Gunpey
PSP- Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
- Release Date: Nov 17, 2006
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Disappointment about the lack of groundbreaking invention aside, Gunpey is a fun and intellectually interesting workout for brain and thumbs alike. If you're sick of falling blocks, or just need some new challenge to wrap the grey matter around, give it a go.
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The problem lies in that it is so handedly outshined by its Nintendo DS counterpart. The PSP version nets you better music, unlockable skins, and a degree of puzzling fun, but it still feels a bit vacant.
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Snapping out of your glazed-eye reverie to find you've added a few points to the high-score table. Well Gunpey-R's sort of like that. Not quite as good. But it's almost as good, and that's a pretty significant achievement after all.
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A simple and straightforward package, light on extras but boasting an excellent core that will particularly please puzzle fans with a penchant for order and neatness.
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We can see some hardcore puzzle addicts playing this (and probably being very good at it), but for the average gamer it represents little more than a curiosity with little long-term appeal.
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Even for a puzzle fiend such as myself, I can't see myself playing Gunpey ever again. It just doesn't have that intangible addictive quality that makes up a great puzzler.
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Gunpey is simplistic and slowly paced, creating an experience that neither entrances nor exhilarates. Most importantly, it is missing that third element that is crucial in every great puzzle game: addictiveness.
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PSM MagazineThere's no problem with a Q puzzler that's tougher than previous titles; it just shouldn't be so cheap. [Holiday 2006, p.82]
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Official Playstation 2 Magazine UKA decent enough puzzler, but at a wallet-punching 30 pounds you'd do better to get yourself a copy of "Lumines" on the cheap instead. [Apr 2007, p.99]
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Games Master UKThis weak effort 'peys' the price for its dazzling dullness. [May 2007, p.85]
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There are some cool concepts here and I respect the designers for trying something new, but there just needs to be more varied and balanced gameplay.
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It’s not a game you look forward to visiting, it’s a job.
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A quality and well-designed puzzler that should keep fans of the genre entertained, though not hopelessly consumed.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 4
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Mixed: 2 out of 4
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Negative: 2 out of 4
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Jan 6, 2019