- Magnetica Twist (Nintendo, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points): It sounds quite a bit like the marble-matching gameplay of the DS Magnetica, but with a Mii of your choice manning the marble-blasting cannon. ... So wait, they're allowed to use Miis in games? News to us. You'll have to decide for yourself if this innovative new Mii-in-game technology is worth $10.
Do the Magnetica Twist on WiiWare
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Video game fans are known to complain about pre-game hype, but, if you would indulge us, we'd like to invite you, Rod Serling-like, to enter into a world where there is no hype: It's called WiiWare. And in this bizarre alternate dimension, games are released with no fanfare and very little information about their actual contents. Take, for instance, today's release:
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Jun 30th 2008 9:40PM (Unverified) said
Am I mistaken or is that a kid's version of Zuma?
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Posted: Jun 30th 2008 9:51PM (Unverified) said
A little research will show you that Zuma (2003) is indeed a blatant infringement on the original IP of Magnetica; once known as Puzz Loop (1998). Both Puzz Loop and Magnetica are from the design's original creators, Mitchell Corporation.
Zuma is a Pop Cap production.
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Zuma is a Pop Cap production.
Posted: Jun 30th 2008 9:52PM (Unverified) said
"One of the more promising upcoming titles is Magnetica, an action-styled puzzler that should remind online gamers of PopCap’s smash hit, Zuma. But not so fast! Magnetica is actually based on a game called Puzz Loop, released in 1998, some time before Zuma. So what do you think about that."
http://www.ugo.com/channels/games/insidegames/game/68/Magnetica.aspx
And this is a port of Magnetica for the DS, which is fine by me, since it is cheaper.
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http://www.ugo.com/channels/games/insidegames/game/68/Magnetica.aspx
And this is a port of Magnetica for the DS, which is fine by me, since it is cheaper.
Posted: Jun 30th 2008 9:58PM RobAccomando said
Yay, a simplified version of Magnetica. /yawn
This is a DS game too.
http://ds.ign.com/objects/774/774685.html
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This is a DS game too.
http://ds.ign.com/objects/774/774685.html
Posted: Jul 1st 2008 3:48AM (Unverified) said
Yes, but until now it was not know that Miis could be integrated into WiiWare titles.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2008 12:59PM (Unverified) said
Previous WiiWare games have already used Miis (My Pokemon Ranch for one)
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