Bridgy Jones from Chillingo is a clever game. It may not be one of the best physics-based puzzler titles in the market, but it certainly isn't bad.
The game sees players acting out as both civil engineers and train conductor at the same time while keeping pace with the puzzles at hand. To a certain extent, the game can be compared to the likes of World of Goo, whereas the player gets to build bridges to allow a train conductor deliver his cargo.
To achieve this, the players are provided with a certain set of materials - rope, tracks and others - to build the bridge that will be required for moving ahead in the game (truthfully, the structures are not really a treat for the eyes). However, the game will see a major shift every time the player's role change from the engineer to conductor, and vice versa.
The entire in-game world is full of well-crafted design, mind-boggling puzzles, and a sense of style all add up to a great presentation. Conductor Bridgy and sidekick mutt Bonner are responsible for driving the train all around the world with each level having a general overview of the map.
Players are free to create their bridges the way they want it to be with everything falling in place, as it should for a normal sandbox-oriented title. There are a number of ways in which you can combine materials to build either a normal structure or something that's not according to the books.
The on-screen controls also feel fluid with the transition from the building menu to allowing players to either move the train forward or backward also feel a easy if you get used to it fast enough to make it through to the other levels.
However, not everything is as easy as it sounds. There are in-game dangers in the form of icy tracks and toll bridges that requires the player to either move the train forward or backward to maintain momentum. However, the real challenge emerges with manual control of the train, and this specifically allows players to meddle a bit more with the bridge designs that would not be that cool an affair if automatic trains were taken into the fold.
You receive additional building materials as you move ahead in the game alongside new aspects of danger. However, this allows for rethinking your strategies and working accordingly that is bound to get immersive once you decide to sit with.
As mentioned earlier, Bridgy Jones might not be the best in the market in the Physics-based puzzle genre, but it certainly has a replay value that makes the game an ultimate recommendation for those of you who enjoy messing up your brains a bit.
