Shinobi's Way - a jigsaw chess tale
- May 27, 2021
- Minimol Games
Get on Steam"Shinobi's Way - a jigsaw chess tale" is an innovative jigsaw puzzle game featuring chess-shaped pieces. Players can solve 6 different puzzles to uncover the story that inspired Chess Knights: Shinobi. With 4 different sizes for each game mode, players can choose between chess-shaped pieces or regular pieces, creating a unique and challenging experience. The game also includes a beautiful soundtrack to enhance the gameplay experience.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features beautiful artwork and a relaxing atmosphere, making it enjoyable for puzzle enthusiasts.
- Innovative mechanics such as piece rotation and feedback when fitting pieces add an extra layer of challenge and engagement.
- The chess-themed puzzle pieces provide a unique twist, enhancing replayability and offering a fresh experience for fans of the genre.
- The 'chess' mode is poorly executed, with jigsaws that only vaguely resemble chess pieces.
- There are only six puzzles available, which may limit long-term enjoyment despite the different difficulty levels.
- Some players may find the game lacking in content for the price, as it doesn't offer a wide variety of puzzles.
- gameplay2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is highlighted for its intriguing and challenging rotate mechanic combined with a chess-like piece format, which adds depth and strategy to the experience.
“The rotate mechanic and chess format pieces are very interesting and challenging features.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The "chess pieces mode" significantly enhances replayability by introducing new piece formats that increase the difficulty of each stage, providing players with fresh challenges as they adapt to the changes.
“The 'chess pieces mode' adds replayability to each stage, while increasing the difficulty considerably, at least until you get used to the new piece formats.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the jigsaw puzzle game is highly praised for its captivating soundtrack that complements the game's great illustrations, creating an immersive samurai-esque atmosphere.
“A jigsaw puzzle game with great illustrations and a fantastic soundtrack, creating a samurai-esque mood.”
