Memoria Review

Playing Memoria brings back a lot of nostalgia for the classic matching game I played as a kid.

In Memoria, the game is all about finding two cards that match together. This is done by repeatedly turning over two cards, thus revealing their location on the playing field. The memory aspect of the game comes in from having to remember where the card that matches the one you just turned over is.

Memoria has three game modes: One player, Two Player, and Against the Time. One player is, as it would seem, a single player mode. It’s just a nice relaxing game mode with no timers or competition; only you, the cards, and high scores.

The second game mode, Two Player, is a more competitive mode. You and a friend (Or whoever you’re playing the game with) each take turns flipping over cards, in order to find out who can make the most pairs and win the game.

The third game mode, Against the Time, is a timed mode which takes the game to a new level. Memoria will give you larger and larger amounts of cards on the playing field and a time frame which increases relative to the number of cards for the given ‘level’. It is a very interesting mode, and will keep me coming back for more.

Each of these game modes can be played in either hard or easy mode. Easy will have less cards on the playing field, and hard mode will have more cards on the playing field. Memoria has local high scores for each of these game modes as well.

The Controls in Memoria are very simple and easy to learn. All you have to do is tap the cards you want to overturn.

The graphics in Memoria are quite nice; the pictures on the cards look like some kind of graffiti. In the future, it would be nice to have the ability to set pictures from your camera roll as the pictures. Additional theme packs for the cards would be nice as well.

The menus are extremely polished, and look well done and professional. It is not cluttered, and the visuals are all very ‘eye-pleasing’.

The audio in Memoria is…nonexistent. The developers really need to add some sound effects or catchy in game music to compliment the well done game-play. Audio is, in my opinion, a necessity.

Another thing lacking in the game is options. The game-play may have a few tricks up its sleeve, but in terms of options affecting the visuals of the game, there are none. In my opinion, future updates should include visual options, as well as online play and the aforementioned sound effects which are nonexistent in this version.

One thing that I can say about Memoria is that it really is fun. It’s not just fun for a few minutes before deleting it. Memoria will actually have a spot on my device for quite some time.

Overall, Memoria is a well done version of the matching game many of us played as kids. While lacking in some areas, it comes highly recommended for fans of the genre, in hopes that a future update will add some sound effects.

The Good
——————–
- Highly addictive game-play
- Several game modes
- Nice, clean interface

The Bad
———————
- No sound effects
- No online or Wi-Fi multiplayer
- Lacking in options

Related posts:

1. 21 & Fun Review
2. Solitaire Siege Review
3. Strongholds Review

Category: Games