Quarth

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Shooter
• Puzzle
• 1-2 Player

Product Details

• ASIN: B000FN5N0E
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,210 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Have you got a hankering for some of the toughest puzzle action since TETRIS? Then try your hand at this exciting challenge in which you have to make shapes quickly and nimbly in order to avoid peril. Things get tense right off the bat, as you'll be given a slew of skewed shapes, and then challenged to complete them into squares or rectangles. Once you complete a shape, it will disappear and count toward your overall score. If you happen to have the misfortune of not completing a shape as it passes through the screen, it will reach the bottom of the playing field and end your game for good. You can play by yourself, or try your hand at a head-to-head match with a friend. It's addictive stuff, so make sure you've got some time .

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quarth = Tetris + Space Invaders, July 9, 2010

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

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Quarth (Video Game)

Quarth was originally released as an arcade game in 1989, then ported to the Game Boy (among other platforms) in 1990. As to be expected, it is a fairly straightforward game. At the bottom of the screen, you command a ship. At the top of the screen, a set pattern of puzzle pieces steadily descends upon your ship. If you allow these pieces to reach your ship, you will be crushed and it will be game over. Fortunately, you are not defenseless: your ship can shoot at these pieces in order to destroy them.

Of course, it's not so straightforward as "shoot the falling puzzle pieces and blow them up." That would be too easy! No, your cannons shoots *blocks.* These blocks attach to any puzzle pieces they hit and changes their shape, which is convenient, because if you can turn those pieces into squares or rectangles, then they will automagically disappear off the screen! Fantastic!

You can get through most or all of the game's 27 levels based on simple reflexes. However, like with any good static shooter, learning the pattern of incoming 'enemies' is also useful. I've gone so far as to make good old-fashioned maps for the last 3 levels.

While the game does not save your progress, all 27 stages are individually selectable from the get-go. It is your choice whether or not to start off where you last failed, or to start off a level or two before then, so as to earn a few power-ups to help you through the spot you had trouble with.

Before starting a game, you can choose your ship from several different models. This only seems to affect some minor game aesthetics, but it does allow you to change the in-puzzle music.

Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase of Quarth at $2. I would definitely recommend it to others at that price. I'm not sure I could recommend paying more, considering the limited number of non-randomized levels. However, if the description sounds interesting or unique to you, keep an eye out for a reasonably-priced copy.