Candy Crush Saga

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3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 159 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 159
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 159
  3. Negative: 102 out of 159
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  1. Turfwife
    Aug 28, 2014
    0
    Those of you who are fortunate enough to even get your 5 lives to play have actual experience with the game to complain about. I got up to the high 30's but kept doing it with only one life because when I boot up the game… it loads, shows all the screens and when I push play it either throws me out of the system entirely or shows me the playing field and then throws me off of it. So IThose of you who are fortunate enough to even get your 5 lives to play have actual experience with the game to complain about. I got up to the high 30's but kept doing it with only one life because when I boot up the game… it loads, shows all the screens and when I push play it either throws me out of the system entirely or shows me the playing field and then throws me off of it. So I trashed it and reloaded the newer, "debugged" game. Now, I boot it up and go through all the motions and count down my lives (sometimes all the way down to zero) as the game keeps throwing me out of the program! It is neither a space nor OS problem as I have more than enough on both counts to operate a game that refuses to work under any circumstances. I can only be grateful that I haven't spent a dime on this pathetic excuse of programming and offer the observation that it (Candy Crush Saga) is a lot like a bad marriage… you can't expect success from something that only one party is actually participating in! I'm not sure what the company thinks they are the "King" of but I won't be playing anything they produce ever again.… Expand
  2. f3l1p3
    Sep 7, 2014
    6
    É bom e viciante, mas eles cobram demais para coisas simples e tem base repetitiva com os enigmas e não variou de forma alguma em suas propostas. No entanto, é um bom jogo.
  3. TheMightyCthulh
    Jan 23, 2014
    1
    The fact that King.com is serving orders to game companies around the world, disallowing them from using the individual words "candy" or "saga" (and I assume "crush", too) in their game titles, even when the games are COMPLETELY unrelated, has inspired me to never play their games again. For more information, and how a completely unrelated game (The Banner Saga sequel) is being blocked byThe fact that King.com is serving orders to game companies around the world, disallowing them from using the individual words "candy" or "saga" (and I assume "crush", too) in their game titles, even when the games are COMPLETELY unrelated, has inspired me to never play their games again. For more information, and how a completely unrelated game (The Banner Saga sequel) is being blocked by King.com, see the news article on IGN or do a search on Google.

    I urge anyone else concerned by this practice to make their voices heard, whether via reviews like this on Metacritic, or the App Store, or elsewhere. This game, and King.com, gets a 1/10 from me.    … Expand
  4. Le__Xenomorph
    Dec 19, 2014
    1
    A heaping pile of **** that is addicting for awhile but gets boring after its repetitive levels and annoying almost sexual like voice-overs which say stupid things like "tasty" and "devine." Never again will I play this game.
  5. entar
    Jan 24, 2014
    0
    Let me use this qutation:
    "The fact that King.com is serving orders to game companies around the world, disallowing them from using the individual words "candy" or "saga" (and I assume "crush", too) in their game titles, even when the games are COMPLETELY unrelated, has inspired me to never play their games again."
  6. b-no-weak
    Jan 4, 2014
    0
    you are worst cheaters ever!!!!! i paid to score one point first £0.69, then £0.69 then £1.49, £1.49 and more and more and more!!! for one point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    fy!c!!!!!
    regards B.
  7. ZombieVR
    Feb 12, 2014
    0
    OMG, what a money-whore game. The price increases each time you buy it, and King.com has trademarked the words "Candy", "Crush". This is basically a copy of the awesome Bejeweld. Reasons why not to play this game. It seems modern, but this type of game is more than 13 years old.
  8. lylee73
    Dec 11, 2013
    2
    This game sucks! Imagine being sucked up by a black hole. You could just spend a dollar buying some useless power-ups, charms and life. It's obvious that you could just waste 30 minutes playing it. The music was so short, that you could just find a music to replace it. The game play is almost impossible. You could try crushing, crushing and crushing for the whole 30 minutes. But theThis game sucks! Imagine being sucked up by a black hole. You could just spend a dollar buying some useless power-ups, charms and life. It's obvious that you could just waste 30 minutes playing it. The music was so short, that you could just find a music to replace it. The game play is almost impossible. You could try crushing, crushing and crushing for the whole 30 minutes. But the graphic and the graphic effects were good. The SFX is not bad though.… Expand
  9. AGK
    Dec 8, 2013
    1
    Am I the only one who hasn't been sucked in to this money-hungry piece of crap? it must seem so since I put up the first negative review for this game. how is this game so addictive? it's basically bejeweled, play that! not this crap! I just want to punch the maker of this game so hard in the face that his skull would shatter! play some good iPhone games like Jetpack Joyride or FaceAm I the only one who hasn't been sucked in to this money-hungry piece of crap? it must seem so since I put up the first negative review for this game. how is this game so addictive? it's basically bejeweled, play that! not this crap! I just want to punch the maker of this game so hard in the face that his skull would shatter! play some good iPhone games like Jetpack Joyride or Face fighter but not this joke for a game!… Expand
  10. MixelPixel
    Jun 12, 2014
    0
    King you have an already terrible unoriginal game in your hands. How the heck did you ruin it even more? Don't sue other people's games when they made the game 2 YEARS before you did and when you trademark the words "Candy" and "Saga" when there are literally hundreds of HUNDREDS of games that already used them and you don't see them trademarking those words even when STAR WARS are usingKing you have an already terrible unoriginal game in your hands. How the heck did you ruin it even more? Don't sue other people's games when they made the game 2 YEARS before you did and when you trademark the words "Candy" and "Saga" when there are literally hundreds of HUNDREDS of games that already used them and you don't see them trademarking those words even when STAR WARS are using them. So to summarize: Terrible unoriginal game, Terrible money hungry developer/s… Expand
  11. Lokathor
    Dec 6, 2013
    5
    A moderately addictive match-three game. The special pieces have nice mechanics, but the things that get in your way are often piled too high against you, and winning a level becomes a matter of just playing it over and over again until the RNG happens to give you a super good set of drops so that you can win. In that way, it doesn't strike me as very good design, but it also kept meA moderately addictive match-three game. The special pieces have nice mechanics, but the things that get in your way are often piled too high against you, and winning a level becomes a matter of just playing it over and over again until the RNG happens to give you a super good set of drops so that you can win. In that way, it doesn't strike me as very good design, but it also kept me interested until level 102, so I guess it's a good enough design.… Expand
  12. wincew
    Feb 7, 2013
    8
    I can't stop playing this game. It's so addictive and I just want to get through all the puzzles. However minus 2 points because the amount of money they charge for things is ridiculously expensive. I guess I just have to wait for friends to help me out....
  13. LegendChicken
    Aug 7, 2014
    0
    this game is not adicting it is just stopidneis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  14. drlowdon
    Feb 10, 2014
    1
    Candy Crush Saga is a completely unoriginal tile matching game (It is basically Bejeweled which was first released in 2001) that has become inexplicably popular on Facebook and now iOS. In itself the game is a decent little time waster but creators King Limited have seen fit to use the 'free to play' model that constantly attempts to get the player to spend money to speed up progress.Candy Crush Saga is a completely unoriginal tile matching game (It is basically Bejeweled which was first released in 2001) that has become inexplicably popular on Facebook and now iOS. In itself the game is a decent little time waster but creators King Limited have seen fit to use the 'free to play' model that constantly attempts to get the player to spend money to speed up progress.

    Add to this the fact that they are now attempting to take advantage of their new found wealth by trademarking the words 'candy' and 'saga' and you have left with a game that no one should support. If you want to play a tile matching puzzler they can be found for free all over the web so don't give King Limited a penny of your cash.    … Expand
  15. Zodiaci
    Jan 21, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash. This game has been made thousands of times already, candy and everything. It's a match-3 game, which are pumped out by the thousands every few years, and this game adds nothing new and nothing special. It seems to draw to a crowd of people who have never heard of video games before and think that this is something new and exciting that they should spend every day playing. It seems to brainwash people into liking it by making a huge deal, like it's something new, commercials, internet ads, and they even TRADEMARKED the word "Candy".
    Don't be sucked in to what this game does to you. It is not good or unique.    … Expand
  16. wyvernslayer
    Jan 26, 2014
    0
    Let me use this quotation:"The fact that King.com is serving orders to game companies around the world, disallowing them from using the individual words "candy" or "saga" (and I assume "crush", too) in their game titles, even when the games are COMPLETELY unrelated, has inspired me to never play their games again." Their greed for gold beats even that of the dragons.
  17. TheLutefiskGod
    Feb 8, 2014
    0
    It is true, this game is addicting. So, however, is crack. Also, my all-consuming crack addiction is much cheaper. tl;dr: don't play Candy Crush , do crack instead.
  18. Tyronica
    Feb 14, 2014
    1
    "King, the developers of Candy Crush Saga, are playing rotten to ensure no other games can touch their already monstrous lead. They're trying to reserve the words "candy", "crush", and "saga", and have made threats to games with any of those words in the title, even if they bear no resemblance at all. They're also trying to snuff out a 1-person developer by attacking the trademark of Candy"King, the developers of Candy Crush Saga, are playing rotten to ensure no other games can touch their already monstrous lead. They're trying to reserve the words "candy", "crush", and "saga", and have made threats to games with any of those words in the title, even if they bear no resemblance at all. They're also trying to snuff out a 1-person developer by attacking the trademark of Candy Swipe, a game that looks remarkably similar but came out 2 years BEFORE Candy Crush. All this, on top of the exploitative freemium model they employ." -AppleRazmataz… Expand
  19. Renzuken
    Feb 16, 2014
    0
    I'm very upset at "King" for banning other companies around the world from using the words "Candy" and "Saga". The words "Candy" and "Saga" are fairly common words and should be allowed to be used by other companies for their own IP's. what King is trying to do is beyond ridiculous and I wont support any company that would try to pull of something as petty and low as claiming the legalI'm very upset at "King" for banning other companies around the world from using the words "Candy" and "Saga". The words "Candy" and "Saga" are fairly common words and should be allowed to be used by other companies for their own IP's. what King is trying to do is beyond ridiculous and I wont support any company that would try to pull of something as petty and low as claiming the legal rights to the word "Candy" and "saga".… Expand
  20. djbrip3
    Jan 3, 2015
    1
    I began playing Candy Crush Saga while doing jury duty in October 2013. I liked it because l could play it alone and not have to bother (or be bothered by) anyone. I also liked the fact that l only had 5 lives to play at a time, which meant l couldn't waste hours and hours playing it. In January of 2014 l was diagnosed with Stage 3c cancer, and Candy Crush Saga was a welcome diversion inI began playing Candy Crush Saga while doing jury duty in October 2013. I liked it because l could play it alone and not have to bother (or be bothered by) anyone. I also liked the fact that l only had 5 lives to play at a time, which meant l couldn't waste hours and hours playing it. In January of 2014 l was diagnosed with Stage 3c cancer, and Candy Crush Saga was a welcome diversion in the midst of eight months of chemo and radiation. So with all of these accolades, why have l only given it a rating of 1? Because King has changed it, that's why. I am no longer able to play alone. I now receive emails from 'friends' who are complete strangers to me asking me to help them move forward in their games. And today, for the first time, l am no longer able to unlock a quest without either asking some stranger to help me or else paying for the priviilege, which l absoltely will not do. I was perfectly happy to wait 24 hours for the quest opportunity to open up again since l know how to occupy myself with other things besides playing Candy Crush Saga. And now that you've made these changes, l guess that's what l'll be doing from now on. If you decide to change the game back to the way it was before, please let me know. In the meantime, l will be hitting the 'delete' button the minute after l post this review.… Expand
  21. papamurph7777
    Mar 18, 2015
    0
    Rip off!! Only way to really play is to pay for their stupid boosters. If its not a FREE game, say so. Getting you to play, with no good chance of enjoying it without paying for their crap is BS!
  22. wickdsickkz
    Aug 13, 2015
    1
    Horrible , the first 10 levels are just to get you sucked in, then as you proceed further and further its an endless scherade of trying to get you to spend money.

    When the game was first released it wasnt this hard and punishing, but they amped it up to get you to spend money to get thru certain levels, also when you end an episode too fast they want you to pay. I get that a company    Horrible , the first 10 levels are just to get you sucked in, then as you proceed further and further its an endless scherade of trying to get you to spend money.

    When the game was first released it wasnt this hard and punishing, but they amped it up to get you to spend money to get thru certain levels, also when you end an episode too fast they want you to pay.

    I get that a company wants to make money but this is rediculous beyond belief.

    i give this 1/10 and a DO NOT PLAY! score    … Expand
  23. veilex
    Jan 23, 2014
    0
    Sometimes you can judge a game off its content alone... sometimes you have to judge a game by the actions of its creators. King ltd. the creators, are bullying a wide range of other developers using unethical means. I simply cannot, in good faith, render a positive rating to a game made using bad behavior.
  24. neokarny
    Feb 6, 2014
    0
    This game is just a money-grabbing attempt of the match-three genre. Not to mention the poor practices of its company in blocking trademark requests because of the word "saga."
  25. naptown14
    Jan 29, 2014
    0
    They want to trademark "candy" and "saga?" Immediate 0 review. Horrible company practices. I'm going to continue the quote train because I agree.

    TheMightyCthulh: "The fact that King.com is serving orders to game companies around the world, disallowing them from using the individual words "candy" or "saga" (and I assume "crush", too) in their game titles, even when the games are    They want to trademark "candy" and "saga?" Immediate 0 review. Horrible company practices. I'm going to continue the quote train because I agree.

    TheMightyCthulh: "The fact that King.com is serving orders to game companies around the world, disallowing them from using the individual words "candy" or "saga" (and I assume "crush", too) in their game titles, even when the games are COMPLETELY unrelated, has inspired me to never play their games again."    … Expand
  26. Doodahday66
    Apr 18, 2014
    0
    I hate this game so much. How many times has it made me rage when it's supposed to entertain me?
    And then King has the nerve to raise the price for all in app purchases. Not that I was ever stupid enough to fall for their shameful money grabbing ways.
  27. rjreyes34
    Mar 9, 2013
    9
    I started playing because a friend "invited" me to play. I started to play, and didnt realize how much time actually passed before I ran out of "lives". If you've played Bejeweled, or Sweet Tooth on pogo.com and enjoyed it, this game is right up your alley.
  28. Love2Rate
    May 20, 2013
    8
    DON'T START TO PLAY IT!!!. if you don't have time, it is a really addicted one, I was at the middle of my univ exam when I installed it in my phone and I just started to play 247. two times un-installed with no success.
    now I am playing it on my Laptop and desktop even.
  29. MovieGoer14
    Dec 16, 2013
    7
    Candy Crush is a massive & tasty hit. Absolutely enjoyable and very entertaining. Nothing too too special and nothing less than special, just a simple but surprisingly super fun riddle-like game.
  30. MovieGuys
    Sep 17, 2013
    8
    It's a really addicting game, and a fun one as well, but the one downside is the lives. Why do the app makers have to result to finding a way to make more money? You basically have to pay to keep playing if you lose a level after a while. Either that, or you have some really patient and nice Facebook friends that'll get you out of the hole!
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#3 Most Shared iOS Game of 2012

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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Slide to Play
    Oct 30, 2013
    100
    Candy Crush Saga has become a massive hit not only because it's free and fun, but because it provides a great value with well-balanced gameplay mechanics.
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  2. Apple'N'Apps
    Apr 15, 2013
    70
    Candy Crush Saga (Free,Universal) is a tasty treat that delivers so much to enjoy, that you might get cavities.
  3. Multiplayer.it
    Mar 17, 2013
    75
    Candy Crush Saga is a fun, simple puzzle game, with lots of different missions but a few too many IAPs.
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