Fruit Flip Match 3 Game Review

Fruit Flip Match 3 Game Background

Your goal in Fruit Flip Match 3 is to earn as many fruits as possible by forming and clearing groups of 3 or more identical fruits. Swap pairs of adjacent fruits to form rows. Meet the target number of fruits before the timer ends to beat each level.

This game was developed by Zygomatic.

How to Play Fruit Flip Match 3

To select, left click with your mouse or tap on the touchscreen with your fingers. On the welcome screen, select Play below the game’s title near the top right corner.

Select a fruit, then select an adjacent fruit to have them switch sides. If the switch forms a valid row of 3 or more identical fruits, the fruits remain in place. Otherwise, they will return to their original positions.

Basic Gameplay Advice

Basic Rules

Clear and collect fruits by forming rows of 3 or more identical fruits on the grid. Form rows by having pairs of fruits swap places. Collect the target number of fruits shown on the right side of the screen before the timer expires.

You will lose the level If you run out of time before collecting the target number of fruits. You can either replay the level or quit. Quitting clears your previous level progress.

Levels & Scoring

The game has 10 levels, which are unlocked sequentially. Each time you reload the game, you can choose between starting from the first level and resuming from the latest level you’ve beaten. Your web browser automatically saves your level progress.

Your score is cumulative across every level you play. You earn 3 points for every fruit you collect. You can collect between 9 and 15 points. You also an extra 5 points for every second left on the timer. You can save your final score to the leaderboard after you beat every level or after you quit the level.

Power Ups

Each time you clear 4 or more fruits in a row, you gain a special power up fruit. There are four kinds of power up fruits. Three of these can remove rows of fruits when you select them. The rows cleared are determined by the lines on it. Horizontal lines clear horizontal rows, vertical lines clear vertical rows, and checkered lines clear a horizontal and vertical row at the same time. If you activate these power ups, any other power ups will also activate.

The fourth power up is the fruit grid. It must be activated when you swap it with any fruit. When swapped, it will remove every one of the fruit it swapped it.

The number of fruits it takes to create a power up varies between each type”

• Horizontal and vertical striped fruits form when you clear four or more fruits at once.
• Checkered fruits form when you clear five fruits in an L shape.
• Fruit grids form when you clear five fruits in a row.

Advanced Playing Tips & Strategy

Form and use power ups as often as you can. Power ups clear multiple fruits at once, allowing you to reach your level goals with less time and effort.

Educational Aspects

This game hones a player’s visual searching and pattern matching skills.

Player Age Recommendations

This game is suited for players school-aged and above. We recommend this game for players who enjoy match 3 games.