GamesRadar+ Verdict
Reasons to buy
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Takes best parts from other games
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Puzzle play with adequate strategy
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Making those trick shots
Reasons to avoid
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Variety of gameplay is shallow
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Confusing mix of slow/fast play
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Sometimes too difficult to make shots
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Aug 21, 2007
Much sunken treasure has been salvaged by Venice Deluxe, from arcade relics such as Breakout, to Tetris, pinball and even penny drop machines. Retro64’s latest feels smart, unique yet never particularly new.
From your golden gondola, you fire treasures into sinking palaces. Rather than stick to the first thing they encounter, as in Puzzle Bobble, they ricochet around until they hit either their matching socket or the rising sea. Obstacles abound, from angled bumpers and sliding platforms to the treasures you’ve already fired into place.
