BoxBoxBoy!
{{short description|2016 video game}}{{More citations needed|date=May 2025}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = BoxBoxBoy!
| image = Boxboxboy! art.jpg
| developer = HAL Laboratory
| publisher = Nintendo
| director = Yasuhiro Mukae
| producer = {{ubl|Satoshi Mitsuhara|Keisuke Terasaki}}
| designer = Yusuke Ota
| programmer = Takaaki Kawahara
| artist = Hiroshi Saigusa
| composer = {{ubl|Jun Ishikawa|Hirokazu Ando}}
| series = BoxBoy!
| platforms = Nintendo 3DS
| released = {{Video game release|JP|January 6, 2016|WW|June 30, 2016}}
| genre = Puzzle-platform
| modes = Single-player
}}
{{nihongo foot|BoxBoxBoy!|ハコボーイ! もうひとハコ|BoxBoy! One More Box|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2016 puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. The second game in the BoxBoy! series, the game was released in Japan in January 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-06-boxboy-sequel-gets-a-surprise-release-in-japan|title=Boxboy! sequel gets a surprise release in Japan|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|author=Matulef, Jeffrey|date=6 January 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2024-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817121920/https://www.eurogamer.net/boxboy-sequel-gets-a-surprise-release-in-japan|url-status=live}} and in other territories in June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-15-boxboxboy-release-date-set-this-month|title=BoxBoxBoy! release date set this month|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|author=Matulef, Jeffrey|date=15 June 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2019-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713182527/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-15-boxboxboy-release-date-set-this-month|url-status=live}}
Gameplay
{{See also|BoxBoy! (video game)#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay of BoxBoy!}}
Like in BoxBoy!, BoxBoxBoy! has players controlling Qbby, a box-shaped character who can create boxes from out of his body. Like before, players use boxes to solve various puzzles, such as climbing on ledges, pushing switches, and avoiding obstacles, in order to reach the end of each level. In this game, Qbby is able to create two sets of boxes at a time, allowing for more complex puzzle solving.{{efn|This ability was introduced in the first game, in the worlds Creative Combos and Creative Combos 2.}} Players can use medals earned from completing levels to unlock costumes, music tracks, and 4-panel comic strips, and can unlock additional levels by collecting crowns.{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/boxboxboy-the-kotaku-review-1783223730|title=BoxBoxBoy: The Kotaku Review|author=Schreier, Jason|website=Kotaku|date=6 July 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2019-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713182527/https://kotaku.com/boxboxboy-the-kotaku-review-1783223730|url-status=live}}
Development
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
|GR = 81/100{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/185072-boxboxboy/index.html|title=BoxBoxBoy!|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=2019-07-13}}
|MC = 80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/boxboxboy/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title=BoxBoxBoy! for 3DS Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2024-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817121921/https://www.metacritic.com/game/boxboxboy/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|url-status=live}}
|NLife = {{Rating|7|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/06/boxboxboy-review|title=BOXBOXBOY! Review (3DS eShop)|publisher=Nintendo Life|author=McMahon, Conor|date=13 July 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2019-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713182527/https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/06/boxboxboy-review|url-status=live}}
|IGN = 7.8/10{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2016/07/06/boxboxboy-review|title=BoxBoxBoy! Review|website=IGN|publisher=News Corporation|author=Albert, Brian|date=6 July 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13}}
|GameRev = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/70610-boxboxboy-review#/slide/1|title=BOXBOXBOY! Review|website=Game Revolution|author=Schaller, Kevin|date=14 July 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2019-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713221633/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/70610-boxboxboy-review#/slide/1|url-status=live}}
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BoxBoxBoy! received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 80/100 based on 26 reviews. Chris Carter from Destructoid gave the game a score of 7.5/10, saying that it had a "simplistic elegance".{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-boxboxboy--372754.phtml|title=Review: BoxBoxBoy!|website=Destructoid|date=3 July 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2019-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504114303/https://www.destructoid.com/review-boxboxboy--372754.phtml|url-status=live}} Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard gave the game an 8/10, stating that it was "remarkably similar" to its predecessor and failed to expand on the original concept, but that these were not "bad things".{{cite web|author=Hilliard, Kyle|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/boxboxboy/b/3ds/archive/2016/07/12/game-informer-boxboxboy-3ds-review.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715014958/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/boxboxboy/b/3ds/archive/2016/07/12/game-informer-boxboxboy-3ds-review.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=July 15, 2016|title=BoxBoxBoy Review – A Successful Stack|magazine=Game Informer|date=12 July 2016}}
Notes
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References
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Category:Nintendo 3DS-only games
Category:Nintendo 3DS eShop games