Puzznic (Game)

Puzznic

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A puzzle game from Taito that involves shifting gem blocks on the board, arranging them in a way so that they all match together and clear.

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Puzznic is a tile-matching puzzle game developed and released by Taito for arcades in 1989.

In Puzznic, players are given puzzle problems consisting of a unique tile layout with an assortment of gem blocks, and must push gem blocks in a way so that they all clear in groups of two-or-more. The game makes use of a cursor for pushing a block left or right, gravity for having the pieces fall, moving tiles as elevators, and bonus score multipliers for combos. It also includes a branching path system for progression, where players can only play through a certain amount of the 144 total problems on each playthrough.

The Japanese arcade release had an optional eroge setting, where progressing through the game shows live-action gals in various stages of undress. The FM Towns version also features this, while the PC Engine and Game Boy versions instead feature cute pictures of hand-drawn gals (with no nudity or erotic elements).

It received numerous ports in 1990-1992, including Japanese computer releases by Brøderbund for the NEC PC-98 and Sharp X68000 (Platform), a Japanese FM Towns (Platform) release by Ving (Company), Japan-exclusive PC Engine and Game Boy (Platform) releases from Taito, North American releases by Taito for DOS PCs and the Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform) (the latter of which received a later Japanese release from Information Global Service (Company)), and European releases by Ocean Software for the Amiga (Platform), Atari ST (Platform), Amstrad CPC (Platform), Commodore 64 (Platform), and ZX Spectrum (Platform). Some versions feature a revamped set of levels, alternate graphic options, and bonus modes (such as the NES version's Gravnic, in which players slide all gems on the board at once, and the PCE version's Arrange, in which blocks fall from the top of the playfield and must be arranged into patterns).

The game later received an updated PlayStation (Platform) conversion ten years later, developed by Altron and published by Taito in Japan on March 22, 2001, by Midas Interactive Entertainment in Europe on February 7, 2003, and by Mad Duck Productions in North America on May 12, 2003. This version features a revamped horror theme with a variety of cute horror-themed characters and a new story.

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