8.2 /10 1 Votes
3.5/5 Gamezebo Initial release date 15 October 2015 Publisher Rovio Entertainment Platforms Android, iOS | 4.7/5 iTunes - Apple Engine Unity Developer Rovio Entertainment Genre Puzzle video game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First look at love rocks starring shakira puzzle game rovio
Love Rocks is a mobile tile-matching puzzle video game, developed by Rovio Entertainment that was released on October 15, 2015 for Android and iOS devices worldwide. The game features Colombian singer Shakira as its star.
Contents
Gameplay
Players will get three gems or symbols hanging up above the level and drop them to make links of gems and/or symbols. The link of gems and/or symbols will collapse when it makes a matching link. Players will lose a turn if a gem or symbol passes the board. The player wins when the challenge of the level is complete, but it loses if the player cannot do so and they also lose a 'life' record, so power-ups and extra chances can be used in these situations but will cost game coins if you have not any. When all 'life' records are lost, the player have to wait to refill it, or do an in-app purchase using the game coins. Players can beat their friends' scores by connecting through Facebook and they can also beat Shakira's personal high score in each level.
Worlds
The "worlds" in this game act as themes for groups of levels. The worlds available are Barcelona, Agra, India (Taj Mahal), El Dorado, Miami, Florida, and North Pole. Each world features Shakira's music, Barcelona has "Loca", Agra, India has "Ojos AsÃ", El Dorado has "Wherever, Whenever", and Miami, Florida has "La Tortura".
Reception
A review by Tom Christiansen said that "Love Rocks Starring Shakira is the epitome of product-placement in video games. This game really has little to do with Shakira, other than featuring her name and likeness." According to Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane there were comparisons made to Bejeweled "given the fact that gems need to be matched on a grid to accumulate points." In November 4, 2015 Max Willens of International Business Times stated that the game is "already a flop" ranking "No. 304 in revenue generated among gaming apps, according to mobile-app analytics firm App Annie, and it has been falling steadily since the game peaked at No. 21 last month."
