Polarium (Nintendo DS)

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Description

This is a puzzle game similar to Tetris in that blocks fall from above, and to clear the lines before the screen fills up, you must create horizontal lines of all the same color (either black or white). To change the color (or "polarity") of a block, you must select it with the stylus, then tap it again to make the block flip. You can also drag the stylus along the screen to change the polarity if many block at the same time.

There is also a puzzle mode where time isn't as critical. Blocks aren't falling, but are just in a certain pattern on the screen. The object is to make the polarity of every block in each horizontal line the same. But the trick is to do the entire screen with one swipe of the stylus. There are 100 puzzles in this mode and they can get very difficult.

The most addicting part of this game is the multiplayer. Utilizing the DS's two screens, you can see your blocks and your opponent's blocks. As you create a horizontal line all of the same polarity, that line is then scrambled and sent to your adversary. The object is to clear your screen before your opponent does. The multiplayer mode does not require 2 Game Cards to play. In fact, when the game is sent over to another DS through the IPL, they don't even need to play multiplayer. The person that received the game can play a simple demo of the game by themselves.

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Alternate Titles

• "黑白两极" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
• "直感ヒトフデ" -- Japanese spelling
• "One-Line Puzzle" -- Working Title
• "Chokkan Hito Fude" -- Japanese Title

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Critic Reviews

Gamezine	Mar 12, 2005	18 out of 20	90
4Players.de	Mar 25, 2005	86 out of 100	86
Nintendojo	2005	8.5 out of 10	85
64 Power / big.N / N Games	Mar, 2005	82 out of 100	82
videogamer.com	Mar 07, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Jul 01, 2005	8 out of 10	80
GameSpy	Apr 18, 2005		80
Sliced Gaming (GameBiz)	Apr 29, 2005	80 out of 100	80
Nintendo Insanity	2005	7.8 out of 10	78
Armchair Empire, The	May 02, 2005	6.5 out of 10	65

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Related Web Sites

• iQue DS page (Page for the Chinese iQue DS release)
• Nintendo DS™ – Polarium™ (Official game web site by Nintendo of America.)