AstroPop Deluxe

AstroPop Deluxe is a simple puzzle game, consisting of rearranging blocks to create four-of-a-kind (or more) matches. The premise is simple enough, and gameplay is just as simple. Where it really gets tricky is when you have diferent types of colorless blocks that can't be removed the way all of the other blocks are removed from play. This requires you to work around them, use special power blocks, and a special ability that allows you to blast blocks. The over all puzzle aspect of the game is simple, but the speed of the game is what really makes it tricky.
If you are more interested in speed puzzles, rather than elaborate and exotic ideas, this is definitely a game to play in small doses. A great, simple puzzle game for all ages. Don't forget to try the demo!

★★★☆☆
I first made a negative review for the game as the saving wasn’t working for me. But I think I went about it the wrong way originally haha. Anyways, here is my updated review for Astro Pop.
The gameplay is fun, it’s a simple match 3 type of game but instead of switching blocks around you have the ability to pick up multiple of the same colour and move them around that way. There’s also a few powerups that makes clearing a level easier if you time their activation nicely. And then each character has their own ability that can be activated once in a while. So the gameplay doesn’t really get stale that fast.
The game has a short campaign that you can get through in about 5 hours. The story is broken up between the characters and you need to play a set amount of missions with each character until you complete their side of the story. The story is then continued or filled in with the other’s stories to make a full short story that connects the characters together.
Apart from the campaign mode there isn’t really much to strife for in the game, but its a fun small cheap little game from the golden boy devs back in the day. The devs made a bunch of fun small games that have cemented itself in everyone from my childhoods memories and we will remember games like this fondly.
There are however a few negative points to mention:
- All the buttons can't be picked up by my cursor, like my cursor is physically over the button but the button doesn't react, the reason for this issue is due to the issue that follows this
- No resolution support, you or play windowed 800 x 600 or fullscreen (800 x 600)
So yeah, no resolution control (not even through a secondary launcher which is what a lot of older games do when "porting" to steam and later versions of windows).
As such I give Astro Pop a 3/5, it’s a fun little match 3 game with unique twists that keep the game fun and interesting throughout the short little experience.

One of the nicer games of the PopCap Bundle, AstroPop follows a rather simple principle, yet has this ingenious way of gluing you to the screen and making you want to perfect your gaming again.
In this case, it was a bit different than I expected. When I saw the first screenshots, I thought that it would be deflecting a ball or sphere towards the gems to make them disappear. Instead, however, you'll have to sort the gems to make them disappear. Groups of four or more can vanish. And it will just grow more complicated from there.
All in all a game I definitely will come back to.

A simply marvelous game to play at the office or when you got a little bit of time to burn. Its a simple game were you match colors and when you match the colors then it removes a layer of block. There is a small story in the game were you have to save your friend but it doesn't go into depth why. The music is techno and intense. It can get challenging the further you go in the game. Its a thinking game and you have to think fast to complete some of the levels. Its a good game and If you get this by itself or in a pack then you wont be disappointed when playing it.

I'm pretty addicted to this game. I don't know what it is, but the idea of matching and stacking color blocks is very intriguing! It kind of remind sme of Klax from back in the day...

PopCap does it again with AstroPop, great gameplay, great fun, and great replayability! Music and mayhem offer a great excursion from life for a brief time, a great game to round out a collection.

Really fun game, at first it didn't download, but have no fear, it seems to been fixed.