Polarium

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  • Summary: (Known in Japan as "Chokkan Hitofude") Polarium mixes way-cool gameplay with an electronica soundtrack for the trippiest experience yet on the DS. It's the first game that would look cool at a rave. The object is to make room for tiles falling from the top screen by clearing rows of tiles(Known in Japan as "Chokkan Hitofude") Polarium mixes way-cool gameplay with an electronica soundtrack for the trippiest experience yet on the DS. It's the first game that would look cool at a rave. The object is to make room for tiles falling from the top screen by clearing rows of tiles below. You do this by flipping the tiles to make rows that are all black or all white. Gray neutral tiles surround the playing area, so you can flip disconnected groups of tiles. The gray tiles are particularly helpful in Puzzle mode, where you're challenged to eliminate all black or white tiles without lifting your stylus once. Polarium comes with 100 puzzles. You can also build your own custom puzzles and send them to a fellow night-clubber with a tap of the stylus. Play wireless multiplayer matches against a friend; as you clear lines, they'll appear on your opponent's screen, which is visible to you on the upper screen of your DS. Clear lines with "?"s on them to get power-ups that make your lines clear faster, block out your foe's border, reverse his or her tiles, and more. A hypnotic electronic score gives the game the sleek appeal of a high-end fashion show. [Nintendo]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Game Informer
    83
    A truly exceptional puzzle title. [June 2005, p.137]
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  2. Nintendojo
    80
    Nintendo hit one out of the ballpark here. All DS owners should also own Polarium. My question: why was it not included with the system?
  3. Total Video Games
    80
    Addictive, fun, and certainly unique, Polarium suits the DS down to the ground (this is game that could only work on the DS…and PDAs) and perhaps this is the direction Nintendo should take their new machine rather than trying to compete with the PSP and bring confused and muddled conversions to the format.
  4. Gaming Age
    75
    The multiplayer could have been a bit more robust and single card play would have been easy to implement given the simplicity of the graphics... If you love puzzle games then I highly recommend giving Polarium a try.
  5. GameCube Europe
    70
    It is very addictive and a lot of fun. But the puzzle mode has a replay factor of absolute zero. Anyone who would go back to it for fun would be a mad man.
  6. GameSpot
    69
    If staring at a brainteaser for lengthy periods of time is your idea of excitement, or if the idea of creating puzzles and sharing them with like-minded friends is intriguing to you, then you'll find enough enjoyable mind-benders to make this worth a purchase.
  7. Nintendophiles
    58
    If you’re a fan of brain teasers, then the game’s 100 puzzles are definitely worth the price of admission (even though it is a little steep). If, on the other hand, you tend to enjoy the more traditional puzzle games that involve making falling objects disappear, you might want to skip Polarium.

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. FankNauta
    Sep 1, 2005
    10
    This game is great! Anyone who like puzzles games or thinking in general, and likes to get a endless game, to learn plaiying with the touchThis game is great! Anyone who like puzzles games or thinking in general, and likes to get a endless game, to learn plaiying with the touch screen should get this.

    I made 170+ puzzles for this game, and will make more in the future. If you want puzzles, you can contact me at southwest_strangler@hotmail.com    … Expand
  2. AndyB.
    Mar 13, 2005
    10
    The funnest game EVER i am in to puzzle games and this game tops all puzzle games thanks to the use of the heavenly stylus.
  4. TheoH.
    Apr 13, 2005
    10
    Wonderfully addictive!
  5. BOBJ.
    Mar 13, 2005
    9
    Hard but great.
  6. Ishaten
    May 9, 2005
    9
    This game is extra swan.
  7. Frogguts1
    Dec 30, 2006
    8
    It's a good puzzle game by itself but it's the custom puzzles and wireless play that kept me playing Polarium.
  8. DisappointedD.
    Sep 8, 2005
    3
    Although I'm a puzzle game lover, this one is not worth the money.

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Awards & Rankings

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#24 Best DS Game of 2005
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#32 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005
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#15 Most Shared DS Game of 2005