You start your journey on the world map and travel from place to place. If the marble shooting is intended to have symbolic meaning, it’s not easy to interpret - regardless of this, the game still manages to unfold in a relatively straightforward manner.

The mystery surrounding your journey is enough to briefly spur you on, but it’s the addictive gameplay that is the real driving force.ĭespite the lack of context as to why exactly the on-screen action plays out as it does, the fantasy setting in Sparkle 2 still manages to provide a serene backdrop for each level. You’re immediately dropped into a fantasy world and informed by the game’s narrator that you must reunite five enchanted keys created long ago in order to unlock secrets of the land.

Sparkle 2 is best defined as a marble shooter the title’s inability to seriously differentiate itself from past interpretations of this genre doesn’t necessarily detract from the enjoyment you can find here. The fact this entry is a sequel is nothing to fear Sparkle 2 welcomes newcomers as it’s both an independent and spiritual successor to the first instalment that – you may or may not be aware of – released in 2007. For the uninformed, Sparkle 2 is a bit of a blast from the past, providing marble madness in the form of a puzzle match game. If you’ve ever played an entry from PopCap’s ZUMA series, or the late '90s Puzz Loop game by Mitchell Corporation, Sparkle 2 by 10tons falls under the same banner.

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