In the gigantic and colorful world of mobile apps, few games have managed to captivate as many players as Candy Crush did. With its brightly colored candies, exciting challenges and levels, this game has turned boring bus rides or waiting in lines into real strategy and matching adventures for everyone.
Get your molars ready and get comfortable, we are about to enter a world of candy and fun!
A sweet digital temptation
Candy Crush was developed by King and launched to the world in April 2012. It was originally an integrated game on the Facebook platform, but quickly moved to the app world.
The company already had experience in social gaming and knew how to mix the right ingredients to give the game an addictive touch that would keep players hooked.
Simplicity, accessibility and guaranteed fun were the perfect components to achieve the ultimate game we know today.
Mix and match, learn how it works
The Candy Crush mechanism is simple but can be pretty addictive. Players must swap sides to form rows or columns of at least three candies of the same type. As they do so, those candies disappear and new sweets fall from the top of the board to fill the empty spaces, sometimes creating chain reactions generating additional points.
Each level has specific objectives, such as reaching a certain score or eliminating certain types of candies, which adds extra flavor to the experience.
Outstanding features of the game
- Level variety: Thousands of levels are available, each with its unique challenges and objectives.
- Enhancers and boosters: Special tools such as striped candies, wrapped sweets, color bombs and candy hammers help to overcome difficult levels.
- Events and social challenges: The game is integrated with Facebook to synchronize game progress and compete with friends on the leaderboards. You can also send and receive lives.
- Diverse game modes: There are several game modes such as limited moves mode, time mode and ingredients mode, providing a great variety in gameplay.
- Daily missions and rewards: The game includes special daily missions and rewards that encourage players to come back and play every day.
The competition does not melt away
Despite its popularity, Candy Crush is not alone in the puzzle game market. Among its most prominent competitors are Bejeweled Blitz, Toon Blast and Gardenscapes. Each of these games offers its own special dynamic in the genre, but Candy Crush stands strong thanks to its constant innovation and large player base.
Requirements and sweet curiosities
Candy Crush is compatible with a wide variety of devices, including smartphones running IOS and Android operating systems.
Android: 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or later.
iOS: 9.0 or later.
Fun fact: Candy Crush is named after the game mechanic in which players smash sweets by making combinations of three or more of the same type.
The candy empire continues to rule
Candy Crush has left an indelible mark on mobile gaming culture. With its simple, challenging and fresh attributes, it has kept millions of players glued to their screens.
Despite the competition and the various challenges it faced, the game has proven to be more than a temporary fad, becoming a modern classic that continues to attract new users.
Whether you find yourself in line at the supermarket or waiting for the bus, Candy Crush is always there to offer you a sweet escape.
In my opinion, it is a great game to play during your free time, but it can be very addictive and without the necessary balance it can lead to serious social and work problems. I would not recommend it to people who have little self-control.