Magnetica
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| Developer(s) | Mitchell Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, Wii (WiiWare) |
| Release date | Nintendo DS JPN March 2, 2006 NA June 5, 2006 EU January 6, 2007 Wii JPN April 22, 2008 NA TBA 2008 EU June 6, 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E |
| Media | Cartridge |
Magnetica (known as Shunkan Puzzloop in Japan and Actionloop in Europe) is a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, released as part of the Touch! Generations series. The game was developed by Mitchell Corporation and published by Nintendo, and is based on Mitchell's 1998 arcade game Puzz Loop.
The game was first revealed at Nintendo Japan's 2006 Conference. The European version came packaged with the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak.
A version for the Wii, titled Minna de Puzzloop in Japan, Magnetica Twist in North America and Actionloop Twist in PAL regions, was released via WiiWare in Japan on April 22, 2008,[1] and on June 6, 2008 in Europe.[2] It costs 1000 Wii Points.[3]
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[edit] Gameplay
In the game, marbles roll down a twisted path toward the goal and the player must stop them by launching new marbles into the oncoming ones. The DS touchscreen is used to 'flick' the marbles from their launch point to their destination with the stylus. The marbles disappear if player matches three or more marbles of the same type; marbles of the same color are magnetically attracted to each other over any length of wide open space, and allowing for chains of disappearances to occur.
The game is over if any marble reaches a specific point, usually near the center of each level, but using the magnetic properties of the marbles can allow one to pull marbles away from this point. Bonus items attached to marbles can, for example, temporarily slow down the rate the marbles advance or cause all marbles of a color to disappear.
In addition to the main survival mode of play, the player can take part in a quest mode, where they must clear boards under certain conditions, and a puzzle mode, where a fixed arrangement of marbles around the board must be cleared using only the few marbles made available to the player.
[edit] Wii version
The Wii version of Magnetica supports up to 4 players simultaneously in either co-operative or competitive multiplayer modes, in addition to the ability to use the player's own Miis in the game. Control is done by twisting the Wii Remote left or right to turn the marble cannon, and an ability to lob marbles over others has been added.[3]
The game features the challenge and quest modes of the DS version, but omits the puzzle mode. Extensive statistics are also kept for each player
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official US Magnetica Site
- Japanese Magnetica WiiWare Site
- Shunkan PuzzLoop Translation Page: Courtesy of DualScreenRadio
- Insert Credit interview with Mitchell
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