Solitaire by Walkthrough Publications – the classic card game remake with plenty of options
by Paul Wilks
Sep 10, 2012 7:41 AM –
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Solitaire by Walkthrough Publications is cool reproduction of the classic Solitaire card game and playable on your Android. While the game itself is popular and simple enough to need no intro, Solitaire offers plenty of gaming options and preferences. The graphics are good, obviously it’s very addictive and it provides some great customizations too!
Price: Free
Tested on: HTC One X
Content Rating: Medium Maturity
Pros & Cons:
Pros
- Nice graphics!
- Plenty of options to customise!
- Undo’s!
- Stats analysis!
- Auto-play!
Cons
Features:
This version of Solitaire, and let’s be honest- there’s lots of them in the Google Play Store, is perhaps one of the better options if you want to get your card-playing fix on the go. While the game itself is very popular anyway, this version provides a number of great options that make gameplay a tad more realistic and fun.
You can play a new random game, which comes with no guarantee of a solution, just like a real game. Alternatively you can select to play a hand that is solvable. If you think you’ve messed up somehow you can even start the same game again. There’s an auto-play option which lets you watch the game being solved, which is great if you’re a serious fan of the game and like analyzing it being played. You also have access to hints and undo’s so you can play the game however you like, beginner or more experienced.
The options continue with scoring; select from normal, Vegas or Vegas cumulative styles. You can customise visual elements too, including the card style, card back design and table colour. As with most Solitaire games, you can choose to have one card introduced per turn or three. If all that wasn’t enough, the game plays well in both portrait and landscape mode.
Once you’ve solved a game, if it is solvable, the game will auto-complete, so you don’t have to. It’s pretty cool as it finishes quicker than you would manually and gives you a higher score and time bonus. All such optional can be turned off if you want your game to feel more natural. Solitaire is pretty much a game that’s familiar to most people and it’s a nice little logic and strategy game in its own right. While this version isn’t overly original in many ways, it provides a slew of cool options that keep it fresh and make it fun to play.
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Solitaire – Game view 1
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Solitaire – Gameplay view 2
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Solitaire – Initialising new game
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Solitaire – Basic tutorial and hints
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Solitaire – Automatic play
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Solitaire – Notice the undo button
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Solitaire – New game options
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Solitaire – Options
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Solitaire – Landscape mode
Fun Factor:
It’s Solitaire, so you probably know if you like it or not. However, this version of the game comes with lots of handy options so it’s a great way to play the game on the go.
Addictive:
Massively! Solitaire is a popular game on a variety of platforms for that very reason. It’s nicely challenging without being too complex and it feels significantly rewarding enough to want you to play again and again.
Graphics:
The graphics are quite simple really, but feature nice little animations and a variety of options to customise the look of the game itself.
Accelerometer, Vibration & Sound:
There a few minor sounds like card turning, but other than that it’s quite silent. Seriously though, who wants annoying music when you’re trying to concentrate?!