It seems as if game developers are taking a cue from Hollywood, glutting the summer blockbuster season with sequels. Arriving just in the nick of time is Civiballs 2, the successor to one of the better physics puzzles on the Web. Unlike most movie sequels though, this second installment packs just as much oomph as the original.
Yes, that's right, Civiballs 2 is a phuzzle, heavy on the uzzle. All you need is your mouse and your wits: click the chains to cut them, releasing their cargo to the cruel but ultimately predictable whims of physics. If all the colored balls fall into urns of the same color, then you did it right The key is finding the correct order in which the chains must be cut, though timing also puts in a strong supporting role.
There's three new sets of levels to master, each based on a different ancient civilization: the Romans, the Vikings and the Incas. Each of the three tracks has its graphical theme and its own pretty steep difficulty ramp. You may want to play the original first to help you get the hang of things. You'll find a few things in Civiballs 2 that weren't in the original, such as balloons, fountains, and replicas of famous statues. These new items are good for a little variety, but don't mess with the overall feel of the game, and they don't seem the least bit gimmicky. It's sometimes nice to see a sequel that maintains and continues the things that made the original work so well without resorting to silly things. Of course, there is also the danger of leaning too far in the other direction, where the sequel is nothing but a rehash of the original, but again Civiballs 2 avoids this pitfall with its uniquely designed levels.
You could certainly say that Civiballs 2 is nothing but more levels, but considering that it offers as many new levels as in the original game without a drop (and perhaps even an increase) in quality, it stands on its own just as well as its predecessor.
Walkthrough Guide
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I guess I'll write a walkthrough. :) I'll list them in the civs' RL chronological order.
Rome 1:
Cut the green ball.
Wait for it to stop and cut the red ball.
Rome 2:
Cut the gray ball.
Wait for the red ball to get over the hole and cut it.
Wait for the green ball to get over its urn and cut it.
Rome 3:
Swing the green ball right and cut it.
Cut the right gray ball.
Wait until it gets into the crossbow and then fire it.
Cut the gray ball when it's swinging right.
Rome 4:
Cut the green ball.
Cut the left red ball.
Cut only the left chain on the gray ball.
Cut the red ball when it's swinging left.
Fire the catapult when the gray ball's going right.
Rome 5:
Swing the yellow the ball right and cut it.
Swing the green ball right and cut it so that it falls into the windmill.
Fire the catapult.
Cut the gray ball when it's swinging to the right.
Rome 6:
Cut the red ball.
Cut the right green ball.
Cut the yellow ball.
Cut the left green ball.
Rome 7:
Swing bottom green ball to the right and cut it.
Cut the urn's rope.
Cut the top red ball and the bottom one quickly after so that they both go in.(Might take a few tries.)
Cut the top green ball.
Rome 8:
This level's kind of just trail-and-error.
Swing the right green ball left and drop it down the hole.
Try to hit them both with the big red ball there.
Drop the big red ball into it's urn.
Swing the little red ball right and drop it down the hole so that it shoots up and hits the big green ball.
Swing that ball left and into it's urn.
Rome 9:
Cut the red ball.
Cut the left gray ball.
Cut the middle gray ball.
Cut the right gray ball so that it plugs the hole left of it.
Fire the crossbow.
Rome 10:
Swing the top-left red ball left and drop it into it's urn.
Cut both gray balls.
Swing the other red ball right and drop it into the cannon.
Cut the green ball when it's swinging right so that it falls into the cannon.
Cut the yellow ball when it's swinging right so that it falls into the cannon.
Vikings 1:
Cut the red ball.
Cut the green ball.
Vikings 2:
Cut the green ball.
Cut the gray ball.
Cut the red ball when it's over it's urn.
Vikings 3:
Cut the red ball's left chain.
Cut the green ball's right chain.
Cut them both down.
Vikings 4:
Swing the yellow ball left and into the hole.
Cut the red ball.
Fire the crossbow.
Cut the green ball.
Vikings 5:
Cut the top-middle red ball.
Swing the bottom-left red ball left into the cannon.
Cut the top-right green ball.
Drop the left green ball into the cannon.
Cut the swinging right red ball left.
Vikings 6:
Drop the left red ball.
Drop the gray ball.
Drop the green ball.
Drop the swinging red ball to the left and into it's urn.
Drop the right red ball.
Vikings 7:
Cut the right green ball.
Cut the right red ball.
*ship sails left*
Cut the gray ball.
Cut the left red ball.
Cut the left green ball.
Vikings 8:
Swing the red ball down the hole.
Cut the right green ball.
Cut the sled.
Cut the left green ball's right chain and drop it when it's over the gray ball and quickly cut the gray ball.(This may take a few tries.)
Vikings 9:
Swing the top-middle red ball left, down the hole, and into the crossbow.
Swing the small left ball right into the red one.
Fire the crossbow.
Cut the top-left ball when it's going right so it'll roll down the hole.
Swing the gray ball into the red ball under it.
Drop the giant green ball.
Vikings 10:
Swing the left gray ball right and into the catapult.
Drop the red ball.
Fire the catapult.
Throw the swinging gray ball left into the red ball.
Drop the right gray ball.
Drop the green ball.
Inca 1:
Cut the right gray ball.
Cut the left gray ball.
Inca 2:
Swing the red ball right and cut it.
Fire the arrow.
Swing the green ball right and cut it.
Inca 3:
Cut the top-left gray ball.
Cut the gray ball above the red ball.
Cut the gray ball above the green ball.
Use the last gray ball to knock the green ball into it's urn.
Inca 4:
Cut the right red ball.
Use the giant gray ball to plug up the cannon.
Cut the green ball.
Cut the left red ball.
Inca 5:
Swing the gray ball left and drop it into the cannon.
Cut the right green ball.
Cut the red ball.
Cut the left green ball.
Inca 6:
Release the left balloon.
*platform moves left*
Drop red ball.
Release the right balloon.
*platform moves right*
*platform moves left*
Cut the gray ball.
Inca 7:
Swing the red ball right and drop it into the right crossbow.
Drop the middle gray ball.
Fire the right crossbow.
Drop the right gray ball.
Swing the green ball into left crossbow.
Drop the left swinging gray ball left into the hole.
Fire.
Inca 8:
Swing the green ball left and drop over volcano.
Drop the bottom gray ball into the catapult.
Cut the big gray ball.
Fire.
Inca 9:
Swing the bottom red ball right and throw it over the hole.
Cut the big platform with the red ball on it free.
Cut the green ball.
Cut the middle gray ball.
Cut the right gray ball.
Inca 10:
Swing the bottom green ball right and drop it into the crossbow.
Cut the right red ball.
Fire the crossbow.
Cut the left red ball when it swings right.
Swing the gray ball left and throw it over the crossbow.
Cut the green ball.
Final Level:
Swing the lower yellow ball into the crossbow.
Swing the red ball left and down the hole.
Swing the green ball right and down the hole. When it's level with the bottom gray ball, fire the crossbow.
Swing the top grey ball to the right and down the hole.(Easy to miss.)
Cut the bottom gray ball.
Swing the other yellow ball left and down the hole.
Posted by: Ullallulloo
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January 25, 2011 2:15 PM