Sweet Crush Saga is among the many hottest video games of the trendy age. With lots of of tens of millions of gamers, it’s a sport that mixes rest with a compelling “only one extra go” method. You possibly can say a lot the identical factor about informal gaming basic, Microsoft Solitaire, the sport that launched many people to the beloved solo card sport when it was included on Home windows PCs from 1990.
Maybe it’s no surprise, then, that at present sees the discharge of Sweet Crush Solitaire for iOS and Android units – it’s a mix of Sweet Crush’s vibrant seems to be and beloved mechanics with Solitaire’s enduring enchantment.
“We noticed a possibility to carry collectively two timeless gaming experiences, Sweet Crush Saga and Solitaire, each of which provide a satisfying steadiness of rest and problem,” King Govt Producer Marta Cortinas tells me. “Intensive analysis and participant testing confirmed sturdy demand for a product that mixes strategic card play with participating visuals and inventive mechanics. The objective was to create a recent, immersive expertise that retains the strategic depth of Solitaire whereas incorporating the colourful and rewarding gameplay that Sweet Crush Saga is thought for. Step one was figuring out the appropriate kind of solitaire gameplay that might finest align with the Sweet Crush expertise.”
In contrast to the suit-matching solitaire you could be acquainted with – referred to as Klondike – a key change right here is that Sweet Crush Solitaire bases itself on one other variant, referred to as TriPeaks.
“TriPeaks Solitaire differs from Klondike in that it focuses extra on clearing a board by taking part in playing cards in ascending or descending order, quite than constructing fits,” explains Cortinas. “This implies gamers can concentrate on making strategic choices with out being restricted by go well with or shade. It was the appropriate alternative for Sweet Crush Solitaire as a result of it permits for a faster-paced, extra intuitive gameplay expertise that aligns with the rewarding, pick-up-and-play nature of the Sweet Crush franchise.
“Its mechanics present an incredible mix of technique and development, much like how gamers advance in Sweet Crush ranges. From there, we layered within the signature Sweet Crush Saga parts, colourful boosters, participating development, and collectible rewards, making certain that gamers would acknowledge the acquainted sense of accomplishment and enjoyable from our franchise.”
For Sweet Crush gamers, these parts shall be instantly acquainted. The Colour Bomb and Lollipop Hammer boosters from Saga make appearances right here that will help you alongside, obstacles in your sport will (in fact) be candy-themed, and Sweet Crush characters will make appearances alongside the way in which, taking you on an journey exterior of the Sweet Kingdom for the primary time.
Which brings us to a different large change to Solitaire – development. The unique card sport tends to be constructed for standalone rounds however, in basic Sweet Crush fashion, every spherical of Sweet Crush Solitaire is now a part of a sequence of escalating ranges.
“Development in Sweet Crush Solitaire is designed to really feel simply as rewarding as in different Sweet Crush video games,” says Cortinas. “Gamers advance by finishing ranges and unlocking postcards from varied areas around the globe, including a collectible factor to the sport. Moreover, we’ve launched the ‘Maintain Slot’ mechanic, which permits gamers to strategically put aside a card for later use, including one other layer of development and planning. Now we have the identical plan for Sweet Crush Solitaire – as with our different stay video games – of including new ranges every week to assist our gamers hold progressing by means of the sport and at all times refining and tweaking these ranges, to make sure we’re hitting expectations relating to delivering the very best quality content material for our gamers.”
The staff at King is dedicated not solely to including new ranges, however tweaking the sport primarily based on participant suggestions, introducing new gameplay mechanics, and maintaining issues shifting with seasonal occasions, challenges, and rewards. Solitaire could be a static sport, however Sweet Crush Solitaire actually gained’t be.
As the primary new Sweet Crush sport since 2018, it’s clearly one thing King could be very happy with, and excited to launch. I ask why this sport was chosen to proceed the franchise’s lineage:
“We solely launch a brand new sport once we consider we now have one thing actually particular to supply,” enthuses Cortinas. “Our enterprise is constructed on testing and studying, to make sure the expertise we’re giving our gamers is the most effective we will ship. The Solitaire style has been rising, and our analysis confirmed sturdy curiosity from each Sweet Crush gamers and Solitaire followers in a sport that merges the most effective of each worlds. After intensive testing and refinement, we noticed that Sweet Crush Solitaire had the potential to be a significant and interesting addition to the franchise.”
It’s all of the extra particular that King is now part of Microsoft, dwelling of the model of Solitaire many performed for the very first time. In some methods, this sport is the continuation of two gaming lineages.
Sweet Crush Solitaire is offered at present for iOS and Android units.
