''Droplitz'' is a 2009
puzzle video game
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developed by
Blitz Arcade and published by
Atlus USA
Atlus West, formerly known as Atlus U.S.A., Inc., is the North American publishing branch of Japanese video game company Atlus, primarily known for localizing games for both them and other third-party developers. Its first original role-playing ...
. It was released for
Xbox Live Arcade
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,
PlayStation Network,
Microsoft Windows and
iOS
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in June 2009 In May 2012 a sequel called ''Droplitz Delight'' was released for
Windows Phone
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.
Reception
The PC and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the Xbox 360 version received above-average reviews, according to the
review aggregation
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website
Metacritic
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.
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Since its release, the Xbox 360 version sold 6,740 units worldwide by January 2011. Sales moved up to 10,341 units by the end of 2011.
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Dispute
There is an ongoing dispute as to who originally came up with the original game concept for ''Droplitz'' as an individual provided evidence that they came up with a very similar game concept over one year before the release of Droplitz and attempted to pitch it to the same game studio, Blitz Games Studios, which would then go on to produce the ''Droplitz'' game.
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2009 video games
Atlus games
Blitz Games Studios games
IOS games
PlayStation Network games
Puzzle video games
Single-player video games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Windows games
Windows Phone games
Xbox 360 Live Arcade games
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