I’m amazed at how successful Candy Crush Saga has been. My girlfriend has been playing it non-stop for months and is at level 400 or something. To me, it’s just another match-3 game like Bejeweled Blitz or one of the countless games that proceeded it. I mean, it’s really well done and the graphics and music are superb, but it’s the same dang game that we’ve all been playing for years. First on casual download sites like Pogo.com and Big Fish and then on Facebook and iPhones and Android.
At least, that’s how I felt until I started my own Candy Crush addiction. I’m only at level 150 or thereabouts, but I play it a lot. I don’t play on mobile like my girlfriend and instead stick to playing on Facebook. I don’t know why that is, but it is. I’m not that great, especially at the timed levels which totally throw me for a loop. But I enjoy playing the game even though I was certain that I’d hate it.