NMS: Planet Puzzle League hands-On

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NMS: Planet Puzzle League hands-On

Posted May 25th 2007 2:13PM by David Hinkle
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If this is a league of planetary bodies comprised of many puzzles, we want in. If this is a planet full of puzzle leagues, we want in. Okay, we just want in. Our fondness for puzzle games is well-documented in these parts, so it should be no surprise to you that we want this game. We want it now. But, alas, we must wait, as Joystiq reports the game isn't due out until next month. But, in the mean time, we can read about their exploits with the puzzle game at the Nintendo Media Summit.

Played entirely through the touch-screen, the player is charged with holding the DS in the book style (like when playing Brain Age). But, we're happy to report, that even though the folks at Joystiq find the gameplay to be kind of de rigeur as far as puzzlers go, the inclusion of full voice chat between two players over Wi-Fi Connect, along with up to four players over ad-hoc gameplay, should instill some more value into the title.

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1. What is this? I keep hearing the title but don't know anything about it. Joystiq's description makes it sound like a very generic puzzler. Sounds like Meteos sans a sci-fi theme. (Or any theme, for that matter.)

Posted at 10:42PM on May 25th 2007 by Xian!

2. It's Tetris Attack/Pokemon Puzzle League/Panel de Pon.

Posted at 5:18PM on May 26th 2007 by JC Fletcher

3. I've got the game. The stylus controls are excellent, you can jump all over the screen setting up your chain. Only problem I have is that they REALLY adjusted the block physics. Things fall slower, and the blocks take longer to disappear after clearing them. Even Hard mode's physics are easier than Tetris Attack's. D= Still an excellent game though. And there's an unlockable homage to the original Panel de Pon (dunno if they'll change/remove it in the US release.)

Posted at 11:19AM on May 28th 2007 by MoeWong

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