WETRIX

WETRIX IS AN ADDICTIVE ARCADE PUZZLER AND IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED IT YET I AM GOING TO TELL YOU WHY IT IS SO GREAT.

Wetrix is one of the most addictive arcade puzzlers I have ever come across. Although it was a big hit on the Nintendo 64, the first platform for which it was released, it unfortunately failed to attract a big following and eventually ended up being discontinued. This is a true shame because Wetrix is one of those games that you can keep coming back to again and again and never get tired of.

There are only three basic elements in Wetrix: water, rocks and gems. But with these three simple items, you’re going to be spending all your time trying to figure out how to match them together in order to create lines that will disappear. The controls are quite simple as well. You can move around the playing field with the arrow keys and press spacebar to drop rocks onto the water, but that’s all you’ll need. The challenge comes from thinking ahead and planning how you want to use your resources to make matches and most efficiently eliminate pieces on the board without leaving any behind or getting stuck with nowhere else to go. The best way I’ve found to

Wetrix is one of the most addictive arcade puzzlers I have ever come across. Although it was a big hit on the Nintendo 64, the first platform for which it was released, it unfortunately failed to attract much attention due to the fact that it was released at the end of the console’s lifespan. But its failure to reach a wider audience is no longer an issue; its release on Steam earlier this year has given this brilliant title new life, and it is now available in its original glory as well as in HD.