Puzz Loop
Encyclopedia
Puzz Loop is a 1998 arcade
puzzle game developed by Mitchell Corporation
. It was later ported to the Game Boy Color
, Neo Geo Pocket Color
, PlayStation and Samsung
Nuon
DVD
players under the name Ballistic. The original Puzz Loop game was also known by this title. In 2008, publisher Hudson Soft
released the game on Apple's App Store for the iPhone
and iPod Touch
.
The original Puzz Loop was followed by a sequel, Puzz Loop 2, in 2001.
The game is over once the marbles are pushed over the goal threshold.
puzzle game by Mitchell Corporation
which was released in 2001 on Capcom
's CPS-2 hardware only in Japan.
Gameplay is exactly the same as its predecessor, with the player needing to deplete all the colored balls before they hit the center of the screen. The most popular feature of Puzz Loop 2 was the two-player versus mode.
, the Luxor series, Tumblebugs
, Potpourrii
, Butterfly Escape
, Loco, and Bonsai Blast. Mitchell alleges that Zuma, one of the more popular clones, directly infringes on their intellectual property. In reply, Zuma developer PopCap Games
asserts that their game is "not an exact clone", but an elaboration of Mitchell's original idea.
Mitchell itself released a version of the game for the Nintendo DS
called Magnetica
in 2006. A Wii
version of Magnetica was released via WiiWare
in 2008.
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
puzzle game developed by Mitchell Corporation
Mitchell Corporation
Mitchell Corporation is a Japanese video game developer based in the Suginami ward of Tokyo. Roy Ozaki serves as president, and Koichi Niida serves as vice-president. The company was originally established on February 1, 1960 as an import/export business by the father of Roy Ozaki...
. It was later ported to the Game Boy Color
Game Boy Color
The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...
, Neo Geo Pocket Color
Neo Geo Pocket Color
The Neo Geo Pocket Color , is a 16-bit colour handheld game console by SNK. It was the last console they produced in the Neo Geo family...
, PlayStation and Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
Nuon
Nuon
Nuon is a technology that adds features to a DVD player. In addition to viewing DVDs, one can play 3D video games and use enhanced DVD navigational tools such as zoom and smooth scanning of DVD playback. One could also play CDs while the Nuon graphics processor generates synchronized graphics on...
DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
players under the name Ballistic. The original Puzz Loop game was also known by this title. In 2008, publisher Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
, formally known as , is a majority-owned subsidiary of Konami Corporation is a Japanese electronic entertainment publisher headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo Midtown, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with an additional office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. It was founded on May 18, 1973...
released the game on Apple's App Store for the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
.
The original Puzz Loop was followed by a sequel, Puzz Loop 2, in 2001.
Gameplay
In the game, marbles of different colors roll down a spiral path towards a central goal, which the player must stop by shooting new marbles using a cannon into the oncoming ones. The marbles disappear if player matches three or more marbles of the same color. In addition, collecting bonus items attached to marbles can, for example, temporarily slow down the rate the marbles advance or cause all marbles of the same color to disappear.The game is over once the marbles are pushed over the goal threshold.
Sequel
Puzz Loop 2 is an arcadeArcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
puzzle game by Mitchell Corporation
Mitchell Corporation
Mitchell Corporation is a Japanese video game developer based in the Suginami ward of Tokyo. Roy Ozaki serves as president, and Koichi Niida serves as vice-president. The company was originally established on February 1, 1960 as an import/export business by the father of Roy Ozaki...
which was released in 2001 on Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
's CPS-2 hardware only in Japan.
Gameplay is exactly the same as its predecessor, with the player needing to deplete all the colored balls before they hit the center of the screen. The most popular feature of Puzz Loop 2 was the two-player versus mode.
Clones
The success of Puzz Loop lead to a number of clones with similar gameplay from other companies including ZumaZuma (computer game)
Zuma is a fast-paced puzzle game developed by PopCap Games. It can be played for free online at several Web sites, and can be purchased for a number of platforms, including PDAs, mobile phones, and the iPod...
, the Luxor series, Tumblebugs
Tumblebugs (video game)
Tumblebugs is a fast-paced puzzle game developed by Wildfire Studios. It can be purchased for a number of platforms, including Windows and Mac OS X, and also released as a WiiWare game for the sequel...
, Potpourrii
Potpourrii
Potpourrii is a WiiWare puzzle video game developed by Abstraction Games. It was released in North America on September 15, 2008, and in Europe on October 10, 2008.-Gameplay:Potpourrii is played similar to the games Puzz Loop and Puzzle Bobble...
, Butterfly Escape
Butterfly Escape
Butterfly Escape is a fast-paced puzzle game developed by Genimo Interactive. The game is playable online for free at several casual games websites....
, Loco, and Bonsai Blast. Mitchell alleges that Zuma, one of the more popular clones, directly infringes on their intellectual property. In reply, Zuma developer PopCap Games
PopCap Games
PopCap Games is an American video game developer and publisher, based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka, and currently employs about 400 people...
asserts that their game is "not an exact clone", but an elaboration of Mitchell's original idea.
Mitchell itself released a version of the game for the Nintendo DS
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...
called Magnetica
Magnetica
Magnetica is a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, released as part of the Touch! Generations series. The game was developed by Mitchell Corporation and published by Nintendo, and is based on Mitchell's 1998 arcade game Puzz Loop.The game was first revealed at Nintendo Japan's 2006 Conference...
in 2006. A Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
version of Magnetica was released via 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 2008.