Shanghai is a computerized version of mahjong solitaire. After winning a game, the tiles reveal the three-dimensional blinking eye of a dragon behind the game screen. The Macintosh and Sega Master System version shows an animated dragon spitting fire.
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Game Review - originally written by Spinner 8
Shanghai is yet another game that exists on every console and computer ever invented. It's a puzzle game, where you match up tiles. The tricky thing is, the tiles can only be on the left or right edge of the row that it's on. Otherwise, you can't move it. Make sense? Probably not. (wraith) says that trying to explain the concept of Shanghai makes a person's head explode, so I thought what the hell. I'm feeling particularly depressed today anyways.
I used to have a freeware Shanghai program on my old 486, and I played it constantly, so I am definitely down with the Shanghai. Of course, it was probably called TileMatch or some other such silly freeware-type name. That version was more fun than this (official) incarnation in two ways: you could use a mouse, and this version has the most godawful music I have ever heard in a game, ever. It, like, tries to be eastern mysterious music or something, and ends up making you cry tears of pure agony. Fortunately Magic Engine has a sound on/off switch.
Shanghai is yet another game that exists on every console and computer ever invented. It's a puzzle game, where you match up tiles. The tricky thing is, the tiles can only be on the left or right edge of the row that it's on. Otherwise, you can't move it. Make sense? Probably not. (wraith) says that trying to explain the concept of Shanghai makes a person's head explode, so I thought what the hell. I'm feeling particularly depressed today anyways.
I used to have a freeware Shanghai program on my old 486, and I played it constantly, so I am definitely down with the Shanghai. Of course, it was probably called TileMatch or some other such silly freeware-type name. That version was more fun than this (official) incarnation in two ways: you could use a mouse, and this version has the most godawful music I have ever heard in a game, ever. It, like, tries to be eastern mysterious music or something, and ends up making you cry tears of pure agony. Fortunately Magic Engine has a sound on/off switch.
I couldn't win once but for a game that was a launch game for the PC Engine, it probably was fun to relax with after playing some action packed Bikkuriman World. The only real gripe I have from what I tried was the music gets kind of annoying after a while.
I’m sure if I knew how the fuck to play Mahjong this is a fine version. Lots of people who do say so anyway.
Shanghai for the Game Boy is an alright adaptation mahjong solitaire for the handheld experience. Since I played a similar game (and won a round) via Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows, i'd say i'm an expert at this game. ...and then I screwed up the second game even though the tile placement was the same or it seemed. There's not much to say, a decent casual game with a few pretty good songs.