Shanghai, or 上海, was created and distributed by HAL Laboratory in 1989. This game is part of a small series from Activision called Shanghai, which ran until 2011.
This game is a variation on the Chinese game, Mahjong, and although at first glance it looks complicated, it's actually quite simple. Basically, it's a slightly more elaborate "memory game". You have to match the 144 tiles with the same designs, but they are distributed in a specific way, with tiles overlapping each other. You can only match two pieces that have some empty adjacent space, and that's the whole challenge of the game. It involves a lot of luck in the distribution of the pieces, but more skill when it comes to deciding which pieces to take to make way for more later.
So, despite its simplicity, it's a game that requires a lot of planning and strategy, as well as luck.
The gameplay is very simple and there's no story, you just jump in and play a game until it's over. It has an "easy" mode for those who have difficulty finishing the board normally.
In short, it's an extremely simple game. Technically, the only thing I can mention is that the three songs the game features are nice, but depending on how long it takes you to finish a game, which is usually a long time, they can become repetitive. I myself played most of the time with the sound off because I couldn't stand the music any longer.
That said, my rating is: 2 stars.
This game is a variation on the Chinese game, Mahjong, and although at first glance it looks complicated, it's actually quite simple. Basically, it's a slightly more elaborate "memory game". You have to match the 144 tiles with the same designs, but they are distributed in a specific way, with tiles overlapping each other. You can only match two pieces that have some empty adjacent space, and that's the whole challenge of the game. It involves a lot of luck in the distribution of the pieces, but more skill when it comes to deciding which pieces to take to make way for more later.
So, despite its simplicity, it's a game that requires a lot of planning and strategy, as well as luck.
The gameplay is very simple and there's no story, you just jump in and play a game until it's over. It has an "easy" mode for those who have difficulty finishing the board normally.
In short, it's an extremely simple game. Technically, the only thing I can mention is that the three songs the game features are nice, but depending on how long it takes you to finish a game, which is usually a long time, they can become repetitive. I myself played most of the time with the sound off because I couldn't stand the music any longer.
That said, my rating is: 2 stars.