Super Stack Attack Review

Super Stack Attack matches the definition of casual gaming to a tee. A series of challenges with success purely measured by your satisfaction rather than achievements or leaderboards awaits. It's just the kind of game to play when you've got five minutes spare and you want to feel like you've achieved something.

The idea is simple. See those cutesy cartoon blocks in the screenshots? You have to stack them up to a set number before progressing to the next level. It's spectacularly simple but that's what makes it so easy to play. Each level starts with one block at the bottom of the screen and a moving crane suspending another block in the air above it. All you do is tap the screen at the moment you want to drop the block and it lands. The trick is to ensure the block lands carefully on the existing tower. This is simple at first as the crane moves slowly and the tower is stationary. Later stages however are faster. The tower itself moves around and you have to place an increasing number of blocks before moving onto the next stage.

It's still simple of course but that doesn't mean it's easy. The physics engine works well, feeling natural throughout. Besides the challenge mode, there's an endless mode which can get really rather tough.

That's about all there is to Super Stack Attack but that's also all you need. It's a game that knows it doesn't need to be anything clever. Just the simple reverse Jenga style gameplay means you'll happily keep at it. Just for the sake of knowing you mastered the game. Thanks to the physics engine, each game will feel slightly different making it fun to return to. Simple but fun, the kind of game that's nice to have on standby.