If you enjoy the challenge that Tetris provides and also love Sudoku puzzles then you will probably be very interested in KooZac.
Rather than depending on rotating shapes to fit into the right place, you must get your head round some basic maths. In this game, a block with a number on it falls from the top of the screen to the bottom. What you must try and do is match the numbers in the vertical columns to equal the number shown on the right hand side of the screen. You'll score more highly the more blocks you use to add up to the total, although you'll also run the risk of ending your game early, as you're only allowed to have 25 blocks on screen at any one time - if you go over that, it's game over!
Don't worry if maths isn't your strong point because, as I mentioned earlier but will try to highlight, this is very basic maths. I'll admit that I'm not quite Archimedes when it comes to numeracy, but it's well within in my capabilities - mainly because the maximum figure you need to add up to is 9! The only real challenge comes from how quickly you can add up.
There are three types of play to get stuck into; Relax, Classic and Expert. In Relax mode, it's a marathon setting with no tasks and no speed. Classic gives you a task list (which you must complete to go to the next level), drop bonus and 12 levels of difficulty (with the falling speed increasing on each level). In expert mode, there's speed changes, bombs and many more things to keep you frantically bashing your keypad. Overall, these three modes are generally quite similar, save from their little challenges and the speed increases.
Controls are simple and effective, the block falls from a random position at the top of the screen. You then use your left, right and down button to position the block in the right column. To make it a little easier to gauge the positioning of the blocks, you have a grid outlined in the playing screen. I found this very helpful, and it'd be nice if Tetris adopted something similar to help get positioning right at speed.
While I was able to do quite well at slower speeds, it became a struggle once on the next few stages. This mainly came from the constantly changing number that you attempt to total up to. On multiple occasions, you'll find that you've got the numbers tally up only to realise that was for the previous turn. Do this a few times, and you'll be looking at the 'Game Over' screen before long. To be fair though, this does add to the game's challenge and addictive qualities, and as you get better with your calculations, better scores will result! Admittedly Carol Vorderman's job (I don't think she has one any more - Ed) is never going to be challenged by myself, but who knows, perhaps one day there will be several Countdown winners thanks to this little game?!
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(c) 2008 KOOZAC. Published under license by uclick LLC & Nostromo ICT s.r.o. All rights reserved. Mobile version developed by Lunagames.
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Benq-siemens Mobile Phones
C65, C65i, C65v, C66, C70, C71, C72, C75, C75v, Ct65, Ct66, Ct70, Ct71, Cv65, Cv70, Cv71, Cx65, Cx65i, Cx65v, Cx70, Cx70 Vodafone, Cx75, Cxt65, Cxv65, Cxv70, M65, M65v, M75, Me75, S65, S65v, S66, S75, Sk65, Sl65, Sl75, Sp65
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Htc Mobile Phones
2125, 3125, Sda
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Lg Mobile Phones
8380, 880, 890, C1500, Cg225, Cu320, Cu400, Cu405, Cu500, Cu515, Cu575, Cu720 Shine, Cu915, Cu920, F7200, Ke850 Prada, Ke970 Shine, Ke990 Viewty, Kg220, Kg225 Butterfly, Kg290, Kg800 Chocolate, Kg810 Chocolate, Ku380, Ku800 Chocolate, Ku990 Viewty, Tu500, Tu550, Tu575, U8110, U8120, U8130, U8138, U8330, U8360, U8500
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Motorola Mobile Phones
C261, C975 Tyax, C980, E1000, E1060, E1070, E375, E398, E398b, E550, E770, E770v, E790 Rokr, I398, Krzr K1, L2 (v270), L6 (v280), Motoslvr L7, Pebl U6, Razr V3, Razr V3m, Razr V3t, Razr V3x, Razr V3xv, Razr V3xx, Razr V3xxr, Razr V9, Razr2v8, Razrv3c, Rizrz8, Rocket, Rokr E1, Rokru9, Slvr V8, V1050, V1075, V1150, V300, V330, V360, V365, V398, V3i Razr, V400, V500, V505, V525, V535, V540, V545, V547, V550, V551, V552, V555, V557, V565, V6 Pebl, V6 Volans, V600, V620, V635, V80, V975, V980, W490, W510, Z3 Rizr, Z9 Razr2
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Nokia Mobile Phones
1680 Classic, 2355, 2600 Classic, 2610, 2626, 2630, 2650, 2660, 2680 Slide, 2760, 2855, 2865, 2865i, 3100, 3105, 3108, 3109, 3109 Classic, 3110 Classic, 3120, 3120 Classic, 3125, 3152, 3155, 3155i, 3200, 3205, 3220, 3230, 3250 Xpressmusic, 3300, 3500 Classic, 3500c, 3555, 3600, 3600 Slide, 3620, 3650, 3660, 5000, 5070, 5100, 5140, 5140i, 5200, 5220 Xpressmusic, 5300 Xpress Music, 5310 Xpressmusic, 5320 Xpressmusic, 5500 Sport, 5610 Xpressmusic, 5700 Xpressmusic, 6020, 6021, 6030, 6060, 6061, 6070, 6080, 6085, 6086, 6100 Navigator, 6101, 6102, 6102i, 6103, 6108, 6110, 6111, 6120, 6121 Classic, 6124 Classic, 6125, 6126, 6131, 6131-nfc, 6133, 6136, 6151, 6152, 6155, 6155i, 6165, 6170, 6200, 6210 Navigator, 6212 Classic, 6220 Classic, 6225, 6230, 6230i, 6233, 6234, 6235, 6235i, 6255, 6260, 6263, 6265, 6265i, 6267, 6270, 6275, 6275i, 6280, 6282, 6288, 6290, 6300, 6300i, 6301, 6500 Classic, 6500 Slide, 6555, 6560, 6585, 6600, 6600 Fold, 6600 Slide, 6610, 6610i, 6620, 6630, 6650, 6670, 6680, 6681, 6682, 6800, 6810, 6820, 6822, 7070 Prism, 7200, 7210, 7210 Supernova, 7250, 7250i, 7260, 7270, 7310 Supernova, 7360, 7373, 7390, 7500 Prism, 7610, 7610 Supernova, 7650, 7900 Prism, 8600, 8800 Sapphire, 8800 Se, 8801, E50, E51, E60, E61-1, E61i, E62, E65, E66, N-gage, N70, N71, N72, N73 V3xx, N75, N76, N77, N78, N80, N81, N81 8gb, N82, N90, N91 8gb, N91 Music, N92, N93, N93i, N95, N95 8gb, N95-3 Nam, N96, Ngage-qd, Noke71
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Panasonic Mobile Phones
Vs2, Vs3, Vs6, Vs7
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Pantech Mobile Phones
C3, C810 (mustang)
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Philips Mobile Phones
855
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Sagem Mobile Phones
My400v, My400x, My401v, My401x, My411v, My411x, My850c, My850v
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Samsung Mobile Phones
A127, A411, A412, A437, A501, A517, A701, A706, A707, A711, A717, A727, A737, A801, C200, C207, C210, C225, C230, C300, C417, C520, D307, D347, D407, D415, D500, D500e, D520, D600, D600e, D608, D820, D900, D908, E250, E250v, E251, E258, E300, E310, E330, E335, E370, E420, E428, E590, E600, E620, E630, E635, E700, E710, E730, E750, E760, E770, E790, E800, E810, E820, E840, E870, E880, E898, E900, F500, G600, I601, I607, I617, J600, J700, L760, M300, M610, P207, P260, P300, P510, P777, P858, T209, T219, T309, T319, T509, T609, T619, T729, U100, U600, U700, X105, X450, X460, X480, X490, X495, X497, X500, X507, X540, X620, X630, X640, X650, X658, X660, X680, X820, Z130, Z140, Z150, Z230, Z240, Z300, Z310, Z400, Z500, Z510, Z540, Z560, Z720, Zv10, Zv40, Zv50
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Sharp Mobile Phones
Gx-20, Gx22, Gx23, Gx30 Vodafone, Gx32
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones
C702, C702a, C702c, C902, C902c, D750a, D750c, D750i, D828, F500, F500a, F500c, F500i, G502, G700, G900, J300a, J300c, J300i, K300a, K300c, K300i, K310, K310a, K310c, K310i, K320, K320a, K320c, K320i, K500a, K500c, K500i, K506a, K506c, K506i, K508, K508a, K508c, K508i, K510, K510a, K510c, K510i, K530, K530a, K530c, K530i, K550, K550a, K550c, K550i, K550im, K600a, K600c, K600i, K608a, K608c, K608i, K610a, K610c, K610i, K610im, K618a, K618c, K618i, K630, K630a, K630c, K630i, K660i, K700 / K700i, K700a, K700c, K750a, K750c, K750i, K770, K770a, K770c, K770i, K790a, K790c, K790i, K800a, K800c, K800i, K810, K810a, K810c, K810i, K818c, K850, K850a, K850c, K850i, K858c, M600, M600i, M608, M608c, P1, P1c, P1i, R300 Radio, R300a Radio, R306 Radio, R306a Radio, S500, S500a, S500c, S500i, S600, S600a, S600c, S700a, S700c, S700i, S710a, S710c, S710i, T250, T250a, T250c, T250i, T280, T280a, T280i, T303, T303a, T303c, T610, T610i, T616, T616i, T618, T618i, T628, T628i, T630, T630i, T637, T650, T650a, T650c, T650i, V600, V600a, V600c, V630, V630a, V630c, V630i, V640, V640a, V640c, V640i, V800, V800a, V800c, V800i, W200, W200a, W200c, W200i, W300a, W300c, W300i, W350, W350a, W350c, W350i, W380, W380i, W550a, W550c, W550i, W580, W580a, W580c, W580i, W600 / W600i, W600a, W600c, W610, W610a, W610c, W610i, W618c, W660a, W660c, W660i, W700a, W700c, W700i, W710, W710a, W710c, W710i, W760i, W800a, W800c, W800i, W810, W810a, W810c, W810i, W830, W830a, W830c, W830i, W850a, W850c, W850i, W880, W880a, W880c, W880i, W888, W888a, W888c, W888i, W890, W890i, W898c, W900a, W900c, W900i, W908c, W910, W910a, W910c, W910i, W950, W950i, W958, W958c, W960, W960a, W960c, W960i, W980i, Z1010, Z1010a, Z1010c, Z1010i, Z250, Z250a, Z250c, Z250i, Z258c, Z300a, Z300c, Z300i, Z310, Z310a, Z310c, Z320, Z320a, Z320c, Z320i, Z500a, Z500c, Z500i, Z520a, Z520c, Z520i, Z525, Z525a, Z525c, Z525i, Z530a, Z530c, Z530i, Z550, Z550a, Z550c, Z550i, Z555, Z555a, Z555i, Z558, Z558a, Z558c, Z558i, Z600, Z600i, Z610, Z610a, Z610c, Z610i, Z710, Z710a, Z710c, Z710i, Z750, Z750a, Z750c, Z750i, Z770i, Z780, Z800a, Z800c, Z800i
KooZac is compatible with all of the following Zte Mobile Phones
F150, F151, F152, F153, F156, F252, F256, F850, F852
If you enjoy the challenge that Tetris provides and also love Sudoku puzzles then you will probably be very interested in KooZac.
Controls are simple and effective, the block falls from a random position at the top of the screen. You then use your left, right and down button to position the block in the right column. To make it a little easier to gauge the positioning of the blocks, you have a grid outlined in the playing screen. I found this very helpful, and it'd be nice if Tetris adopted something similar to help get positioning right at speed.
