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.