The "match-three" genre of puzzle games has saturated the iPhone market, but Snood offers a few twists. The game features an insanely challenging difficulty level (called "Evil," appropriately enough). And a Wi-Fi multiplayer mode lets you challenge friends in head-to-head competition, ensuring the game is more than as a simple port of the old casual game. Through an integrated log-in process, you can invite friends through Facebook to play either Live (Against Online Opponent) or Challenge (Opponent Plays Later). A list of friends will populate with their profile pictures, a sleek-looking feature that lets you see who it is that you're going to challenge. An invitation will then be sent to them, which they can accept or decline.

Snood might not hold your attention for too long, but it's great for a quick five-minute game, has memorable graphics, and puts a character-driven spin on the match-three genre.

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