Tuesday, December 23, 2008

"Dice Break" Release notes 2.3

Version 2.3

Thank you for more than 8,000 downloads!

-Additional puzzles(Puzzle 41-Puzzle 53)

Version 2.2

Thank you for more than 5,000 downloads!

-Additional puzzles(Puzzle 27-Puzzle 40)
-Some bug fixes


Version 2.1

-Additional puzzles(Puzzle16-Puzzle26)
-Sound effects added.
-You can delete high scores


Version 2.0

-Additional puzzles(Puzzle10-15)

-The fourth mode named "Quarter" was added.
In this mode,you have to earn as many points as possible in 15 seconds.
If you do nothing,the time goes continuously.But while any dice is moving,the time stops.
It means that you can control the time like a quarterback in football.

And the allocation of dice is exactly the same throughout the day and all over the world.So you can compete with your friends wherever they are.

-All features and updates will be provided free of charge now and in the future.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

What's new in version 2.1

-Additional puzzles(Puzzle16-Puzzle26)
-Sound effects added.
-You can delete high scores


Friday, November 7, 2008

What's new in version 2.0

-Additional puzzles(Puzzle10-15)

-The fourth mode named "Quarter" was added.
In this mode,you have to earn as many points as possible in 15 seconds.
If you do nothing,the time goes continuously.But while any dice is moving,the time stops.
It means that you can control the time like a quarterback in football.

And the allocation of dice is exactly the same throughout the day and all over the world.So you can compete with your friends wherever they are.

-All features and updates will be provided free of charge now and in the future.

Thank you for 1500+ downloads.

Dear customers.

Thanks to your support,"Dice Break" has achieved 1500+ downloads in 44 countries.This is more than I could have dreamed of!
I'm not a professional game developer and it is my first published work.So this is incredible experience for me.
I really want to tell you my delight,but I'm not good at english.Instead,I tell you my pleasure at my native tongue.

Arigato!!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Thank you for your reviews and 600+ downloads!

Dear customers.

"Dice Break" achieved 600+ downloads since Oct.22.
I really appreciate your supports.

And I was VERY encouraged by your reviews like below.


Refreshing puzzler ★★★★★
by Z・・・

includes: -stage(clear up to a line) -endless -puzzle(clear board in so many moves)This is like Tetris Attack,except you increase the die you taps number by 1 and the board shifts up after so many taps.

Thank you!

I do like "Tetris Attack" and I believe it's the best Action-Puzzle game on earth.And It's a root of "Dice Break" indeed(and Sega's "Columns" too.).

It was published by Nintendo in 1995 and called "Panel de Pon(パネルでポン)" at the time.The producer was "Gunpei Yokoi"(Father of "Game Boy" and "Metroid") and was developed by "Intelligent Systems"("Fire Emblem series","Famicom Wars series").

Thus the team was very exquisite,but it had a poor sales in Japan(maybe,I think,100,000 or less.).The rule of the game is very sophisticated and revolutionary.But I think there are at least two points it lacks and it's the reason of poor sales.

1.Characters

It features fairies.They look childish and many people misunderstand that it 's light and unsophisticated game.



2.Consideration for beginners

It has many techniques for clearing panels,like "Active chains",and it has much effect on the result of a game.
When a beginner have a match with a person of skill,he must lose every time.And it deprive him of interest in the game.

Despite these lacks,I think it's the best Action-Puzzle game.
If you haven't played it,you can play it on Wii("Poke'mon Puzzle League" for virtual console) or Nintendo DS("Planet Puzzle League").It's worth several times more than the price.


Again,let me thank you for your support.
I'll update "Dice Break" soon and make it better(Graphics and Menus),and I'll make some additional puzzles.

Fmitz.