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Puzzle Scape

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Puzzle Scape
Developer(s)Farmind
Publisher(s)Got Game Entertainment
Producer(s)Samuli Poyhtari
Designer(s)Juhana Virtanen
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: June 18, 2007
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Puzzle Scape is a 2007 puzzle game developed by Finnish developer Farmind and published by Got Game Entertainment.

Gameplay

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The game starts with a series of blocks dropping in a playing field and the player's objective is to group blocks within the same color. Once a group of blocks of the same color is arranged in a 2x2 formation, any same-colored adjacent blocks touching the 2x2 group will be deleted from the playing field and awarded points.

Development and release

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Puzzle Scape was developed by Finnish developer, Farmind. Samuli Poyhtari served as producer and Juhana Virtanen as lead designer.[1] The game was announced on November 8, 2006, and was to be published by O~3 Entertainment.[2] The publishing reins were taken over by Got Games Entertainment in March 2007 and announced a physical version scheduled to be released in May 2007.[3] The game was re-released on October 1, 2009 as a PlayStation Minis launch title.[4]

Reception

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The game had mixed reviews from critics with a common comparison to Lumines.

References

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  1. ^ "Producer and Lead Designer Explain Why There's No Escape Like Puzzle Scape". GameZone. May 2, 2007. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "O~3 Entertainment Launches New Age of Block Puzzlers in US for PSP with Puzzle Scape". GameZone. November 8, 2006. Archived from the original on September 9, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Got Games Entertainment Takes the North American Publishing Reins for "Puzzle Scape" for PSP System". GameZone. March 14, 2007. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "GC 2009: The Minis Cometh". IGN. August 18, 2009. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Puzzle Scape for PSP reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Hatfield, Daemon (June 4, 2007). "Puzzle Scape Review: At least they picked a good game to rip off". IGN. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Bedigian, Louis (June 6, 2007). "Puzzle Scape Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Bratcher, Eric (June 26, 2007). "Puzzle Scape Review". GamesRadar+. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ VanOrd, Kevin (June 20, 2007). "Puzzle Scape review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ Stratton, Bryan (June 18, 2007). "Puzzle Scape Review (PSP)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on June 21, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2021.