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dch260's Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (GEN)
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| [March 21, 2016 03:23:56 PM]
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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine: Plays 1 and 2
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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a falling block puzzle game in which two beans fall down, and the player must arrange them to get 4 or more of the same color in an adjacent group, whether that be vertically, horizontally, in a cube, or in a snaking pattern. You win the game when you cause your opponent to fill their side with beans, whether through sabotage or having more skill.
+ Layout +
The screen is divided into two sides by a bar in the middle. Player 1 uses the left side and Player 2/COM uses the right side. There are two small windows in the middle that show the next set of beans that will drop for both players. There is also a bar that tells what stage you are on in scenario mode. Below that, there is a window that shows an animation of your opponent in scenario mode. Their expressions change based on the state of the game (i.e. happy if they're winning, frustrated if they're losing, etc). At the very bottom is a display of both players' scores, with Player 1's score in red and Player 2's score in blue.
+ Controls +
The player can rotate the beans in either direction to align them to their liking, as well as move them left and right as they are falling. They have no way to slow the beans down in their descent, but they can make them fall faster in order to complete rows faster than their opponent.
+ Getting Matches +
Getting a match drops a black bean on your opponent's side, which can only be removed by getting a match adjacent to it. If you get two or more matches at a time, it will drop an entire row of black beans for every match after the first. Therefore, matches can be set up in order to drop several rows of beans and thwart your enemy.
+ Game Play +
Play 1 (Scenario Mode: Round 2)
The first enemy, Arms, plays like any common player would. He lets the beans fall at a regular pace and lines them up in order to get a match as soon as possible. He wasn't very difficult, seeing as he didn't get many combos, and I beat him after about two minutes.
The second enemy, Frankly, drops the beans as fast as possible and attempts to set them up for combos. I lost to him because I don't play very quickly, so I wasn't able to sabotage him before he sabotaged me. It was very difficult for me to make a comeback with several layers of black beans.
Play 2 (1P vs 2P: Won 1 and Lost 1)
My roommate and I played two games, and I won the first game because I had played more and was more skilled than he was. He also made several mistakes and knew he was going to have a hard time recovering.
During the second game, he had more of a grasp of what to do, and he set up several combos, which made it very difficult for me to recover. Ultimately, I wasn't able to make a comeback and lost horribly.
+ Overall +
Some might say that Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a rip-off of Tetris or Dr. Mario, but the mechanics of the game are actually very different. There are several different kinds of falling block puzzle games, but Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine stands out for many reasons, besides its lengthy name. The way the matches operate makes it easier to set up larger combos, and the ability to sabotage your opponent makes the game a lot more interesting and challenging. Personally, I would say that it is my favorite game in this particular genre because of the previously-stated reasons, as well as it's quirky personality.
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dch260's Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (GEN)
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GameLog started on: Monday 21 March, 2016
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