Balance

Managing a hydroelectric plant is complicated. Voltages, powers, transformers, power stations”¦ Better to leave the engineers with that task while we have fun with the game Balance A title to enjoy virtually alternating current by developing facilities that supply electricity to cities, but being cautious enough to avoid that some population is left without light if an accident occurs.

This is a quite demanding logic game And it is to calculate the tensions, play with the length of lines and achieving the most efficient routing between power plants and urban centers is not trivial. Rather, it is an exercise in concentration and calculation that is renewed level by level, rapidly increasing in difficulty for all those who enjoy a good puzzle.

Its gameplay is simple, although it becomes a bit maddening if you don't have some expertise when clicking on the screen with finger. Just one single bud to carry out all the action. The game poses the placement of power lines by mapping in an asymmetrical view, so you just have to select the type of cable and click on the grids on the floor to connect some places with othersIt's that simple, without gestures to move the view. Just a swipe of your finger to select the amount of energy supplied by the different plants. And that's it, this is its entire foundation.

However, the levels in which this logical adventure is distributed make things get complicated quickly. And it is that not everything is resolved by making current reach each of the urban points. In many of these levels you have to play with up to three power stations and get connect everything so that , in the event of an accident such as the fall of a tree, the line does not collapse. Therein lies the real difficulty of the title, createdweaves of lines, playing with the power offered by each plant, with the different types of towers that can be overloaded, and even with the track distanceMany variables that give meaning to the name of the title, forcing the player to find the balance in each level. All this overcoming the aforementioned accidents and setbacks that occur at each level, and that force us to consider alternative routes and balances.

Each level passed is valued according to the time and the resources usedwith one, two or three stars. Of course, after passing the first sixteen levels, it will be necessary to have collected at least 40 stars to continue Quite a challenge for those players who are not so demanding or who have difficulties when doing all these calculations.

But Balance also surprises with its graphics And the fact is that the game has a minimalist design that invites the use of the brain.Flat colors and simple shapes in a geometrically precious approach and with details in the basic elements of the game, but very simple in the rest. Some calm melodies round off a most pleasant game experience, only interrupted by the frustration of not being able to beat a level .

In short, a very entertaining title for those who enjoy electricity and logical challenges. Of course, it is complicated and with many variables at stake at each level. The good thing is that Balance is available for free . It can be downloaded fromGoogle Play Store for mobile Android