Denki Blocks

by Nintendo

Product Features

• In Denki Blocks, players are given the task of linking same-colored blocks to one another by sliding the entire playfield of colored blocks. All of the blocks will slide in unison unless they're stopped by A) one of the four edges of the playscreen, B) Other blocks of different colors, or C) Dead, stationary blocks. It's up to the player to utilize the edges, other colors, and stationary blocks to maneuver the blocks around each other. The goal is to solidify all the colors by linking like-colors together.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000067QOB
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,739 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

Denki Blocks is a colorful fun puzzler. You slide blocks around the board, join colored blocks together to build shapes, and solve puzzles. In tournament mode you try to solve 240 puzzles to earn the title of Puzzle Master. You can also compete against your friends in two versus modes. Denki Blocks is a challenging and addictive puzzle game for all ages.

Product Description

Denki Blocks is a colorful fun puzzler. You slide blocks around the board, join colored blocks together to build shapes, and solve puzzles. In tournament mode you try to solve 240 puzzles to earn the title of Puzzle Master. You can also compete against your friends in two versus modes. Denki Blocks is a challenging and addictive puzzle game for all ages.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A New Kind of Sliding-Block Puzzle, October 15, 2002

By 

Emmitt M. McClintock (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denki Blocks (Video Game)

My sister heard about this game some time ago from a game review page before it was released to the United States. Since it's a puzzle-type game and not blood and guts, I didn't mind buying it for her.
She says that it's better than most sliding-block puzzle games she's tried because you don't have to put the blocks a certain way in order to go from one puzzle to the next and you don't have to do all the puzzles in one round to get to the next, though you have to get at least fifteen puzzles done to get to the next round. She also likes it because she can play it in English AND Spanish, though I suppose she
could play the Japanese original, too, if we could get it. We just never expected to have to buy that new
Game Boy Advance machine so soon because we thought it would be on the Game Boy Color machine. It seems that the long wait was worth it, though I thought it would never be released to the United States (but my sister wouldn't give up).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Challenging Spatial Reasoning Game, October 6, 2009

By 

Zandaxar (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Denki Blocks (Video Game)

Basics:

One to several sets of colored blocks are arranged in various patterns on a playing field and you have to connect each color completely with itself. You move the blocks with the directional pad; however the catch is that all blocks that have no barriers in front of them will move simultaneously in the direction you pressed. It is a simple concept yet it leads to some fiendishly-complex puzzle design.

For added value, you can unlock bonus levels(which have some new obstacles not seen in the main game) if during certain regular levels you connect your blocks into a specified bonus shape or you connect all your colors into identical shapes(This is worth doing as the skills you develop from this will help you on later puzzles).

Pros:

Puzzles start easy and increase in difficulty at a fair pace.
If you are stuck on one, there are always enough puzzles unlocked so that you can try another in the meantime.
265 total puzzles which will last you a really long time.
You can play it on your DS lite or original DS.

Cons:

The bright and cheery graphics give the false impression that this is a simple game only for kids when really most adults will find this game too difficult.
Doesn't keep track of how many or the total time of the failed attempts you made before you finally solved the puzzle.

Comments:

Many of the puzzles will seem impossible the first few times you try them, but rest assured if you analyze them carefully you can usually find workable techniques.

I consider this game to be one of my top favorite brain puzzle games right up there with Toki Tori, Prism and Exit DS and highly recommend it for those who want a quality abstract challenge.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an old puzzler gem, May 23, 2010

By 

pdRydia (Baltimore, MD, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Denki Blocks (Video Game)

Showing is more effective than telling, so I'll start by saying that Jellyblocks (a flash game you can get to by googling "Jellyblocks") mimics the basic gameplay of Denki Blocks (DB). If you like what you see there, then you'll like DB. If you don't, you most likely won't like DB.

Unlike in Jellyblocks, DB has the benefit of a well-designed difficulty curve. Puzzle difficulty steadily increases, with puzzles getting tricky rather quickly--the last levels can be downright devilish! DB also has the benefit of hidden, unlockable levels and extra play modes. While the game is colored like a toddler's playroom and sports a Little Golden Books plot, it is full of value and a must-play for puzzler fans of any age.

You can maintain 2 different save files at a time. When setting up your save file, you are prompted to choose an avatar (a dark-skinned boy or a light-skinned girl, complete with gigantic grins, as seen on the box) and a language (English or Spanish).

(NB: I am not affiliated with the Jellyblocks site and am not trying to promote it, I just think providing the link is the most efficient way of describing the gameplay. If the link is dead, please see the other 5 star reviews for an excellent description of the gameplay by Zandaxar.)