It takes a lot of work to make a game, but sometimes all it takes is a little ingenuity to make a familiar concept new and fun again. Pike Club Platinum by ShadeMemory is a puzzle board game with a lemon fresh twist. You've been invited to join a prestigious club, the Pike Club, where the eccentric patrons indulge in games of matching and memory for cash, prizes... and survival. Identify and make matches on the scoreboard as quickly as you can to earn cash and talent points to spend on upgrades, but don't let the time run out or spend your life in the pursuit of easy money...
It takes a lot to make the jaded collective that is the internet casual gaming community raise an eyebrow, but Pike Club Platinum's strange style and interesting approach makes what is one of the oldest games around (memory matching) feel new and interesting. Unfortunately, with repetition setting in after a few stages it still feels like Pike Club Platinum needed a bit more variety to really seal the deal, but ShadeMemory still deserve a lot of credit for tackling gameplay you might not ordinarily look at twice and doing so with a unique style and flair.
Make add time 2 life
+5 life for red pairs
+$10 per second
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$1500 per red pair. Easiest way to make money.
$21,435, no lives purchased. Great way to protect lives is to level up Mr. Black as soon as possible. Now I'm going to try to do it going for max $$! Cool find.
I usually suck at memory games, but I just maxed out the life bonus you get from flipping Reds, got the Red Ultimate, and just spammed Reveal until the level was complete. I think I made about 20k this way.
The English is a bit weird and some of the achievements seem impossible to get, and completing the game doesn't give you the corresponding achievement, but the concept and art are interesting.
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