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Neves (video game)
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is a puzzle game developed by Yuke's Media Creations for the Nintendo DS
, based on the Japanese Lucky Puzzle, a tangram
-like dissection puzzle
. In the game, players use the stylus
to move, rotate and flip pieces on the DS's touch screen to clear puzzles. It features over 500 different puzzles from which to choose.
A sequel, , was released for WiiWare
in Japan on May 26, 2009, in North America on June 22, 2009 and in Europe on June 11, 2010.
The seven pieces form a rectangle of length 1 by 5/4.
With the Bragging Rights mode, multiple Neves players can compete with others who do not have a copy of the game via DS Download Play.
to grab and rotate puzzle pieces, with up to four players being able to solve the puzzle simultaneously or compete against each other in teams of two. The game also features new multiplayer modes and an Ancient Egypt
-themed setting. A sequel of the game called NEVES Plus Returns is already confirmed for a release on the WiiWare.
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, based on the Japanese Lucky Puzzle, a tangram
Tangram
The tangram is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape using all seven pieces, which may not overlap...
-like dissection puzzle
Dissection puzzle
A dissection puzzle, also called a transformation puzzle or Richter Puzzle, is a tiling puzzle where a solver is given a set of pieces that can be assembled in different ways to produce two or more distinct geometric shapes. The creation of new dissection puzzles is also considered to be a type of...
. In the game, players use the stylus
Stylus (computing)
In computing, a stylus is a small pen-shaped instrument that is used to input commands to a computer screen, mobile device or graphics tablet...
to move, rotate and flip pieces on the DS's touch screen to clear puzzles. It features over 500 different puzzles from which to choose.
A sequel, , was released for WiiWare
WiiWare
WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications can only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section...
in Japan on May 26, 2009, in North America on June 22, 2009 and in Europe on June 11, 2010.
Gameplay
In each puzzle the player is given an image which they then must try to recreate using only the following seven pieces:- two identical right isosceles triangles, with sides length
and hypotenuse of length 
- four right trapezoidTrapezoidIn Euclidean geometry, a convex quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is referred to as a trapezoid in American English and as a trapezium in English outside North America. A trapezoid with vertices ABCD is denoted...
s of various sizes - the side lengths are given with the first three sides creating the two right angles:- two have side lengths
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- one has side lengths
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- one has side lengths
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- two have side lengths
- one home plateHome PlateHome Plate is the fifth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1975 .-Track listing:#"What Do You Want the Boy to Do?" – 3:19#"Good Enough" – 2:56#"Run Like a Thief" – 3:02...
-like pentagon, with sides
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, and 
The seven pieces form a rectangle of length 1 by 5/4.
Game modes
- Tutorial: Learn the controls and how to play.
- Silhouettes?: Standard play mode. Solve puzzles with no time restriction.
- Time Pressure: Mode for experienced players. Stages have a time limit of 3 minutes. Players must try to solve each puzzle in less than a minute.
- 7 steps: Advanced mode for expert players. The player must place each piece perfectly with no room for mistakes.
With the Bragging Rights mode, multiple Neves players can compete with others who do not have a copy of the game via DS Download Play.
WiiWare version
Players of the WiiWare version of the game called NEVES Plus, (known as NEVES Plus: Pantheon of Tangrams in Europe) use the Wii RemoteWii Remote
The , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
to grab and rotate puzzle pieces, with up to four players being able to solve the puzzle simultaneously or compete against each other in teams of two. The game also features new multiplayer modes and an Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
-themed setting. A sequel of the game called NEVES Plus Returns is already confirmed for a release on the WiiWare.
External links
- Neves reviews at MetacriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...