Game Description:
Cryptex of Time is a new innovative Match 3 game that takes the player to a beautiful 3D environment. Rotate the wheels of the Cryptex to create matches and solve mind-bending puzzles. There are plenty of special symbols and gems to create variety and help you out of tricky situations. Travel through the world maps to find new challenges and treasures.
Game size: 20.7 MB
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Review from: Out of Eight PC Game Reviews

MY POORLY WRITTEN INTRODUCTION
One of the best selling books of all time is The Da Vinci Code. I’ve never read it and could only stand about 30 minutes of the movie (even with Tom Hanks’s manly charm) so I never understood what all the hubbub is about. The author is apparently responsible for coming up with the term cryptex for a thing you rotate to unlock. They also used one at the conclusion of Treasure Hunters, which I found to be at least mildly entertaining. This brings us to Cryptex of Time, a puzzle game that involves rotating wheels of gems in order to match them. Will Cryptex of Time be a “Draconian devil” (is that a good thing?) or is it “so dark” like “the con of Man” (probably not a good thing)?

GRAPHICS AND SOUND
Cryptex of Time looks fairly decent for a puzzle game. The main cryptex is rendered in 3-D and can be rotated on its vertical axis in order to access the entire cylinder. The cryptex itself features some nice detail with the jewels that adorn it, although some of the jewels are too similar in appearance, making the game more difficult. There is also the usual assortment of special effects when you clear some jewels and remove a wheel. Overall, the game has a clean appearance that promotes ease of use. The sound is also typical for a puzzle game: some average background music and effects that relate to the gameplay. Notable is the gem matching effect, which is well done. Overall, Cryptex of Time falls squarely in the middle of the genre in terms of presentation: not outstanding but not terrible.

ET AL.
While Cryptex of Time certainly has its roots in a classic matching game, it adds some unique features that makes it different enough from previous titles in the genre. Cryptex of Time comes with a story mode which introduces additional complexities to the game while introducing different themed areas (like Mayan and Egyptian). The puzzle board of Cryptex of Time is a cylinder that contains rows of gems that must be rotated in order to match three or more adjacent gems. Because you can only rotate the wheels of the cryptex horizontally, most of your matches will occur vertically. This alone makes Cryptex of Time somewhat more difficult than other games in the genre because of the limited nature of the cryptex...
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Review from: Avid Gamer

It’s tremendously difficult not to pull up comparisons to similar games when looking at ‘Cryptex of Time.’ If you only glance at Cryptex of Time, then it’s easy enough to argue that it takes a lot from other jewel-based puzzle games. Whether it be Bejewelled, Jewel Quest, or even the classic; Columns (Mega Drive) the easy choice is to consider Cryptex of Time as a simple clone. Sadly, if you indeed do undertake that view, you’ll be sorely mistaken; and therefore be missing out on one of the most addictive games as of late. Do not be mistaken, it does have its similarities with other games, but what it takes, it refines and makes better.

First off, it’s best to get the negatives out of the way. Its pointless story, (a means to loosely explain each level) is unneeded and completely avoidable. It’s a simple puzzle game, and a narrative is unnecessary. After the first level (where the basics are introduced) you’ll quickly find yourself skipping the written dialogue to get to the puzzles. The lack of a ‘decent’ resolution niggles away at the score, but it’s not really a game destroying negative. Finally, it can take a little while to get in full flow, granting the player ludicrously easy puzzles to get the hang of the game mechanics. Anyone with a decent sized brain will find themselves impatiently yearning the next level, as the current one is too easy.

Criticism aside, the game does rack the difficulty upwards, resulting in a slow and patient approach to the puzzles. The conundrums consist of multiple cogs staked on one another, which consist of different coloured jewels or pictured blocks. By rotating the cogs in a circular manner, you’ll match up 3 or more jewels of the same colour and therefore make them disappear. It’s not exactly a new concept and anyone familiar with the games mentioned above will pick it up easily. The spherical 3D element adds a slight twist, and you’ll often find yourself clearing gems you can’t even see. There are the customary powerups, (in the form of special coloured gems) which can remove whole lines (vertically) or explode to remove a large area...
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Review from: casualgametoday’s blog

Cryptex of Time is a gorgeous 3-D game elimination of time and the round will take you into the mysterious world, full of puzzles here and ancient legends, untie them secret, you will enjoy a pleasant journey.

Gorgeous screen of the game will bring you a strong visual impact, and you will enjoy the Mayan, Egypt, China and other natural scenery, appeared in the elimination of elements: glistening bright jewel of a piece of wood totems, or Characterization of the characters are drawn extremely stones characteristics.

Momentum flourish, or delicate euphemism, different background music scene with the theme emerging in various hurdles, as well as the elimination of a true and powerful sound, so that the full set itself against the exotic scenes exaggerating the very environment in place...
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