The black-and-white jewel case manual is used just for installation and troubleshooting instructions, as it should be, and there is an exquisite hundred-page full-size manual detailing the history of the game, its many variations, and strategy and tips for playing (there is even an annotated bibliography in it). I am delighted to report on the superb and carefully crafted documentation in this game. The designers here clearly went well beyond the kind of minimalist approach to sound effects you often encounter in this kind of game. Similarly, the sound effects are awesome, with every little aspect of the audio for the animations very authentically reproduced. Each tile set has its own distinctive background music, and I really enjoyed the distinctive compositions presented and their enhancement of the game experience (for example, for the prehistoric tile set the music made you feel as if you could almost hear the dinosaurs stomping around in the background). The audio in this game is indeed special. You simply will not find better visuals than these in strategy/puzzle games of this variety. There is no support here for 3D hardware video acceleration, but none is needed. Each of the tile sets is beautifully drawn, as are the game backgrounds, and the animation when you match tiles or win a game is often spectacular. The graphics in this game are uniformly excellent. You have lots of choices available directly affecting the challenge of the game, such as the ability to backtrack in your moves or reshuffle remaining tiles if you get stuck but my favorite option guarantees that each board layout generated will be solvable. Joystick and keyboard use just do not make sense for this kind of game. The menus in the game are all very clearly laid out, and navigating them and playing the game is all intuitively controlled by the mouse. While some of the animations become overly familiar after extended gameplay, they nonetheless generally significantly enhance the gaming experience. When you match tiles, you witness highly creative animations, and when you complete a game you are treated to a brief full screen video clip and a fortune-cookie-like positive message. The game itself differs from the atmosphere of quiet serenity so common in computerized versions of this pastime.

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