Parents' Guide to Cartoon Network Match Land

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android Free Puzzle Games
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Paul Semel By Paul Semel , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 6+

Fun match-3 game adds new combos, cartoon mayhem to puzzles.

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Why Age 6+?

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What's It About?

Though it's just an excuse to keep playing this puzzle game, CARTOON NETWORK MATCH LAND does have a loose story about how you're trying to improve the Cartoon Network Food Festival by doing away with bad French fries and surly mugs of hot chocolate that are sentient and don't want people to have good food. This is accomplished by matching three or more of the same color pieces in a row, which will prompt characters from your favorite cartoons to attack the fries and other foods, including with special attacks you deploy. Also, making a match starts a timer, during which you can connect even more tiles for an even stronger attack.

Is It Any Good?

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Though it might seem like yet another match-3 puzzle game, this actually puts a unique spin on the genre. In Cartoon Network Match Land, you have to match three or more of the same tiles in a row; doing so removes them from the board. Except that making a match actually starts a timer that gives you precious seconds to make other matches before the time runs out. You can also, unlike in similar games, move tiles diagonally. Further adding depth, matching tiles also deliver attacks on some mean French fries and annoying cups of cocoa, while simultaneously filling meters below color-coordinated images of such Cartoon Network stars as Adventure Time's Finn and Steven from Steven's Universe. When these meters are full, you can deploy that character's special attack. Match enough green cakes, for instance, and Nom Nom from We Bare Bears will use his stunning koala ability. All of which makes Cartoon Network Match Land one of the more unique match-3 puzzle games around -- one that manages to be as fun for fans of this genre as it is for lovers of the network's cartoons.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about commercialism. Obviously this game is for fans of these cartoons, but do you think it's designed to make you want to watch more of them? Is it working?

  • Talk about managing your money. Given that you can earn what you need by playing or patience, does it make any sense to spend a lot of money on Cartoon Network Match Land?

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