{"id":20536,"date":"2020-10-14T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=20536"},"modified":"2020-09-24T12:42:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T12:42:32","slug":"piffle-switch-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/14\/piffle-switch-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Piffle (Switch, Mobile)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>You\u2019re what looks like a person in a cat costume, and you\u2019re happily playing with your dog.\u00a0 When all of a sudden, a blocky demon swoops in, takes your dog, and sends evil purple blocks all over the place.\u00a0 Now it\u2019s up to you to bounce little kitten pellet balls called piffles to destroy those blocks and save your dog.\u00a0 Well it\u2019s a good thing story doesn\u2019t matter in this adorable action puzzle game.\u00a0 Piffle kind of plays like a cross between BreakOut and Puzzle Bobble\/Bust-A-Move.\u00a0 It’s available to download on Switch and mobile devices, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

In the game, your cat character stays stationary at the bottom of a well.\u00a0 Blocks will come from the top.\u00a0 You must aim an arrow to throw piffle balls to bounce and hit the blocks.\u00a0 When the number on the blocks goes down to zero, it\u2019ll disappear.\u00a0 Each time your throw your barrage of piffles and they come back down, the rows of blocks will fall down one step.\u00a0 If they reach the bottom, they\u2019ll squish your cat and you\u2019ll have to start the level over again.\u00a0 When you clear all the blocks, you win the round and are rated with stars (up to three).\u00a0 Collect enough stars and you can fill a meter to open a treasure chest with goodies inside!<\/p>\n

There are many different types of blocks to deal with.\u00a0 Some will explode and destroy surrounding blocks.\u00a0 Some will break into smaller pieces or other kinds of blocks.\u00a0 And others will make your piffle balls bounce in other directions.\u00a0 You can also run your piffle balls over icons that can electrify them, making them more powerful, or ones that\u2019ll have them flying all over the place.\u00a0 With the coins you collect, you can also buy power-ups that can help you in a level, like let you have a longer arrow to aim better, or freeze the blocks for a while.\u00a0 Some of the ingredients you get from treasure chests will let you craft new piffle balls, but they just seem to be cosmetic only.<\/p>\n

One nice thing about the Switch version is there are no in-game purchases!\u00a0 They seem to give you a lot of coins so you can buy power-ups if you need them.\u00a0 Only problem is that since it was originally a mobile game, Piffle\u2019s progression does feel a bit slow and repetitive at times.\u00a0 Also, the \u2018meowmeowmeowmeow\u2019 sound the piffle balls make when bouncing around might annoy some people.\u00a0 But otherwise, this is an adorable action puzzler with a slightly original premise, so if you like BreakOut and Puzzle Bubble, you\u2019ll definitely want to try this one as well.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You bounce what looks like little kittens around and they can get electrified, but they always land back safely after being tossed around.\u00a0 If a block lands on the ground, it\u2019ll squish your cat and it\u2019ll fall of the screen.\u00a0 But that\u2019s as violent as it gets.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, and younger gamers may find later levels too difficult.\u00a0 Piffle is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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