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List Of Puzzle Video Games
This is a partial list of notable puzzle video games, sorted by general category. Tile matching Tile-matching video games are a type of puzzle video game where the player manipulates tiles in order to make them disappear according to a matching criterion. There are a great number of variations on this theme. Falling block puzzles Puzzle pieces advance into the play area from one or more edges, typically falling into the play area from above. Player must match or arrange individual pieces to achieve the particular objectives defined by each game. *''Alien Hive'' *''Baku Baku Animal'' *''Blueprint 3D'' *''Clockwiser'' *''Columns (video game), Columns'' *''Dialhex'' *''Diminution (video game), Diminution'' *''Dr. Mario'' *''Drop Mania'' *''Faces (video game), Faces'' *''Klax (computer game), Klax'' *''Lumines'' *''Meteos'' *''Navigator (video game), Navigator'' *''Pnickies'' *''Puyo Puyo'' *''Puzzle Fighter, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' *''Quadrapop'' *''Rampage Puzzle Attack' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puzzle Video Game
Puzzle video games make up a broad genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test problem-solving skills, including logic, pattern recognition, sequence solving, spatial recognition, and word completion. History Puzzle video games owe their origins to brain teasers and puzzles throughout human history. The mathematical strategy game Nim, and other traditional, thinking games, such as Hangman and Bulls and Cows (commercialized as ''Mastermind''), were popular targets for computer implementation. Universal Entertainment's ''Space Panic'', released for the arcades in 1980, is a precursor to later puzzle-platform games such as Apple Panic (1981), ''Lode Runner'' (1983), ''Door Door'' (1983), and ''Doki Doki Penguin Land'' (1985). ''Blockbuster'', by Alan Griesemer and Stephen Bradshaw (Atari 8-bit, 1981), is a computerized version of the Rubik's Cube puzzle. ''Snark Hunt'' (Atari 8-bit, 1982) is a single-player game of logical deduction, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshi (game)
''Yoshi'', known as ''Mario & Yoshi'' in PAL regions, is a puzzle video game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. It was released for the NES and Game Boy platforms. Both versions were first released simultaneously in Japan on December 14, 1991, and released in all other regions the following year. In ''Yoshi'', the player is tasked with clearing monsters from the on-screen playing field. The monsters fall in from the top of the screen to build vertical stacks; the player must prevent a stack from growing too high such that it exits the play field. In order to do so, the player swaps and moves the stacks about such that falling monsters collide with identical monsters stationed atop the stacks, causing them to be removed from play. ''Yoshi'' offers both a scoring-focused single-player mode and a competitive two-player mode. Gameplay ''Yoshi'' is a falling block game in which the player is given a playing field that is divided into four columns. The objective is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wordtris
''Wordtris'' is a ''Tetris'' offshoot designed by Sergei Utkin, Vyacheslav Tsoy and Armen Sarkissian (who later became President of Armenia) and published by Spectrum HoloByte in 1991 for MS-DOS compatible operating systerms. A port to the Game Boy, by Realtime Associates Realtime Associates is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was founded in 1986 by David Warhol and a group of ex-Mattel Electronics employees originally to create games for the Intellivision system. Since then, the compa ..., and Super Nintendo Entertainment System were released in 1992. Gameplay The object of the game is to build words of three letters or more using the tiles that fall from the top of the playing area. Words can be constructed horizontally or vertically, and multiple words can overlap each other. If the player manages to construct the magic word at the top of the screen, the well will be cleared of all tiles and the player will receive a large bonus. Occasional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welltris
''Welltris'' is a puzzle video game, developed by Doca and licensed to Bullet-Proof Software. It is an official game in the ''Tetris'' series. Adaptations were made by Sphere, Inc., for Spectrum HoloByte, and by Infogrames. It was released for MS-DOS compatible operating systems in 1989. Ports for Macintosh, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, and Atari ST followed 1990, then ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 1991. Gameplay ''Welltris'' was the first ''Tetris'' sequel designed by original designer Alexey Pajitnov, with Andrei Sgenov. It retains that game's falling-block puzzle gameplay but extends the pit into three dimensions while the blocks remain two-dimensional, with the board viewed from above. As blocks descend into the well, they can be rotated or moved left or right along the walls, from one wall to another if desired. Once a block reaches the floor, it will slide as far as possible until stopped by an edge or another piece. Whenever the player completes a solid horizontal or vertical line, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wario's Woods
''Wario's Woods'' is a puzzle video game, puzzle video game developed by TEC and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan and North America in 1994 and Europe in 1995. A spin-off of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' series, players control Toad (Nintendo), Toad in his mission to defeat Wario, who has taken control of the Peaceful Woods. Gameplay revolves around clearing each level by using bombs to destroy groups of enemies. The game also features a multiplayer mode that allows two players to compete against each other. ''Wario's Woods'' is noteworthy for being the last officially-licensed NES game in North America, released at the end of the console's lifespan. It is also the only NES game to receive a rating from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), which was inducted several months before the game's release. In Japan, the game was released alongside a re-release of ''The Legend of Zelda (video game), The Legend of Zelda'' t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uo Poko
is an arcade puzzle game developed by Cave and distributed by Jaleco. Gameplay ''Puzzle Uo Poko'' is a visual matching game in which one player or two co-operative players (represented by cats) try to clear the screen of coloured bubbles in order to progress to the next level. All the action takes place underwater across 30 stages and with each completed level the cats travel deeper in their submarine. Development and release ''Puzzle Uo Poko'' was solely designed by Toshiaki Tomizawa, a co-founder of Cave whose previous works include the ''DonPachi is a 1995 Vertically scrolling video game, vertical-scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Cave (company), Cave and published by Atlus in Japan. Players assume the role of a recruit selected to take part on a secret military program by assa ...'' series.Translationby Shmuplations. ).Translationby Shmuplations. ). ''Puzzle Uo Poko'' was released in Japanese arcades by Jaleco in February 1998. Unlike several other r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Henry's Nuclear Waste Dump
An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an uncle is an aunt, and the reciprocal relationship is that of a nephew or niece. The word comes from la, avunculus, the diminutive of ''avus'' (grandfather), and is a family relationship within an extended or immediate family. In some cultures and families, children may refer to the cousins of their parents as uncle (or aunt). It is also used as a title of respect for older relatives, neighbours, acquaintances, family friends, and even total strangers in some cultures, for example Aboriginal Australian elders. Using the term in this way is a form of fictive kinship. Any social institution where a special relationship exists between a man and his sisters' children is known as an avunculate (or avunculism or avuncularism). This relationship can be formal or informal, depending o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trioncube
''Trioncube'', fully titled in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Bandai Namco Games and released for the Nintendo DS. Gameplay The game is a 'falling block' title, a la ''Tetris'', and features many similar blocks. The objective of the game is to form 3×3 squares to clear blocks and reach a set objective (unless playing in endless mode). Once a 3×3 square has been formed, more pieces can be attached to form more 3×3 squares and clear other blocks on the screen. These chains will remain on screen until a piece is placed which does not add to it. The single-player section features an arcade mode, a story mode which adds concepts such as useless blocks, and an endless mode. The game also contains two player multiplayer via WiFi, which supports both single-cart and multi-cart play. Development ''Trioncube'' was developed by Bandai Namco Games. The game was chiefly designed by Kouji Asuna and was produced by Hideo Yoshizawa, known for his work on the ''Mr. Driller'' ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetris
''Tetris'' (russian: link=no, Тетрис) is a puzzle video game created by Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. It has been published by several companies for multiple platforms, most prominently during a dispute over the appropriation of the rights in the late 1980s. After a significant period of publication by Nintendo, the rights reverted to Pajitnov in 1996, who co-founded the Tetris Company with Henk Rogers to manage licensing. In ''Tetris'', players complete lines by moving differently shaped pieces (tetrominoes), which descend onto the playing field. The completed lines disappear and grant the player points, and the player can proceed to fill the vacated spaces. The game ends when the uncleared lines reach the top of the playing field. The longer the player can delay this outcome, the higher their score will be. In multiplayer games, players must last longer than their opponents; in certain versions, players can inflict penalties on opponents by completing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecmo Stackers
''Tecmo Stackers'', known as in Japan, is a puzzle video game released first in 1995 by Tecmo to Arcades and ported to both the Sony PlayStation and the SEGA Saturn. Its gameplay is similar to ''Puyo Puyo''. Gameplay Players try to connect sets of four blocks so that their colors match, causing the blocks to be removed. Remaining blocks may then fall and complete other sets of four blocks. The main difference between Tecmo Stackers and Puyo Puyo is that blocks in ''Tecmo Stackers'' stretch in various directions after adjacent blocks are removed, and the "arms" they send out can complete sets of blocks and be removed; this allows for longer chain reactions. In arcade mode, players try to keep their stack of blocks from reaching the top of the screen. Long chain reactions send blocks to the opponent's screen. Arcade mode is available for one or two players, with players able to choose their difficulty independently of one another. Chain reaction mode centers on getting as many ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
