Sweet Crush Saga is among the many hottest video games of the trendy age. With tons of of tens of millions of gamers, it’s a sport that mixes rest with a compelling “only one extra go” strategy. You would 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 as we speak sees the discharge of Sweet Crush Solitaire for iOS and Android gadgets – it’s a mix of Sweet Crush’s vibrant appears and beloved mechanics with Solitaire’s enduring attraction.
“We noticed a possibility to carry collectively two timeless gaming experiences, Sweet Crush Saga and Solitaire, each of which supply a satisfying steadiness of rest and problem,” King Government Producer Marta Cortinas tells me. “In depth analysis and participant testing confirmed robust 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 correct sort of solitaire gameplay that might finest align with the Sweet Crush expertise.”
In contrast to the suit-matching solitaire you is likely to be aware of – 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 enjoying playing cards in ascending or descending order, moderately 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 correct 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 important 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 might be instantly acquainted. The Coloration Bomb and Lollipop Hammer boosters from Saga make appearances right here that can assist you alongside, obstacles in your sport will (after all) be candy-themed, and Sweet Crush characters will make appearances alongside the best way, taking you on an journey outdoors of the Sweet Kingdom for the primary time.
Which brings us to a different huge change to Solitaire – development. The unique card sport tends to be constructed for standalone rounds however, in basic Sweet Crush model, every spherical of Sweet Crush Solitaire is now a part of a collection 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 numerous areas all over the world, including a collectible aspect 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 reside video games – of including new ranges every week to assist our gamers maintain progressing by the sport and all the time refining and tweaking these ranges, to make sure we’re hitting expectations relating to delivering the highest quality content material for our gamers.”
The workforce at King is dedicated not solely to including new ranges, however tweaking the sport primarily based on participant suggestions, introducing new gameplay mechanics, and protecting issues transferring with seasonal occasions, challenges, and rewards. Solitaire is likely to be a static sport, however Sweet Crush Solitaire definitely 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 after we imagine now we 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 perfect we will ship. The Solitaire style has been rising, and our analysis confirmed robust curiosity from each Sweet Crush gamers and Solitaire followers in a sport that merges the perfect of each worlds. After intensive testing and refinement, we noticed that Sweet Crush Solitaire had the potential to be a significant and fascinating 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 obtainable as we speak for iOS and Android gadgets.
