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The Treasures of Montezuma 5

In Brief

The Treasures of Montezuma 5 was released New Years Eve 2015 and is in my opinion one of the better Match Three arcade games available.

Installation:

The Treasures of Montezuma 5 downloads to a 65.1 MB zip file that unzips to three files, (a setup.gcd security wrapper, the set up file and a read me). Those with multiple hard drives are able to save games on any drive they wish. The newly installed game is 149 MB in size. The game installs to the following path by default, but can be changed by the user if you prefer:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MyPlayCity.com\The Treasures of Montezuma 5

Four shortcuts are installed to the desktop. three of which can be safely deleted (Play Online Games, MyPlayCity Games and shortcuts to a free online game which vary each week). Also, if you don't like icons installed to the quick launch task bar, make sure you uncheck the box when the additional tasks window appears (after the Select Start Menu Folder window)

Introduction:

A thrilling gem-matching adventure awaits those who dare to explore the jungle of the Aztecs, where untold treasure lies hidden deep within an ancient temple! Will you dare to venture into the tangle, where you'll discover the long forgotten powers of the totems, and learn to unleash their magic on arrays of glittering gems? Can you master the variety of bonuses, and use their explosive abilities to rack up insane high scores? And will you be able to complete each quest that stands before you, no matter how formidable? Then you are ready for the all-new Treasures of Montezuma 5

Edited reference accessed HERE. 24th December 2017

The Game:

Like most of the Match 3 titles out there, The Treasures of Montezuma 5 does not really revolve around a particular storyline. Nonetheless, the developer still kept the signature Aztec theme of the series around in this sequel.

With the switch in developer (from Buka Entertainment to Wellore), the art style in this sequel also noticeably changed – for the better, at least. The graphics are bright and cheerful, with colorful visual effects and a nicely-cluttered design – The Treasures of Montezuma has never look so modern! Moreover, the soundtracks are no less impressive. I loved the lively and enthusiastic mood of the music; fun, while not being too distracting.

Gameplay wise, The Treasures of Montezuma 5 is rock-solid. There are 70 levels in total, across 14 different landscapes. In each level, your main task is to unleash a specific number of gems from the tiles by doing matches. You can also achieve the Bonus Goal by scoring enough points; in return, you will receive a Key to the chest, where you will find some awesome rewards.

The main currency used in the game is Crystal. You can earn more crystals through several methods – complete a level, play one of the three mini-games or visit the slot machine. The crystals can be used in the Shop, where you can various one-time boosters or Totems that can be helpful during the game.

The major concern with The Treasures of Montezuma 5 is that due to the lack of variety, the levels can get repetitive after a while. It is no question that the game is addicting, we just wish the developer would have included some unique features or bonus levels. Unfortunately, The Treasures of Montezuma 5 also comes with only one standard mode, there is no Untimed Mode available. This can be very challenging, almost frustrating, for beginners or those who want to relax a little bit because levels can turn into a mayhem pretty fast.

Edited reference accessed HERE. Originally posted by on . Edited and briefly added to by Whiterabbit-uk 24th December 2017.

Other Reviews and Videos of The Treasures of Montezuma 5:

You can see Big Fish community reviews of The Treasures of Montezuma 5 HERE and more information in the Big Fish forums HERE and Steam community reviews HERE. You can also see several in-game videos of game play HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Conclusion:

The Treasures of Montezuma 5 is definitely not revolutionary, but it is one great fast-paced Match 3. The addition of an Untimed Mode would appeal to a wider audience though.

Suggestions:

After you've had an opportunity to play today's giveaway please take a few moments to give some positive or negative feedback; for example, what you liked or disliked about the game, or how it could be improved. If you don't like the genre at all, please explain why and if any, what improvements would change your mind? If you don't have time to post a comment today, please do so at your convenience, thank you. If you wish to post a review or comment about the game at a later date, you can access the comments section by going to the game giveaways home page, then scroll to the bottom of the page where it says Archives and select the date the giveaway was live (giveaway days are in bold type). This will open up the appropriate page for you to post your comment or review. Alternatively, you can google the name of the game and include Gamegiveawayoftheday in the search. This should give you a list of links to whenever this game was given away.

If you miss today's game giveaway you can always get the game via MyPlayCity 24/7 HERE; or If you prefer to purchase the game you can get it HERE via Big Fish Games or HERE via Steam. There's 75% off over on Steam at the moment, or if you fance the last three versions of this game plus a couple more games you can get five games with 92% off (£1.84/$2.58)

Problems getting the game to work:

If you're having problems installing or activating or getting The Treasures of montezuma 5 to work please visit the FAQ's Thread HERE and read through the communities comments because sometimes fixes have already been posted, for example, a common issue seen since the Themida wrapper was introduced three years ago is that some community members installation of the game are blocked by their security because Themida code has been known to hide malware, (usually an error message is flagged for example 'The executable is corrupted' even though in reality it is not); so as a precaution some anti malware programs will block and even delete the suspect installation files even though the files (i.e the setup, read me and setup.gcd files are actually totally free from malware. This issue can be solved either by rebooting your computer in safe mode with networking or a quicker method is to temporarily turn off your security software to allow the installation. You could also try whitelisting the setup.gcd file. In the almost 11 years this game giveaway site has been operating there has 'never' been a game given away that was infected with malware.

If for any reason you want to contact the giveaway team, for example, you have a game to offer the community, or are unable to download the latest game or other issues that the FAQ's thread or these comments don't cover or solve you can do so HERE

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank MyPlayCity for giving away The Treasures of montezuma 5 and also to the game giveaway team, as always, for securing other ways to get free games.

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:

If The Treasures of Montezuma 5 doesn't interest you, but you still hanker for something new to play, you'll find details of some game deals whether they be sale items, indie bundles or games being given away for free HERE (I've not updated the thread in a while, but most of the links still take you to the latest deals).

The rest of the information that used to be posted in the game review can be found in the forums HERE. Finally, check out Delenns threads for details of other free games and offers HERE and eslewhere in the game discussion forums HERE, (usually on the first page of the game discussion forums).