Collapse! (series)

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The Collapse! series of games are developed by GameHouse, the internal studio for publisher RealNetworks, Inc. The series currently consists of 6 games:

Collapse!

Super Collapse!

Super Collapse! II

Collapse! Crunch

Super Collapse! 3

Super Collapse! Puzzle Gallery

(click on links BELOW images to learn more about each game)

1 Description
2 Background & History
3 Official Site
4 See Also
5 External Links

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Description

Early titles in the Collapse! series of puzzle games combined the popular "match three" game mechanic with elements of Tetris. In the traditional or classic mode of Collapse!, the player's goal is to remove colored blocks in groupings of three or more by clicking on them, thus scoring points and advancing through more challenging levels. Later iterations added new modes of play including:

Puzzle (Super Collapse! II, Super Collapse! 3, Super Collapse! Puzzle Gallery) - Advance through levels be clearing every block in a prearranged pattern.
Relapse (Super Collapse! II, Super Collapse! 3) - Blocks are added from the top and bottom of the screen so players must work quickly to stay in the game.
Strategy (Super Collapse! II, Super Collapse! 3) - Players must think ahead when removing a grouping of blocks as a new row is added to the bottom of the screen with each click.
Slider (Super Collapse! 3) - Rows of blocks slide back and forth during game play
Continuous (Super Collapse! 3) - An endless version of the Classic mode
Countdown (Super Collapse! 3) - Try for the highest score in a 2-minute game
Crunch (Collapse! Crunch) - Blocks race in from all sides toward the center. Whatever you do, don't let the blocks touch the mine in the middle.
Big (Collapse! Crunch) - Just like the original Collapse!, but with a larger grid of blocks.
ZigZag (Collapse! Crunch) - Staggered blocks rise from the bottom every time you make a move.
Perplexor (Collapse! Crunch) - Detonate every block on the screen, but only the bottom few rows are clickable and you lose if any blocks remain.

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Background & History

The Collapse! series debuted in 1999 with the release of Collapse!, the original web (browser) game. The Collapse! series was released on the following timeline:

Collapse! games have been extended to numerous handheld and video game platforms including Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, PDA, Gameboy Advance, and Xbox. The brand has also been adapted for licensed themes such as SpongeBob. [1]

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