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Review: Dynomite! Deluxe
At a Glance
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How to Save and Pause:To save a game in progress, click on the little disk button over on the left hand side of the screen, then select which slot youd like to use. Although you can save at any time, saving the game will send you back to the main menu. To pause the game, either click on the pause button to the left or press ESC. Time needed per session:Rounds of this game are rather short, so I wouldnt worry about setting time aside for it.
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Does this game pose issues for Christian players?
 | No - this is a great game for Christians The closest thing to objectionable content this game has to offer is that the eggs youre smashing sometimes hatch, but to be very blunt, I get the impression thats not meant to be taken seriously. |
Screenshots
![[view screenshot]](../images/screenshots/dynomite_deluxe_0.jpg)
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Game Overview
Back in the early 2000s, Popcap Games was very popular with gamers and parents. Their games were always easy to learn, yet tricky to master, and you could also expect them to be family friendly. Although theyve been absorbed by EA, their legacy has lived on through their games, most of which are still available. Dynomite Deluxe might not be their best known title (thats easily Bejeweled), but that doesnt make it any less fun.
If youve played a lot of mobile or Flash games, then youre probably going to recognize Dynomite Deluxes basic gameplay. Most of the screen contains the play area, where colored eggs are suspended from the ceiling. Your task is to use the slingshot at the bottom of the window to shoot colored eggs up at them, hopefully knocking them down. Each time youre able to do this without missing, youll gain a combo level.
Holding onto a combos long enough will eventually lead to you building up a Dynomite Combo. When this happens, thunder claps and your next egg is replaced with a bomb. When fired, the bomb will burst every egg in a wide area, earning you a lot of points and pushing the entire stack upwards a bit.
This simple premise is made more difficult via the presence of Whirly, a pterodactyl who will periodically fly in and introduce a new egg color to the stack. After all, the more colors there are, the harder it is to match the eggs and build up those all important combos.
Overall, this is a fun little dinosaur themed game, but its starting to show its age a little. The windows limited size may not work well with modern systems, and these days players usually want more than just getting a high score. But like most of Popcaps titles, you cant go wrong with it.
If youve played a lot of mobile or Flash games, then youre probably going to recognize Dynomite Deluxes basic gameplay. Most of the screen contains the play area, where colored eggs are suspended from the ceiling. Your task is to use the slingshot at the bottom of the window to shoot colored eggs up at them, hopefully knocking them down. Each time youre able to do this without missing, youll gain a combo level.
Holding onto a combos long enough will eventually lead to you building up a Dynomite Combo. When this happens, thunder claps and your next egg is replaced with a bomb. When fired, the bomb will burst every egg in a wide area, earning you a lot of points and pushing the entire stack upwards a bit.
This simple premise is made more difficult via the presence of Whirly, a pterodactyl who will periodically fly in and introduce a new egg color to the stack. After all, the more colors there are, the harder it is to match the eggs and build up those all important combos.
Overall, this is a fun little dinosaur themed game, but its starting to show its age a little. The windows limited size may not work well with modern systems, and these days players usually want more than just getting a high score. But like most of Popcaps titles, you cant go wrong with it.
Points of Interest
Adjustable difficulty
Regardless of the mode youve selected, you can choose between three levels of difficulty. These mainly control how quickly the stack is lowered and how many colors are present at the beginning of the game.
Four game modes
To keep things interesting, there are four ways to play Dynomite: Endless Puzzle, Stomped Puzzle, Fossil Challenge, and the Time Trial. The first of these is exactly what youd expect: you simply play for points and continue until you lose. In the Stomped Puzzle mode, youre trying to clear the eggs, but have limited shots per stage. Next, theres the Time Trial, which is similar to the Zen mode found in other Popcap games - its just about playing the game without worrying about anything.
The Fossil Challenge is probably the most unique of the four modes: each level mixes a fossil fragment in with the eggs. Your goal is to both survive the level and knock down the fragment. Theres a lot of unique fossils to collect, making this something akin to a campaign mode.
The Fossil Challenge is probably the most unique of the four modes: each level mixes a fossil fragment in with the eggs. Your goal is to both survive the level and knock down the fragment. Theres a lot of unique fossils to collect, making this something akin to a campaign mode.
Limited gameplay
Back when this came out, it wasnt uncommon for games to be little more than short timewasters. Today though, players often expect a lot more content from the games they buy. In fact, you can expect it to take more than ten hours to see everything a modern game has to offer. By comparison, youll have seen everything this game as to offer in about ten minutes.
Concerns and Issues
Eggs sometimes hatch
Every so often, one of the eggs in the stack will start shaking. If you can pop it before it stops, a little baby dinosaur will burst out, say Mama! and fall off the screen with some fanfare. This earns bonus points, but it also suggests that all of these eggs youre so eagerly smashing are fertilized, which basically means youre destroying the next generation.
I really, really doubt that anyone meant for people to think through it to that degree though.
I really, really doubt that anyone meant for people to think through it to that degree though.