Puchi Puchi Virus
- Genre
- Puzzle
- Released on
- Nintendo DS
- 5/30/2009
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- Pub
- NIS America, Inc.
- Dev
- Jaleco Entertainment
Puchi Puchi Virus does not resemble the ordinary puzzle game. The usual "object drop" style was replaced with a more intuitive system of "object linkage". Its simple design and surprisingly in-depth game play can addict even the most demanding puzzle game enthusiasts. The object is to form at least a single triangle formation by linking viruses together and erasing them from the screen. Victory conditions vary from mission to mission, but erasing all of the viruses will be the fundamental rule of this game. Erase all the viruses and you win, but if the screen gets filled with the emerging viruses you lose. Note: there is a twist to this system that gives depth to the game play. Viruses turn to stone if left alone for a while, which cannot be selected to form a triangle. However, these stones can be erased if they are within a triangle that you create. With a little luck and practice players can rake in massive points by letting the viruses turn to stones and erasing them all at once.
- Review
Saying that there's an overabundance of puzzle games on the DS would be an understatement, but as is the usual case with Nintendo platforms, many of them are ports or remakes, barely scratching the surface of what the handheld has to offer. Built from the ground up for the DS's touch screen, Puchi Puchi Virus is an incredibly zany and entertaining puzzler. However, while the mechanics of the puzzles aren't worth ignoring, the actual accolades should go to the writers and localization team, not the designers.
The Puchi Puchi Virus has turned all of the world's humans into monsters and it's up to the player to turn them back. Instead of simply giving players a level, the game is separated into patients, each of which has a goal to complete. The objectives are usually nothing more than achieving a certain point value, but does a lot to break the game away from more traditional puzzle titles. Also on its side is the lack of falling block or switching gems, meaning that, out of the box, Puchi Puchi Virus should be worth paying attention to for anyone tired of Tetris and Bejeweled clones.
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