CNET Editors' review
The adorable game Jardinains is one of the best Breakout clones we've seen. The aim remains the same: Destroy bricks by deflecting a falling ball with your paddle. Jardinains plays much like the arcade classic, with power-ups and different types of bricks. However, the game adds little garden gnomes who throw plants that subtract points and freeze your paddle momentarily if they hit you. If you hit a gnome with the ball, he will fall with a scream. You can bounce him up just like the ball and double the points for each bounce. Controlling the ball and falling gnomes while avoiding flowerpots and catching bonuses adds up to quite a challenge. The read-me file has good cheat codes, and the license agreement has good jokes. The only quibble we had was that in the main menu, sometimes you enter your choices with the mouse and sometimes with the arrow keys. Aside from that, Jardinains may leave ball-and-paddle fans shaking their fists at those naughty gnomes--then shaking their heads in amazement at how fun this game is.
Publisher's Description
From Magic Chopstick Games:
Jardinains brings a new twist to an old classic. Break bricks, collect power-ups, bounce gnomes, and dodge flowerpots in this addictive Breakout-style game. Version 1.2 includes four difficulty levels, continuations, a level editor, player-by-player statistics tracking, cheat codes, increasingly challenging gameplay, meddlesome garden gnomes, and 50 levels.
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4.8 starsout of 207 votes
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"my name is jardians"
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
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ranjit kumar
Summary
pranjal Kumari
Easy to understand and play. But absulate concentration required.
Updated on Oct 24, 2011
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"This game is a blast"
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
Much better than Breakout, funny character and sounds, challenging at higher levels. Addictive!
Cons
There are no cons.
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"Excellent game."
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
Just hard enough to keep you interested.
Cons
Most levels are easy to figure out but level 40 I have not conquered.
Summary
I love it.
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"Jardinains becomes addicting right away."
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
Relatively simple program that serves as a quick diversion from daily routine. Can become addicting. Colors good, excellent variety of features such as bonus and negative score items dropping without notice from the top area of the screen.
Cons
Would like to see this in HD and, even better, made for the iPad. The VGA graphic resolution is old school, but still very functional and cleverly adapted to work with higher resolution displays.
Summary
I've played this game several times and find it an easy way to take a break without having to get involved with drama or setting up characters and weapons and complications like that. Everything works on my desktop computer with no glitches that I have discovered and there are enough tiers and skill levels to keep it interesting. Well done. Develop this for the iPad and distribution will explode into huge numbers.
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"I love it."
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
it's a very good game, almost anyone can play it,(retards might get confused.) it's cute, fun, addictive, and if u want to stop while playing it, hit random LETTERS quickly and the game will stop and close, u can come back later and resume the game.
Cons
no cons yet!
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"my 7 year old love's this game"
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
kid's love it
Cons
no way of saving game. always have to start at board one if you stop game.no 2 player mode.
Summary
no way of saving game. always have to start at board one if you stop game.no 2 player mode.
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"really FUN"
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
if you like to take your mind off your problems, just engage with those little Jardanains!, their little short laugh is adorable!
Cons
None, only if there are tons of levels!
Summary
The Best Break Out Ever!
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"Best little game to come along in a long, long time."
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
The game is very flexible for different skill levels, and is challenging in the upper levels.
Cons
What's not to like?
Summary
I have had this game for years, and still play it quite often. There is rarely a glitch in opening it, and it functions smoothly through all of the levels and through the movement to the different levels. The pause function adds an ease in handling to the whole experience. The levels repeat adding twists and changes that keep the game interesting. I give this a "10!"
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"Excellent variation of "Break-Out""
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
Stable. Funny. Fresh. Enjoyable. Decent re-play value for a freebie.
Cons
Basically, there aren't any.
Summary
It your looking for a quick, mindless little arcade-type BrekOut style game, this one is a kick. It's well written, well behaved, funny, and the game logic is random enough to allow a lot of re-play value. Lots and lots of levels. Certainly worthy of the small amount of HD space it takes up. Get it.
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"A good game for pass time."
Version: Jardinains 1.2
Pros
Easy to understand and play. But absulate concentration required.
Cons
It does not work properly with Win.7-64 bit.
Summary
Though not sure but I think it may affect other software.
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