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Sparkle the Game – Puzzle Game Review
Sparkle the Game is a Puzzle/Action/Entertainment game from 10tons Ltd., first launched in 21st February 2010.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 24+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Sparkle the Game Stand Out
Pop the Orbs and Save the World!
REVIEWS
"Highly polished and easily recommended action puzzler."
toucharcade.com
(5/5) "It's a blast."
gamepro.com
(5/5) "Sparkle has wonderful details and exciting gameplay."
appsafari.com
(4.5/5) "Sparkle has taken over the throne as best marble shooter in the App Store. MUST BUY."
appadvice.com
DESCRIPTION
Get ready to save the Crowberry Woods in this marble shooter hit!
Banish the Orbs of Darkness with your Orb Slinger by tapping where you want your orb to land. Match three same color orbs to make them disappear. Match more to earn amazing Powerups! Don't let the Orbs of Darkness fall into the abyss!
Discover more than ten powerful Amulets like Firebolt throughout your journey. Use the Amulets to clear some of the trickier challenges. Embark on an extraordinary journey and reclaim your land!
FEATURES
- Enjoy hours of top quality action puzzling
- Travel through Crowberry Woods and discover more than 10 powerful Amulets
- Use over a dozen powerups
- Game Center Achievements
- Magnificent soundtrack (check the trailer!)
- Uncover the 12 secrets of the woods. Hint: Butterflies
- Wide selection of different hand crafted levels
- 3 game modes: Quest, Challenges, and Survival.
- Includes colorblind mode.
Check out the gameplay trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHQUI9R8mPI
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Sparkle the Game is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 22nd August 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
64-bit support
Download & Availability
Sparkle the Game is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Sparkle the Game on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Ive had this app since the Palm Pre cellphone existed. All those decades ago, it was the only good game we could get on that phone. Years later, after countless pay-to-play games have stolen our attention, when Im just done overspending money on games that suck, we always come back to this – Sparkle. Its the right level of challenging, doesnt require data, and can be varied enough with all the features hidden inside. We dont know if this review will convince any new people to get this game, but we just wanted to thank the creators for making it. We touched all your names in the credits.
Got a new iPad and downloaded Sparkle which we had for years, but had to pay $2.99 for. We were ok with that but when we downloaded it , it is so small on the screen and you need a big screen for this. Help, anyone?we were going to post a pic but cant figure out how but its a little rectangle sitting in the middle of a 12.9 screen.
We love this game because the graphics are good.
By far thee best marble shooting game around. Our only suggestion would be to create a new Sparkle 2021 or 2022. More, more, more.
Have played it since it came out for the iPod, many years ago. Still play it almost every day.
We have plated this game all the way through more times than we can count over the last 5 or 6 years. We may abandon it for months at a time, but when Im bored or have insomnia, we go back to it. Absolutely addictive. The subsequent Sparkle versions dont come close to the original. Balls are too big. Play too slow. Just not the same.
We really enjoy the first half of this game. After Day 90 or 100 or so we always end up just restarting and playing through from the start. Once more colors are introduced, the difficulty spikes change the feel of the game from laid back fun to frantic frustration. Still, the game is a blast until then. And it is so nice to not be inundated with ads, so this game is definitely five stars.
Just played this game again. We love it. After finally being able to break the chains of the IAP games we forgot how awesome this game was.
Very easy and addictive game!!! Good job guys.
We loved this game thanks for making it :).
We dream about connecting three orbs. We're obsessed.
We would like to know the song title.
Such a great game, surprised no one has reviewed it.
It is very annoying having to turn off/down the sound every time one opens the application. Will you please seek a way to resolve this.
We love this game, but we get really frustrated towards the end because the game starts to cheat. Orbs don't roll back, the game ends when the orbs are barely close to the hole, the orbs start rolling faster, etc.
Spectacular!!! Beautiful, and fun.
Love this game. Been playing for a while. How do we get the last 2 amulets? We have not found anything that tells us what we need to do.
We bought the game (a while ago) you guys will love it! IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN LUXOR! LUXOR IS CRAP NOW. @Adrine we wouldn't recommend EYELORD because it moves too fast, really disgusting, and has IAP'S.
This is an awesome game. Better than any other game of this type we've played. A ton of levels (wow and when we thought there was no more…), and the amulets and power-ups really add a level of fun that we couldn't find anywhere else. Just…one…more…level.
We have been playing this game for ages, and we managed to beat the whole game in the Master level. We were beginning to think it was impossible to beat it, but we did it! :-D. The visuals are great, the music gets annoying after a while but the sound effects are wonderful. This is a wonderfully done game. :-).
Great storyline, inventive and addicting! Very creative usage of names and the dark backdrop makes the perfect ambience. We love love love Sparkle.
This game has great detail and graphics. A leader board would be awesome.
There haven't been any new levels in a very long time. Looks like its been abandoned. Good game but nothing to look forward to. They should cater to customers they have and try to rely on positive reviews. Oh well….on to the next.
It is a very enjoyable game, dificult to stop playing when you start. Polished graphics. We strongly recommend if you like zuma style.
Amazing considering we go it for free.
Finally, a marble shooter that's both extremely well made and has endless replay value! Every single marble shooter app we tried before this one either had endless replay value but was horribly made (Aqua Pearls…seriously, do NOT waste your money on that piece of crap app. G5 should be ashamed of that app) or was nicely made but had less than 25 levels and nothing to do after that (Fireball Retina; nice app but not nearly enough content for the price). We don't spend money on game apps unless they have endless replay value and are nicely made so thankfully we found this game. Thank you, 10tons, for finally bringing a marble shooter to the App Store that's 1) reasonably priced 2) beautifully made and 3) offers endless replay value. Ever since Stoneloops! Of Jurassica was unfairly removed from the App Store, iOS users have been without a worthwhile alternative…that is until Sparkle was released. We definitely recommend this game.
We can't put this game down. It's ridiculous… Our homework grade suffers the consequences It would be cool if they had a leader board though.
Our earlier review about the controls was totally user error; this is a great game! We've completed the quest and am trying to find the secrets and final amulet. We can't put it down.
With stylish graphics and playing style, we like this game and played all levels for a long time. It's really a good game on iPhone.
We have over 200 apps and this game takes the cake.
Super addictive. We're hooked with it.
We love this game. It might be difficult at times but that's why it's fun. Add us on Game Center: Sodamine :).
We love the game! It's very addicting and we've been playing it a lot. We just get really frustrated when we have to go back a lot of levels if we die which happens a lot. Thats really something try should think of omitting from the game. But other than that it's a lot of fun thanks.
This is by far our favorite iPod game. It's simple yet challenging, has beautiful artwork and even better music, but most of all has that certain something that keeps us coming back for more! We were lucky to get it for free, but this is one we would have gladly bought. Hey 10tons…soundtrack album by any chance.
Great game, better than zuma and it was free.
Sort of like Zuma but better. We are very happy we got it for free but would have gladly payed for it.
We saw through IGN that this game was free for a limited time only and boy am we glad we downloaded it! What an absolutely addicting, intuitive, and innovative take on the marble shooter genre. We recommend this game to anyone and everyone.
This game makes us feel like a wizard. We love this game and we've only had it a few days.
This game is polished and is really fun to play. You can't beat free.
The graphics and game play are well done. The game plays better on iPad than iPhone because of space constraints as the chains get closer to the hopper. Sometimes the spaces get so tight that you accidentally switch "balls" instead of launch one, which is frustrating. Great game though. We can't wait for part II.
….about this game but we can't stop playing it. The thing about iPhone games is soon as you've downloaded about 50 of them, it's very tough for a new game to hold your attention for more than just a few minutes. With there being so many options, a game has to be stellar to keep you around. This game has very high production values and ….it just feels right.
Mr Sparrkle! Games free word up.
Have this game on our HP touchpad and iPhone 4, graphics are way better on the tablet than on the iPhone. Wish graphics were better since it's on retina, but still an amazing game.
Power ups and nice music :) that's what Nintendo DS games get for not porting.
This is the only game that we staill have since we bought our iphone almost 6months ago. Beautiful graphic, lovely sound. Most important thing, it is just too addicted.
Yeaaa it's BACK. We missed our addiction.
We play this game over and over. The graphics are nice, sound pleasant and gameplay excellent.
Thank you for the update…works now!!! This game ROCKS.
Love the game but update crashes. Game description says current version may not work on all devices. We have iPhone 4 updated on everything…? What dies this version work on..? As far as we know iOS 5 isn't out yet…?!! More than happy to update our review to 5 stars. Thank you for fixing problems so quickly ( although since it's our fav game it seemed like forever).
What's better than owning an awesome game? Owning an awesome games with developers that fix their problems quickly. Thanks 10tons for making things right. :).
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.7.0
- Size: 20.18 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: 10tons Ltd.
Last updated: 22nd August 2017 | Genre: Puzzle, Action | Developer: 10tons Ltd.