Description
In this game, you guide a marker which must draw rectangles and other weird objects in order to claim your territory, and you can either draw these rectangles fast or slow. Drawing the rectangles using the "slow" method awards you the most points. Once a rectangle has been made, it will be colored in to show that you have claimed your territory. While drawing the rectangles, you need to watch out for Qix (pronounced "kicks"), a series of colored lines that crawl the screen. In addition to Qix, you also need to avoid the Sparks who travel around the border, as well as any lines that you have made, as well as The Fuse, who travels along the line that you are drawing. Once you have claimed enough territory, you proceed to the next level.
Alternate Titles
- "Qix: The Computer Virus Game" -- Full title
- "クイックス" -- Japanese spelling
Part of the Following Groups
| Merchant |
Title |
Platform |
Price |
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Qix |
Game Boy |
$0.48 |
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| Qix |
NES |
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QIX |
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Video Game Critic |
Atari 5200 |
Oct 05, 2001 |
A- |
91 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Atari 5200 |
Dec 10, 2003 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Defunct Games |
Lynx |
Oct 30, 2004 |
78 out of 100 |
78 |
| Digital Press - Classic Video Games |
Atari 5200 |
Dec 10, 2003 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Atari 8-bit |
Sep 17, 2007 |
C+ |
58 |
| Power Play |
Game Boy |
Sep, 1990 |
58 out of 100 |
58 |
| Nintendo Power Magazine |
NES |
Mar, 1991 |
2.8 out of 5 |
56 |
| Video Games |
NES |
Mar, 1991 |
55 out of 100 |
55 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Lynx |
Jan 17, 2005 |
C |
50 |
| The Video Game Critic |
NES |
Aug 06, 2000 |
C |
50 |
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Trivia
Qix indirectly lead to the name of Dr. Zoidberg, a character from the animated
Futurama series.
David X. Cohen, the creator of the series, created
Zoid, a Qix clone, and eventually used that name for the character.