Faces (video game)
Encyclopedia
Faces is a computer game developed by Spectrum HoloByte
in 1990 for the MacIntosh
and Amiga
.
and Welltris
. In Faces, horizontal slices of two persons' faces fall side by side fall from the top of the screen and the player must position them before they hit bottom. The player maneuvers the slices left and right to make faces as they stack up in piles, preferably with all the pieces from the same person's face. When the pieces stack up to the top of the screen, the game is over.
#168 by Gregg Williams in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewer gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.
Spectrum HoloByte
Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher originally based in Alameda, California.The company was founded in 1983 and was most famous for its simulation games, notably the Falcon series of flight simulators and Vette!, a driving simulator from 1989...
in 1990 for the MacIntosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
and Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
.
Gameplay
Faces is third in a series after TetrisTetris
Tetris is a puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union. It was released on June 6, 1984, while he was working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
and Welltris
Welltris
Welltris is a puzzle video game, developed by Doka and licensed to Bullet-Proof Software. Adaptations were made by Sphere, Inc for Spectrum Holobyte, and by Infogrames. It was originally released for DOS in 1989...
. In Faces, horizontal slices of two persons' faces fall side by side fall from the top of the screen and the player must position them before they hit bottom. The player maneuvers the slices left and right to make faces as they stack up in piles, preferably with all the pieces from the same person's face. When the pieces stack up to the top of the screen, the game is over.
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1991 in DragonDragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#168 by Gregg Williams in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewer gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.
External links
- Faces at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...
- Faces at MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
- Faces at AllgameAllgameAllgame is a commercial database of information about arcade games, video games and console manufacturers.Allgame is owned by All Media Guide, along with Allmusic and Allmovie....