- The Wii offers a variety of puzzle games.puzzle piece image by cherie from Fotolia.com
The popularity of computerized puzzle games continues from the days of the Tetris craze. Though graphics and processing speed have improved, puzzle games are still popular. The Wii offers a variety of such games for kids of all ages. - From the inventor of the famous Rubik's Cube comes Rubik's World for the Wii. Rubik's World features eight different games that mix elements of puzzles, quizzes, music and the classic Rubik's Cube game. The game has a multiplayer option, so as many as four players can join in the fun. Furthermore, the game expands as you get better at it, adding new activities as you progress in skill.
- Pokemon Puzzle League offers something for the puzzle game fanatic as well as the die hard Pokemon aficionado. Your favorite characters from the Pokemon series, like Misty, Brock and Ash, make an appearance in this game, which can be as simple as matching up three squares of the same color. Up to two players can take turns playing Pokemon Puzzle League. The game includes six distinct modes of play, such as timed play, continuous play, three-dimensional challenges and story mode.
- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords combines puzzle games with the character building and story elements of role playing games. This allows for new players to join in while presenting a deeper challenge to more experienced players. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords includes over 150 different puzzle quests for up to two players playing simultaneously. As in a role playing game, players decide on a class for their character, who acquires magical spells, weapons and skills as game play progresses. Players build an empire with cities and castles, while amassing a host of allies for battle. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords includes an option for Wi-Fi multiplayer.
- Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure is a puzzle game with a tale of an experienced safecracker hired by a late billionaire's family to find his will. The player must then crack open 35 different safes in the quest to obtain the lost document. The game play environment showcases over 30 rooms of the deceased's mansion. The player receives clues throughout the game to help him crack safes encountered later in the game. The mansion may be explored in a free-form manner, as the game lacks a linear structure.
previous post