Match 2 or more gems to fuse them into a single higher quality gem
Complete various challenging levels to hatch a new dragon egg
Collect all the adorable dragons and unlock new worlds
With a unique gameplay coupled with interesting mechanics, Dragon Up: Match 2 Hatch is definitely not your average match-based puzzle game. Experience what this game has to offer, hatch and collect a series of adorable dragons, and uncover more worlds to explore in this brilliantly innovative casual game!
Due to the game’s uniqueness, even after the tutorial, you may still need to spend a bit more effort to get yourself acquainted with the game’s mechanics. However, once you’ve got it, the game will become easier to play.
Basically though, instead of needing 3 gems to make a match, you just need a minimum of 2 gems in this game. However, you can clear entire clusters of gems of the same color as well. As opposed to pressing on a gem and swipe to make a match though, you actually need to tap to select a gem or a cluster of gems and tap again on a neighboring gem to match it.
Once a match is made, the matched gem is then upgraded by a rank. So, the most basic purplish-white gems can be combined to make a yellow gem, while yellow gems can be matched to make a green gem, and so on and so forth. The entire “hierarchy of gems” can be a bit difficult to remember at first, thus, you should make use of the info button at the top.
The interesting thing about this game mechanic is that this game offer some rather strategic gameplay too since you’ll need to decide which gem to fuse all the other gems to. The position of that second tap during a match is incredibly important for further fusing. You can get a meddlesome gem away from the match you need to make or direct an upgraded gem to the location you need on the board simply by planning where to place your second tap.
Dragon Up: Match 2 Hatch also has a combo system that will add score multipliers to your next match. Best yet, combos can be chained up together, allowing you to accumulate multipliers up to a maximum combo of 10x. Combos even has another beneficial effect – it will freeze the moves counter.
If you ran out of moves, you’ll fail the level and will lose a life, but if you have any leftover moves, they will all be used up to grant you extra points in a bonus round at the end of the level. Aside from having limited moves, you’ll also start to encounter obstacles as you progress to the later levels.
The level progression in Dragon Up: Match 2 Hatch is quite different as well. Every dragon you get offers a new world for you to play in, and currently, there are 5 to 6 dragons, and hence, worlds, available. Each of these worlds contains multiple levels with another dragon egg at the end for you to hatch. Like most casual games, you can earn up to 3 stars per level.
The dragons don’t only unlock new worlds, they also have their own power-ups that you can then use in the game. These power-ups will be transferred to later worlds as well, but in order to use them, you’ll need to spend coins. Coins, in turn, can be earned by simply playing levels.
Dragon Up: Match 2 Hatch may just be a casual game, but it is definitely a cute one. The gems look so pretty and the dragons are absolutely adorable. Personally, I like that the borders of the grid will change into beautiful rainbow colors once a combo is active.
In a nutshell, Dragon Up: Match 2 Hatch is a very innovative, free-to-play match-2 puzzle game where you can hatch and collect various adorable dragons in addition to solving puzzles. The game’s unique and strategically-challenging gameplay sadly may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you’re looking for a casual puzzle game that’s designed to put your brain on the treadmill, this is definitely the game you need to check out. Try it today!
