Monday, January 31, 2011

The X-Arcade Factor

Even though you can find other puzzles games out there, you won't find one like this one and this because of its blending of styles. It's loosely based on the jigsaw-15 puzzle-glider yes, but then it´s nothing like it as it's also a fast paced arcade that can be played in different ways.

You can play the Unplugged mode, if you only want the puzzles but in the arcade mode you will much more:

  • It's a complete 3x3 puzzle, not "hole on it".
  • The pieces can be moved all around the board.
  • At the beginning there is only one piece available as the pieces are requested by the player
  • Several AI´s or enemies that will try to stop your progress, stealing the pieces and returning them to the "sky" also reducing the timer in five seconds
  • A final stage boss AI (every 3 levels) that will appear once the board it's completed. The goal here is to protect the board/puzzle for one minute or more keeping a number of pieces on the board.
  • Several objects than can be destroyed to obtain points, extra time...
  • Bombs that can be used to hit the enemy, pieces, objects etc... The bombs can be used to your advantage for instance removing pieces that are in a wrong or difficult place.
  • Can be played using different tactics: defensive, trying to complete the puzzle protecting the pieces - hitting on the protects them for some time or just moving then, or aggressive using the bombs to stop the enemy or destroy him.

As can be seen in the picture on the left, the puzzle it's not complete, some more pieces need to be requested - hitting on the board, left part. Once the piece falls can be moved to any position, if there is no obstacles like the enemy, other pieces, objects, bombs etc...

If there is an object blocking the way, hit on it - 2 or 3 times will be enough and it will be destroyed - it can not be moved.


That´s not that case with the bombs - blue object like shown in the picture. Drag the bomb to a target - enemy, piece, object etc.. and then release it. The bomb will explode and will destroy or hit the target.

The bombs also can be collected, just throw them to the green recycle bin in the bottom right. The counter will increase by one. Then if you hit twice over the bin a bomb will be thrown to the enemy without targeting.


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