Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD, a casual puzzle game for Windows Phone 8

Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD is the latest Crazy Horses gaming installment from Nice Touch Games. The Windows Phone 8 game is a 3D version of the original Match Maker game that hit the shelves a few years ago.

The Windows Phone 8 game has five thousand puzzles that fall into three difficulty levels (easy, medium and hard). In addition to the core puzzle library, Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD has daily challenges for each difficulty level.

The pace is casual, the puzzles can be challenging and overall Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD is an entertaining game for Windows Phone 8.

Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD Main Menu

The main menu for Crazy Horses: Match Maker 3D has options to mute the sound, view the About Screen and to launch a gaming tutorial in the upper and lower corners. Center screen you will find options to launch the game at the various difficulty levels and launch the daily challenge for each difficulty.

Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD Easy Level

The game screen has a hint total in the upper left corner and the game board is a grid with various horses scattered about. Your goal is to match the standing horses with the same colored horse that is lying down. To do so, you must draw a path connecting the the standing horse with the matching colored horse that is lying down. Paths cannot cross and when you have all the horses matched up, they hook up, the puzzle will be complete and you’ll move on to the next puzzle challenge.

Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD Hints

As you progress through the levels, the game becomes more challenging with more horses added to the mix. Should you become stumped, just tap on the “?” button in the upper left corner and a hint will appear revealing one correct path to make a horse match. Hints are limited so you will need to use them wisely.

Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD isn’t an extremely difficult Windows Phone 8 game but has enough challenge to keep things from getting dull too quickly. The pace is casual, making it a good game to pass short bits of time with. Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD is also a good option for your Windows Phone Kid’s Corner should you have younger Windows Phone users hanging about.

Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD Hard Level

Overall, Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD makes a nice first impression. Graphics are well done, game play enjoyable, and all in all, it is a nice casual puzzle game worth trying.

Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD is a free game available for Windows Phone 8. You can pick up your copy of Crazy Horses: Match Maker HD here in the Windows Phone Store.

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George Ponder

George is the Reviews Editor at Windows Central, concentrating on Windows 10 PC and Mobile apps. He's been a supporter of the platform since the days of Windows CE and uses his current Windows 10 Mobile phone daily to keep up with life and enjoy a game during down time.