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MO' VIDEO GAMES |
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Even Tetris Purists Will Love these Puzzlers |
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by Dale North |
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Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
Try your hand at playing two games at once in Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure. The top screen of the Nintendo DS displays a side-scrolling adventure starring English traveler Mr. Hatsworth, while the bottom shows a match-three puzzle game. The two games have a cause-and-effect relationship; enemies taken down on the top screen become blocks to eliminate on the bottom puzzle screen. You'll jump between the two screens, doing your best to maintain the action. Should the bottom screen become filled with blocks, Henry's adventure will become more difficult.
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: EA
Price: $30
Rating: E
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Puchi Puchi Virus
A virus outbreak has everyone affected turning into monsters in the world of Puchi Puchi Virus, due for release in April. It is your job to heal these monsters using a machine called the Puchi Buster. Aiding Dr. Kevin, Nurse Honeydew, and George the Chicken, you'll blast viruses in oddly named patients (like Eelmer Dudd and Shino Weevil) as fast as you possibly can. In this contagious puzzler, you'll use the DS stylus to find three like-colored viruses, tapping them on the touchscreen so that they form a triangle of disease-busting power called the Puchi Lock.
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: NIS America
Price: $20
Rating: E
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Marble Saga: Kororinpa
Don't lose your marbles while trying to maintain your balance through tilted worlds. In Marble Saga: Kororinpa, you use your Wii Remote to guide a marble through impossible-looking mazes, letting gravity do its thing while you steady your hand through 150-plus levels of puzzles. If you've got a Wii Balance Board, you can use your full body to play. Extra stages will be available via the WiiConnect24 online feature, and you'll even be able to create your own levels to share with friends online. The game will be out in spring 2009.
Platform: Wii
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Price: $30
Rating: E
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Meteos Wars
Meteos Wars may look like Tetris at first glance, but when you see game blocks spit fire and blast off the screen, you'll know you're playing a totally different game. In Meteos Wars, defending the planet from incoming invaders involves aligning three or more like-colored element blocks in a row, sending them back off into space and into the face of the enemy. Time is of the essence as blocks continue to fall; you'll find yourself frantically looking for the next blocks to switch out. The game makes the jump from the Nintendo DS to Xbox LIVE, adding online multiplayer action and online leaderboards.
Platform: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Publisher: Q Entertainment
Price: $10 (800 Microsoft Points)
Rating: E10+
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