![]() ![]() Other ice covered squares send you slipping on by without hesitation, the only way to stop your motion being to land on a solidified, more stable square. Some crumble on contact, disappearing from play as you roll on. The only problem is, many of said grid squares that are there have a mind of their own. You can also tap the space bar to make the ball jump over grid squares as you go, its limited range of just one square meaning surveying the area and working out just which leaps you can manage and which will lead to your demise a vital part of play. Your main input is to roll the ball over a series of grid squares lofted up on high, using your keyboard’s arrow keys to send it rolling forward, backwards, left or right. Though constantly surrounded by the threat of falling off the edge as you go, doing so is less a hazard to fill you with peril and more a simple way of getting you to play by the games rules. Though essentially nothing more than signposts that force you to explore rather than head straight for the exit, said floral targets can be picked up in the order of your choosing, but pick them all up you must. Not before you’ve picked up some flowers along the way, however. Instead, play relies on your ability to plan ahead, surveying the landscape that surrounds you and working out how you can make your way to each stage’s exit without running into trouble. What makes Puzzle Dimension distinctly different, however, is the fact that it’s far less focused on balance. Puzzle Dimension, like Sega’s monkey roller before it, focuses on your ability to guide a ball around a series of maze-like levels without letting it tip off the edge and fall into the abyss. There are more than a few elements from Monkey Ball that do make the crossover, however. In truth, what’s on offer here is more akin to Marble Madness. The success of the aforementioned Super Monkey Ball has naturally lead to a number of clones, but Puzzle Dimension – despite obvious similarities – isn’t one of them. Make such activities the subject of a game, however, and all of a sudden you’ve got a best-seller on your hands. ![]() Pop down your local zoo and attempt to cram a load of monkeys in a series of perspex balls, and chances are you’re going to raise more than a few eyebrows. More information about the game can be found on Puzzledimension.Games are a funny business. They develop and publish their own IP:s via digital distribution. Together they have over 20 years of game development experience from companies like Starbreeze Studios and EA/Dice where they worked on several multimillion selling AAA games.ĭoctor Entertainment is an independent games studio located in Uppsala, Sweden. "Doctor Entertainment is proud to see that our in-house game engine "Traktor" is able to run Puzzle Dimension in Full HD at 60 Hz on PlayStation®3." said Anders Pistol, CTO of Doctor Entertainment AB.ĭoctor Entertainment AB was founded by developer veterans Jesper Rudberg and Anders Pistol. When the player moves the retro inspired pixel blocks explodes revealing high end graphics and the sound changes from a 8-bit chip tune to a modern version. Puzzle Dimension has audiovisuals which blend depending on the player's progress. Players will experience the satisfaction of Aha moments supported by dynamic audiovisuals." said Jesper Rudberg, CEO of Doctor Entertainment AB. "Doctor Entertainment is excited to bring Puzzle Dimension to PlayStation®Network. Classic game play elements such as fire, ice, spikes, buttons and hidden sections give the player a diverse range of problems and satisfying eureka moments. In Puzzle Dimension gravity depends on your movement, up and down are relative terms. The player is invited to 100 unique labyrinth-like structures. Puzzle Dimension is a "easy to learn hard to master" 3D puzzle game. Gamers will be able to enjoy the pixel exploding puzzler on the PlayStation®3 from June 28th in US / June 29th in Europe for $9.99/€9.99. Puzzle Dimension to be released on PlayStation®Networkįeatures crisp graphics in Full HD at 60 Hz and support for stereoscopic 3D-vision. ![]()
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