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Turnabout (video game)

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324:. Each round consists of one or more stationary and non-stationary objects enclosed within a bordered stage. Gameplay involves rotating the stage 90 degrees either clockwise or counterclockwise, causing all the unfixed objects to fall downward due to gravity. The goal is to rotate the stage in order to remove certain elements. These include colored balls, which are dynamic, and colored blocks, which are stationary. When a ball collides with another ball or block of the same color, they both disappear. This repeats until the player makes all colored pieces disappear or cannot make a move, requiring the level to be restarted. There is no time limit. 564: 514: 559: 554: 549: 544: 509: 504: 499: 494: 628:, who noted its addictive gameplay and challenge. He thought highly of its Edit Mode and soundtrack, proclaiming the latter as "sometimes jazzy, sometimes trancey" and that it "never gets too repetitive or intrusive." He felt that the game, being a budget title, lacked certain appealing features like a two-player mode and variety in its stage graphics. 328: 453:
was distributed by BB Soft Service in Japan on March 5, 2010. The app allowed the player to use either the device's gyroscope or touchscreen to rotate the puzzle field. A free "Lite" edition included three beginner puzzles, one intermediate puzzle, and one advanced puzzle. The full edition included
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Balls and their corresponding blocks can have five different colors: red, blue, yellow, green, and purple. Each color can only match with itself, and can touch a block of a different color without disappearing. Obstacles take the form of colorless blocks, which are dynamic pieces and, unlike balls,
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consists of 100 stock levels that become increasingly more challenging. The player can only access them in groups of ten, requiring most of the levels in a group to be completed to reach the next ten. Progress can be saved to a
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are not limited to taking up only one space. Colorless blocks may have very complicated and specific shapes that can obstruct ball movement. Colorless blocks can also not be matched, meaning they exist for the entire round.
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10 puzzles of each difficulty level with the option to purchase an additional 50 puzzles for each difficult level. The app was included in the membership for subscribers of Japan's
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mode was added that let players compete against one another or the computer to solve a set of three random puzzles in the least number of steps. A mobile port of
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Shinichi Senoo was the creator and project lead. Artdink self-published the game in Japan in 2000. It was released by
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The player's goal is rotate the stage until the red ball and red block touch. The colorless blocks act as obstacles.
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by Shinichi Senoo, who devised a number of its stages as well. He had previous credits on PlayStation such as
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on May 31, 2007. It was made downloadable for both platforms in North America on September 25, 2012.
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a cumulative score of 23 out of 40, while the magazine's PlayStation-centric spin-off publication,
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as Yahoo! Premium membership benefits] (in Japanese). BB Soft Service Co., Ltd. Archived from
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was seemingly more limited in other regions. It received a favorable review from Roy Rybicki of
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in Europe late that same year. In Japan, the game was re-released for download via the
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in Europe in 2003. The game was made available on the Japanese and North American
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staff (April 14, 2000). "電撃SoftStation" [Dengeki SoftStation].
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for iPhone] (in Japanese). BB Soft Service Co., Ltd. Archived from
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gave the game an overall rating of 85 out of 100. Press coverage of
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staff (April 14, 2000). "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: クライムクラッカーズ (PS)".
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in Japan on April 6, 2000. An overseas localization was handled by
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in North America on March 31, 2003, and distributed by
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Upon release in Japan, a panel of four reviewers from
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Developer(s)
Artdink
Publisher(s)
JP
NA
Natsume Inc.
EU
Zoo Digital Publishing
Designer(s)
Platform(s)
PlayStation
browser
mobile
JP
NA
EU
JP
JP
NA
JP
Genre(s)
Puzzle
Single-player
puzzle video game
Artdink
PlayStation
Natsume Inc.
Zoo Digital Publishing
PlayStation Network

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