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Friday, October 1, 2004

Molecular Chemistry at its Most Fun: Atomix Reviewed

Posted by Kevin Remhof in "SOFTWARE" @ 09:30 AM


Mad Scientists Welcome
1st EasySoft's Atomix challenges you to build molecules. You're given all of the atoms that you need at the start of each level. The levels are set up in a maze-like fashion with atoms, walls, and movable bricks. It's then up to you to put them together in the proper order. You can move pieces either up, down, left, or right. Once a piece starts moving, it won't stop until it hits another atom, wall, or brick. In the game, you'll see the gameboard, timer, number of moves, and a picture of the molecule you trying to create. Once you've assembled the molecule, you're done. Simple enough, right?


Figure 1: The first level. Yes, it's supposed to be easy.


Figure 2: Level solved.

Getting started with Atomix is a snap. The gameplay is very basic since you can only move atoms and bricks. The first few levels give a good feel for what the rest of that game is like. Each time you beat a level, more are opened up for you to play. The game comes with 28 levels, so you'll have plenty to keep you busy. The difficulty of the levels increases fairly steadily. I found a few levels that were very difficult but they tended to be followed by easier levels.

Too Easy for You?
After you've beaten the first few levels, you'll probably be ready for a greater challenge. There are three modes to choose from: Easy, Normal, and Hard. Easy gives you unlimited time and moves. Normal gives you a shorter time but still unlimited moves. Hard limits both your time and your number of moves. The levels get hard and harder as you go along. I particularly enjoyed the 5 crystal levels. They are a nice break from the regular levels. Solving them is more like playing "15-puzzle" where you shuffle around the numbers 1-15 in a 4x4 grid.


Figure 3: Choose your level wisely.

I was able to beat all 28 levels on Easy within a few weeks. Normal is not too much harder but it helps if you have already beaten the level on Easy. That way, you know the "secrets" of that level. I only have beaten a few levels on Hard. It's just too... hard? I don't think that's a bad thing though. Beating a level on Hard is an achievement. It also adds some great replayability to the game.

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