CROSSNIQ+

 Switch
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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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  1. callmevanilla
    Oct 11, 2019
    9
    Crossniq+ is an amazing, amazing concept.

    Never mind that the indie development team behind Crossniq+ may have reinvented the puzzle wheel, at least to my knowledge anyway... I don't know of another puzzle game that plays the same way. Unique puzzle games have a special place in my heart, and Crossniq+ does something that's a little "Tetris", a little "Rubik's Cube", and a whole lot of    Crossniq+ is an amazing, amazing concept.

    Never mind that the indie development team behind Crossniq+ may have reinvented the puzzle wheel, at least to my knowledge anyway... I don't know of another puzzle game that plays the same way. Unique puzzle games have a special place in my heart, and Crossniq+ does something that's a little "Tetris", a little "Rubik's Cube", and a whole lot of "Dreamcast", and it forces players to look at a grid of 3 colors in a new light over and over again.

    The game's concept is simple: move the blocks around the grid so that there's a vertical row of blocks and a horizontal row of blocks that intersect. The game calls this arrangement of blocks a "cross". You can make a cross out of any of the three colors on the board if you're able to do so, and it's this amount of freedom that opens things up for players to shine their cross-making skills. The pace of the game is fast, and I felt the momentum of cross-making drive me the longer I played.

    Visually, this game "gets" the Y2k-asthetic it's trying to produce. It isn't as if this game is copying games from 20 years ago- instead it's like this game just belongs to that era. Both the visuals and audio are polished, and it's obvious to see that great care was taken into consideration when theming it. I personally also liked the customizable options to change some of the visuals for making the game have less animations and flashing lights.

    Crossniq+ is a successful project on Kickstarter, and if more funding had been raised, more features would have been added to the game. It's beyond understandable then to realize that there are a lack of "extras" in the game beyond the normal puzzle modes, though elements of the game still point to what might have been if more funding had been earned. For example, some characters can only be seen in verses mode, and they're so unique from each other that I really wanted to see more of their personalities elsewhere. Verses-mode itself is in fact the only place I found the game truly lacking- it's a total blast while playing with someone else in the same room (and I'm pretty sure it's my favorite game-style), but there are no options to play against AI or against online players, leaving me to coax others in my circle of friends to play if I want to experience it. The game makes up for a decidedly lack of variety with its low price at the time of writing this review, making it totally worth the plunge. I should also mention that while features are lacking from what could have been, there is still plenty of variety included for a game where grids are the main focus.

    Every so often games come around and challenge us to respond to puzzles differently, and I truly believe Crossniq+ is one of those games. It's a great experience and I can't wait to see more from this developer in the future. 9/10.    … Expand
  2. bustbaby
    Mar 31, 2021
    8
    CROSSNIQ+ is a slick Yoshi's Cookie inspired puzzle game where the player attempts to arrange tiles to create matching vertical and horizontal lines. It's aethetics draw heavily on the early 2000s, especially the polished Japanese video games of that era like Space Channel 5 or Jet Set Radio.

    The main gamemodes I've played are Time Attack and Endless, and both modes have an online    CROSSNIQ+ is a slick Yoshi's Cookie inspired puzzle game where the player attempts to arrange tiles to create matching vertical and horizontal lines. It's aethetics draw heavily on the early 2000s, especially the polished Japanese video games of that era like Space Channel 5 or Jet Set Radio.

    The main gamemodes I've played are Time Attack and Endless, and both modes have an online leaderboard for high scores. In Time Attack, the player is given the option of 1, 3, or 5 minutes in order to score points as quickly as possible. Endless allows the player to play for as long as possible, trying to create a cross on the tile before a timer runs out and the run is over.

    CROSSNIQ+ gives the players options of touch screen and controller controls, and personally, touch screen allowed me to reach much higher scores. You are also able to customize the colors of the board tiles, and it is very important to pick three colors that are easy to distinguish that wont blend together.

    There are a few things I wish were in the game, namely a Sound Test mode where I can listen to the music ingame without the pressure of trying to match tiles. The "Chillout" mode offers the ability to match tiles without any timer, but the music is disabled. I wish that all modes had the option for no music included when you choose a soundtrack, and the "Chillout" mode allowed me to choose bangers like Seismiq while matching without any pressure.

    In addition to the music changes, direction for the versus mode is a little sparse. Characters have individual powers and bonuses, but it's hard to tell exactly what they do without playing everyone. It's also a shame you need two players for the versus mode and there is no AI, as the mode is really fun and with an AI, I think would probably be the gamemode I would play the most.

    While the $7.99 pricetag might seem a little steep for an indie puzzle game, it's by far the most polished out of the options available on Switch. When the game last went on sale, it was priced down to just 1$, and if you ever see this price again it should be an instant buy. If you're looking to get into tile puzzle games, it doesn't get much better.    … Expand
  3. Someguywho
    Mar 21, 2023
    8
    The game is really good the characters are really likeable and charming my only two issues with the game is 1. Not versus mode bots 2. It feels like your correcting a line rather than actually making crosses. But it's great enjoy the leaderboards and have a awesome time