''Qix Adventure'' is a 1999 video game developed by Coconuts Japan Entertainment and published by Taito for the

Game Boy Color The (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is a handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998 and to international markets that November. It is the successor to the Game Boy and is part of the Game ...

. An English port of the game was developed by Evolution Entertainment for the United Kingdom in 2000. The game is a puzzle game based on the 1981 Taito title ''

Qix is a 1981 puzzle video game developed by husband and wife team Randy and Sandy Pfeiffer and published in arcades by Taito America. ''Qix'' is one of a handful of games made by Taito's American division. At the start of each level, the playing f ...

'', with additional story elements.

Gameplay

Similar to ''

'', ''Qix Adventure'' is a puzzle game in which players draw a line to enclose areas of the screen, with the goal of enclosing 75% of the screen as the space fills up with boxes, whilst avoiding moving enemies, Qix and Sparx, that hinder the player's progress. The game features three modes of play. In 'Treasure' mode, the game requires the player to capture enemies by boxing them in and claiming the treasures they leave behind, providing additional opponents, bonus items and score multipliers. In this mode, players can also view collected treasure and use them to decorate a room. 'Original' mode follows the traditional rules of ''

''. 'Battle' mode allows two players with one Game Pak or a Game Link Cable to compete against each other.

Development

''Qix Adventure'' was showcased by

Natsume Inc. Natsume Inc. is an American video game publisher. Originally established as an American division of Natsume Co., Ltd. in 1988, it split from its parent company in 1995 to become an independent publisher. Natsume Inc. is located in Burlingame, Cali ...

at E3 in 2000 and 2001. The game experienced development and manufacturing issues that delayed release of the title in some locations to 2001.

Reception

''Qix Adventure'' received lukewarm reviews. ''Pocket Gamer'' stated the game was "addictive as ever", and "solid fun and easy to learn and play", praising "the adventure mode (as) a great addition". ''Game Boy Official Magazine'' stated that the game "doesn't look the most exciting", but were "pleasantly surprised by how addictive (the game) is".

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* {{Qix Qix 1999 video games Game Boy Color games Game Boy Color-only games Multiplayer and single-player video games Puzzle video games Taito games