Match Three Pirates 2 is a nice game for in between. The game has good mechanics, and plays really easy. In this sequel you will once again play a ridiculous hard game, but the power ups will help you to get enough coins. I no longer do well under timed pressure, ergo my M3’s are always played in Casual Mode. The cool thing about this game is that you aren’t penalized for playing in Casual Mode. You get all the stars, power ups and coins to build the Pirate Park.

Out of the gate I’ll say that I have always been, and continue to be, a big fan of Match-3 puzzles, especially when on the go. They’re easy to pick up and put down quickly, they’re mentally engaging, and well-designed ones will actively challenge your strategy and planning abilities the further you go along. In principle, since there haven’t been too many I’ve encountered on Switch, this could have been a pretty easy sell for me. Unfortunately, my familiarity with the abundant mobile competition out there (most of them playable for free on your mobile device to boot) really sunk my opinion of this one quickly. The biggest issue is that neither the puzzles or the visuals stack up well against the mobile competition, and in many regards this looks and plays more like a game produced a good decade ago. The theming, and a bit of a story with you working with pirates to construct an amusement park, could possibly have helped to buoy the experience a bit but unfortunately there was little effort put in to make this worthwhile as well. The resulting overall experience is unfortunately underwhelming. ****/2022/01/mini-reviews-january-5th-edition.html

So in "Match Three Pirates II" you get some challenging tasks and an appealing presentation. The controls are simple and you can quickly solve the various tasks. The use of different difficulty levels means that you will always be faced with exciting tasks. Match Three Pirates II is a nice game for in between, but you shouldn't expect too much.