Hawaii Resort

About Hawaii Resort

Hawaii Resort is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by familyplay and was released on March 9, 2018. It received neutral reviews from players.

It's Aloha Time! Build a Super Luxury Hotel on Hawaii. Keep that "Hang Loose" feeling even when the going gets tough in the service department.

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Single-Player

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60%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Colorful and appealing graphics with a fitting Hawaiian theme and delightful visual design.
Includes multiple difficulty levels and a variety of match-3 puzzles with special bonuses for larger matches that add tactical depth.
Resort building aspect adds a light story and cosmetic progression, providing additional goals beyond just matching tiles.

Inconsistent difficulty with some levels being either very easy or frustratingly hard, requiring excessive grinding or retries to achieve high scores.
Annoying and unpopular mini-games interspersed within the match-3 levels detract from the overall experience.
Technical issues including game crashes or severe slowdowns when minimizing, interface bugs, and awkward UI design affecting gameplay fluidity.

story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, -25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions
The story serves primarily as a backdrop for the gameplay, involving winning gold to build a resort through match-3 levels. While it provides context and motivation, there is little impact on gameplay, and the narrative concludes once all buildings are purchased.
- “5 Star Hawaii Resort is a story-based, Bejeweled-like game where your goal is to build your own resort.”
- “After acing resort management in Rio, your rich dad tasks you with repeating it in Hawaii, still gaining income by playing one match-3 level after another; though once the last building is bought, there's no more story.”
- “Since no building you buy will change the playing experience, I guess it's there to have a background story.”
- “After acing resort management in Rio, your rich dad tasks you with repeating it in Hawaii, still gaining income by playing one match-3 level after another, though once the last building is bought, there's no more 'story'.”
- “There's some kind of story where you have to win gold (stars) to build a resort.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions
The graphics are colorful and delightful, maintaining a charming design consistent with previous games, though largely recycled from the first installment. Users appreciate the visual quality despite the lack of new graphical content.
- “It has colorful graphics and designs, and you get to build the hotel.”
- “The graphics and music are recycled from the first game for the most part; the graphics are still fine.”
- “As with most Roka games, the graphics are delightful.”
- “The graphics and music are recycled from the first game for the most part; the former is still fine, but the latter is irritating.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions
The gameplay introduces a welcome tactical shift by moving away from the get-to-the-bottom mechanic, though this can lead to frustration when larger matches are hard to create. Additionally, certain spreading elements like water and hot chocolate add challenge but are generally seen as annoying, similar to other match-3 games.
- “Speaking of non-favorite mechanics, there's water and hot chocolate on some levels that slowly spread around, creating more removable tiles, and yes, they're just as annoying as in other match-3 games.”
- “I consider this a welcome change, I hate the get-to-the-bottom mechanic, and this also means more tactical gameplay (and more frustration when you can't create bigger matches).”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
The music is largely recycled from the first game, which some find irritating, though it fits well with the Hawaiian theme. Sound effects are acceptable, and the game offers good audio controls with separate volume sliders.
- “The music is very fitting to the Hawaiian theme.”
- “The graphics and music are recycled from the first game; for the most part, the former is still fine, the latter is still irritating, but the sound effects are okay and there are separate volume sliders, full screen and windowed mode, plus a jumping coins toggle.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game features well-designed puzzles that appeal to match-three enthusiasts, but its higher levels involve extensive grinding, which can lead to frustration and hinder overall enjoyment.
- “While I am recommending this game for true match-three aficionados, I must say it is very grindy at the higher levels.”
- “I have to admit the puzzles are very well made, but getting stuck and grinding for literally hours makes the game a bit frustrating and unplayable.”