Category: Puzzle Games

Puzzle Games

Bad Piggies – iOS

Let’s face it, Angry Birds (and its many manifestations) took the world by storm, but the series is suffering from market over-saturation. For those tired of flinging birds, it’s time to give Bad Piggies a try. We now get to see the world from the pigs’ point of view, and truth be told, they’ve got it much rougher than the kamikaze birds.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz – PS Vita

NerdBacon’s The Cubist reviews Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz for the PlayStation Vita! Is this game super? Or as good as a banana split? Find out here!

Dr. Mario 64 – N64

Following the great success of the NES’s Dr. Mario, Nintendo saw a way to bring the pill-pushing Italian plumber-turned-doctor to the new powerful 64 bit processing home console known as… THE NINTENDO 64! What could make Dr. Mario 64 better than the original installment?

Mario Party Advance – GBA

Mario Party Advance is a truly unique entry in the Mario Party series. So unique in fact, that it’s difficult to discuss it in comparison with its brethren. In lieu of relying on the strong multiplayer component of console releases, Mario Party Advance takes an entirely different approach to moving around a game board and playing mini-games.

Dr. Mario – NES

Platform:  NES Release Date (NA):  October 1990 Developer:  Nintendo Genre:  Puzzle Rating:  8.5 out of 10   Most people tend to point to Tetris as the epitome of puzzle gaming during the late 8-bit era, but Dr. Mario gets my vote without hesitation.  Perhaps this is due to a period of my life where my parents’ house become a… Continue reading Dr. Mario – NES

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita – PS Vita

Platform:  PS Vita Release Date (NA):  September 25th, 2012 Developer:  Double Eleven, Tarsier Studios Genre:  Platformer, Puzzle Rating:  7.5 out of 10 I’d like to go ahead and say that LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (yes, that is actually the official title) was my first ever experience with the LittleBigPlanet franchise, so if this article sounds like I’ve never played any LittleBigPlanet games before,… Continue reading LittleBigPlanet PS Vita – PS Vita

Crystal Mines II – Atari Lynx

Platform: Atari Lynx Developer: Color Dreams Publisher: Atari Release Date: 1992 Genre: Puzzle Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10       Crystal Mines II follows in the success of the NES classic puzzle game, Crystal Mines.  Released in 1992 at the height of puzzle-game madness, Crystal Mines II would compete against such franchises as… Continue reading Crystal Mines II – Atari Lynx

Super Monkey Ball 2 – GameCube

    Platform: Nintendo GameCube Developer: Amusement Vision Publisher: Sega Release Date: Late 2002 Genre: Party, Puzzle Nerd Rating: 85/100     With the instant success of Super Monkey Ball for the Nintendo Gamecube, less than one year later, AV developed and released Super Monkey Ball 2.  One might wonder how in the hell anyone… Continue reading Super Monkey Ball 2 – GameCube

Super Monkey Ball – GameCube

Platform: Nintendo GameCube Developer: Amusement Vision (AV) Publisher: Sega Release Date: Late 2001 Genre: Party, Puzzle Nerd Rating: 80/100 When I first saw the cover of Super Monkey Ball at a GameStop store, I said “WTF!” But was somehow attracted to it.  I love weird games like this. Weird games like when Parrappa the Rapper… Continue reading Super Monkey Ball – GameCube

Yoshi’s Cookie – NES

Platform:  NES Release Date (NA):  April 1993 Developer:  Nintendo Genre:  Puzzle Rating:  4 out of 10 Yoshi’s Cookie was one of the final games still released for the original NES, and it’s obvious that the developers were busy focusing on the coming-of-age 16-bit era.  Somewhere between the concept of Dr. Mario and Tetris, Yoshi’s Cookie requires the player to align cookies of… Continue reading Yoshi’s Cookie – NES

Tetris – Game Boy

Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Developer:Nintendo, Bullet-Proof Software Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: 1989 Genre: Puzzle, Puzzler Nerd Rating: 95/100     Tetris hit the scenes in the late ’80s and took on the nation/world by storm.  Developed by some Russian fellas who wanted to create a puzzle game to please the masses.  A multi-business signing-frenzy would… Continue reading Tetris – Game Boy

Vid Grid – Atari Jaguar CD

Platform:  Atari Jaguar CD Release Date:  Late 1995 – 1996 Developer:  Atari (?) Genre:  Music Game / Puzzle / FMV Rating:  3.5 out of 10     Vid Grid is a game that came bundled with the Atari Jaguar CD add-on, one of up to 3 (in the same retail package) during the final months of the Jaguar… Continue reading Vid Grid – Atari Jaguar CD