Crush: Sega announces original PSP platform-puzzler

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jan 23rd 2007 at 5:27PM }

Sega has revealed it will publish UK-based Kuju Brighton's hybrid PSP puzzler Crush. With the push of a button, player's will "crush" (more like flatten) the game's 3D world, transforming the environment into a 2D platformer. This mechanic will be used to complete various puzzles that are otherwise unsolvable in a 3D world. Afterwards, players will "uncrush" the environment and proceed.

Contrary to the implications of the image, Crush will have no affiliation with the soda brand (Sega's just being stingy -- or lazy -- with its screenshots). Instead, the game will tell the story of Dan, an insomniac who's chosen to undergo hypnosis. Crush (the game world and its puzzles) then would appear to be the manifestations of the "wreckage of his past." Let's just hope this seemingly convoluted story doesn't take away from an otherwise interesting gameplay dynamic. Crush is scheduled for release this summer.

[Via press release]

Tags: Crush, Kuju, Kuju Brighton, KujuBrighton, PSP, Sega, UK

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

JodyAnthony @ Jan 23rd 2007 5:36PM

so you are normally 3d but sometimes go into 2d, so its like the opposite of super paper mario where you are normally 2d and sometimes go into 3d?

sounds pretty cool. I love those interesting gameplay types o' games.

wompywomperson @ Jan 23rd 2007 5:51PM

Here is a link to the YouTube gameplay video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfqrS-1kdEo&eurl=

Who needs screenshots when the gameplay video looks this awesome.

sheppy @ Jan 23rd 2007 6:12PM

It's like this, you'll find platforms far off in a distance that you need in order to pass an area. So you use the "crush" command to "flatten the world" so that those platforms are now in the current area. Likewise, there will be obstacles you cannot pass when the world is flattened so you'll need to uncrush the world to continue.

It will be interesting to see if this game can deliver beyond the gimmick (like LocoRoco) or if this will just become another title than the concept becomes stale after the first few levels (Exit).

Michael aka Randy @ Jan 23rd 2007 6:29PM

I am currently developing a game that takes place in 4D, though you can push a button to "crush" your preferred level of inwards/outwards into a 3D scene. The alpha test required a bajillion megabytes of RAM, but then I used procedural programming instead so it can run on a mobile phone.