There's a learning curve, but it still fun to play.

User Rating: 8 | Puzzle Quest: Galactrix PC
I think most of the disappointed people who play it are expecting to jump right in because of all the time spent playing the first PQ. This one takes some getting used to.

The new dynamic with the hexes, the way in which you can control the drop direction by the way you slide the gem takes awhile to feel right and even longer to master.

Plus, some may feel overwhelmed by the all the choices. There's a lot you can choose to do and not alot of heads up if you are going about things the right way.

As well, some of the uncontrollable combos can be frustrating and makes you feel like the computer is cheating; however, when you get on the good side of the combo you feel great. Though I do admit that hacking the gates almost made me throw my laptop across the room.

All that said, if you can accept those changes and start to learn the new strategy and accept that this is not the original PQ with a space skin, it's comes pretty close to being as addicting as PQ.