Icebreaker (game)

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Icebreaker is a 1995 strategy/action video game developed by Magnet Interactive Studios for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console. Despite the critical acclaim, the game did not sell well (mostly because of 3DO's failure on the 32-bit video game market). Later, the game was also ported to Mac and PC, where it found a similar fate. Icebreaker 2 was created but never released and can only be played at the creators house in a custom built arcade style machine.

[edit] Gameplay

The gameplay consists of the player controlling a sliding white pyramid (named "Dudemeyer" on the readme of the computer version) on an isometric/diametric projection level. The goal of the game is to eliminate the several other types of pyramids (called "dudes" on the readme), some that move and others that don't. Each kind of enemy pyramid has its own weakness and specific form to be destroyed, and a great part of the game's challenge comes from this aspect.

The game consists of 150 different levels.

[edit] External links

• Icebreaker page at Wunderland.com — Site of the creator of the game. Includes download links for the demo versions (PC & Mac)
• Icebreaker page at Home of the Underdogs — Includes full game for download (PC only)