Klax (Lynx)

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Description

An action/puzzle game, the object is to catch assorted color falling tiles and create rows, columns, or diagonals of a single color. Each level requires a different pattern to be made, and the tiles fall faster, more at a time, and in an increasing number of colors as the game progresses.

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Alternate Titles

• "Midway presents Arcade Hits: Klax" -- Game Boy Color title
• "クラックス" -- Japanese spelling

User Reviews

Another fine example of the Lynx coin-op port legacy.

Trixter (9125)

Critic Reviews

Player One	Dec, 1990	95 out of 100	95
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Jan, 1991	93 out of 100	93
Atari HQ	1995	9 out of 10	90
Video Games	Mar, 1991	90 out of 100	90
All Game Guide	2007		90
IGN	Jul 06, 1999	9 out of 10	90
neXGam	1990	8.8 out of 10	88
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Nov, 1990	9.8 out of 12	82
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Sep, 1990	33 out of 40	82
Megablast	1992	81 out of 100	81

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Klax appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Arcade version

Strictly speaking, this isn't a coin-op conversion per se, as the home and arcade versions were developed alongside each other. The top home versions (PC, Amiga and ST) are identical to the arcade game.

Atari 2600 version

According to AtariProtos.com, this was the last game released for the Atari 2600 by Atari. Although it was ported to the NTSC format, it was never released in that format.

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 01/1991 – #2 Best Dexterity Game in 1990
• Amiga Power
  • May 1991 (Issue #00) - #26 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"
• Commodore Force
  • December 1993 (Issue 13) – #67 “Readers' Top 100”
• Commodore Format
  • July 1993 (Issue 34) - Modern Classics: Oddities
• Power Play
  • Issue 01/1991 - Best Puzzle Game in 1990 (Amiga, Atari ST and C64 versions)
• ST Format
  • Issue 01/1991 - Best Puzzle Game in 1990

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