IQ: Intelligent Qube Japanese PlayStation 1.
**Please note: This is for the Japanese PS1 console or region free mod consoles!
Intelligent Qube is a classic puzzle game for the PlayStation. It is known as Kurushi in Europe and Australia. In the game, the player controls a character who must run around a platform made of cubes, capturing certain cubes as they approach. Cubes are "captured" by marking a spot on the stage, waiting for the cube to roll on top of it, and then deactivating the marked spot.
Intelligent Qube was relatively well-received received by critics. The game performed well commercially in Japan and even won Excellence Award for Interactive Art at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival. A few sequels have been developed and the game has since been re-released on mobile phones and the Japanese PlayStation Store.
GAMEPLAY:
At the beginning of each level the player is put on a stage that has 23-30 rows. Then 12-16 rows of the stage are raised. Anywhere between 1 and 4 sets of rows comes at the user at one time. On the first stage, 3 rows of length 4 (12 blocks) come at the user at one time. On the last stage, 14 rows of length 7 (98 blocks) come at the user at one time. When all the blocks in one set are destroyed, more blocks are raised -- this happens 3 times, for a total of 4 block risings per level.
If the player ever falls off the stage- either by standing on the final row of the stage as it is eliminated, or by being "avalanched" off by rising blocks- the game is over.
CUBE TYPES:
The cubes that approach are of three types:
* Normal cubes - Normal cubes are usually gray (the same color as the stage cubes you move around on), though this texture can change to some other color depending on the level reached. These cubes should be captured.
* Advantage cubes - Advantage cubes are green and should be captured. Capturing one of these cubes marks the captured location with a green square. This square can be subsequently triggered to capture the surrounding 3x3 area in one move. Multiple green cubes can be captured normally, and puzzles usually incorporate advantage cube chains. If a spot is marked by a green square, it cannot be marked in the normal manner until the advantage cube's special capture is triggered. Effective use of advantage cubes is the key to solving puzzles efficiently.
* Forbidden cubes - Forbidden cubes are black. These cubes should not be captured, but should instead be allowed to fall off the stage. For every forbidden cube captured, a row of the stage is lost, and a perfect score for that wave is no longer possible.
Manufacturer's description:
Think you're smart?
This addictive 3D brain twister puts your strategic thinking skills and reflexes to the ultimate test.
Destroy oncoming geometric terrors before they push you over the edge or squash you flat.
You'll need a quick mind and even quicker thumbs – if you fail, you die. No pressure.
* Hundreds of challenging puzzles to conquer
* 1 or 2 player competition
* In-game video instructions and demo included
* Create your own puzzles for continuing challenge
* Change qube textures and colors
"The best elements of strategy, quick responses and edge-of-your-seat suspense in one highly addictive puzzle game." –PS Extreme "... a gaming frenzy that challenges you." –Game Informer
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