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Honeycomb Beat is a simple Nintendo DS puzzle game. Colored tiles are arranged in a honeycomb ﾑchicken wire' pattern, and players must flip the tiles so that they are all the same color. Use the stylus and DS touch screen to tap a honeycomb tile to flip its color. However, all other tiles surrounding it will also change color, so players must use logic and precise planning to properly change all the tiles to the same color.
For those who are avid video game players, another good way to describe Honeycomb Beat is this: You know how in some games, in order to solve a puzzle or open a door, you must play a mini-challenge where you have to light up all the lights or flip all the switches. But when you change one, the other switches around it also change. That's pretty much the entirety of Honeycomb Beat. Honeycomb Beat has two modes of play: Puzzle and Evolution. In Puzzle Mode, play predetermined levels and change all the tile colors to the same kind in as few moves as possible. Evolution mode is more arcade-like. Quickly clear lines of honeycomb tiles by making them all the same color as the wall of honeycombs rises to the top of the screen. If the honeycombs make it to the top of the screen, it's Game Over. Afterwards, the game will rate your brainpower, just for fun. Graphics are simplistic, but they get the job done. And you can unlock new backgrounds, honeycomb colors, and songs as you play. A thorough in-game tutorial explains the rules of the game, but it's just as easy to figure out how to play just by simply playing. However, even though the rules are simple, the learning curve is pretty steep. Overall, Honeycomb Beat is a decent puzzler for what it is, but it still lacks the addictiveness of a Tetris or Bejeweled.  
Absolutely no violence or objectionable content of any kind. Reading skill is helpful for the tutorial mode, but not for just playing the game. Young gamers may get a little bored with the non-flashy, repetitive gameplay, and it gets pretty tough early on. But kids who like puzzles and board games may enjoy Honeycomb Beat anyway.
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