Game review

Chainz presents a board full of multi-colored links. Players rotate them to form chains of three or more same-colored links. As the chains disappear, additional links drop down to adding the possibility of new combinations forming that score extra points! Some bonus links multiply points earned while others serve as «wild links» that can be joined with links of any color.

In later levels, players secure high scores by forging chains whose links bear one or more letters in «CHAINZ,» but they also have to contend with the black links, which can’t be rotated but can be included in chains. Those in need of assistance can click the «Get Hint!» button, but they will lose 2,500 points in the process.

Players in Chainz can choose to play either normal or timed games. In the former, the game ends when there are no more moves on the board; in the latter, the meter on the side of the screen must be filled before time runs out in each level.

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System requirements

• Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/XP
• DirectX 7.0
• Processor 300 MHz
• 256 MB RAM

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