Balls vs Prose & Codes
Balls
Balls is a fun 5-games-in-1 type of puzzle game where you can not only enjoy the fun brick-breaking action like in Ballz, but also a range of other fun games like the Lineup game mode which is basically Tetris but with a really innovative twist. There is also a CatchCup mode where you'll need to "level up" the cups by catching as many marbles as you can. The interesting thing about this mode is that you have a set number of marbles and every marble you dropped onto the table will not be restored to you. So, as you play, you'll slowly and literally lose your marbles!The Occupy mode is another game mode that's pretty unique but can be quite challenging to score high in. In this mode, you'll basically be creating your own "bricks" to break via a bubble shooter-styled gameplay, but the trick here is to make sure the ball never touches the bottom line. The "bricks" you make and break will also balloon up if you shoot them towards an area with lots of space and thus, taking up vital space that you'll need to shoot your balls.
In many ways, I personally enjoy playing this game more than Ketchapp's Ballz mainly because it has other equally interesting game modes for me to enjoy. So, if you love puzzle games, Balls is a game you should definitely try.
Prose & Codes
Prose & Codes is a fun and fairly relaxing puzzle game where you’ll need to solve simple substitution ciphers involving excerpts from both popular and obscure literary classics that are listed as “public domain” while being serenaded by beautiful piano music. The game features book excerpts from 7 different genres, ranging from children’s stories to tales of epic adventures; several difficulty levels to choose from, and if you like what you’ve deciphered, you can even hop on over to the online library that is Project Gutenberg since all these books are available to read and download for free.Even if you’re not a whiz at solving ciphers, Prose & Codes will have you hooked from start to finish! The levels are very well designed and tailored to the difficulty setting of your choice, and the excerpts are all very well-selected. If you’re a book lover, not only can you have fun decoding the ciphers and bookmarking the excerpts that you love most; you can also take this opportunity to discover new titles that you might be interested to read.
Finding the corresponding book is easy as pie too since the game provides you with a nifty button that will direct you over to Project Gutenberg where you can download and read the books (in eBook form) for free.