fireball (30 000), Firewave (30 000) and Inca Ball (40 000). These are unlocked as you progress through the levels. I think the first one is unlocked after level 4 or 5. Any power ups that you purchase are accessible from the bottom of the playing arena. You just click on the one you want to use before you shoot your next marble.

There are 60 levels available in game, each level having a different layout. The aim of the game is to destroy all the rows of marbles that are slowly moving towards a tunnel. You get successive waves of these marble ‘trains’. If you are slow to destroy any row you’ll find the next row catching up. There are several power ups that appear when you destroy marbles such as a reverse flow power up or a targeting marble. Other power ups include the stop power up, the slow down power up and the colour bomb power up.

If any marbles enter the end tunnel you lose one of your three lives. However buying a new life is relatively cheap when you see how many credits you can earn from each level. So it should be fairly easy, even for a novice at this game to complete the whole 60 levels.

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Conclusion:

Ina Ball is a decent ball popper on the lines of Zuma, with loads of power ups to keep the game interesting. What I like about this game compared to the likes of Zuma and others of this ilk (Luxor and a few others excepted because they have some excellent power ups that are upgradeable) is the ability to purchase nine different power ups that can help you out of sticky situations for example If the row of marble is about to enter the final tunnel you can use one of your purchased power ups such as the chain bomb or bomb ball to destroy those marbles by clicking on the one you want (from the bottom of the arena). There are also more power ups that appear after destroying particular combinations of marbles. Great stuff. The game gets a little harder as you progress.

I’d give this a good 7.5 out of 10 for replayability and family fun.
Additional Information:

You can get Inca Ball from both MyPlayCity and Gametop, though it’s called Azteca at Gametop:

http://www.myplaycity.com/inca_ball/

http://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/azteca/
The image site I use appears to be down at the moment. hopefully it will be back online some time today.
Comment by Whiterabbit-uk — October 31st, 2010 at 3:03 am
Downloaded this last time it was offered, lots of fun! Thanks
Comment by Carlie — October 31st, 2010 at 3:06 am
Happy Halloween Whiterabbit. Thanks for the games this weekend. I appreciate it!!
Comment by Woofie53 — October 31st, 2010 at 3:08 am