Go! Puzzle

{{Short description|2007 video game}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox video game

| title = Go! Puzzle

| image = Go Puzzle.png

| developer = Zoonami
Cohort Studios

| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment

| released = {{vgrelease|PAL|20 November 2007|NA|7 February 2008}}

| genre = Puzzle

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

| platforms = PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

}}

Go! Puzzle is a puzzle video game developed by British developers Zoonami and Cohort Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.

Gameplay

Go! Puzzle is made of three separate puzzle games - Swizzleblocks, Aquatica and Skyscraper.{{Cite news |last=Purchese |first=Robert |date=2007-04-23 |title=Go! Puzzle for PS3 in May |language=en |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/go-puzzle-for-ps3-in-may |access-date=2023-12-18}}

= ''Swizzleblocks'' =

In Swizzleblocks, the player must use a reticle to flip connected blocks to match four of the same color to clear the screen.{{Cite web |last=Dunham |first=Jeremy |date=2007-06-29 |title=Go! Puzzle Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/29/go-puzzle-review-2 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218005846/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/29/go-puzzle-review-2 |url-status=live }} Power-ups can be used to assist, and the game features up to four players in local multiplayer.

File:Swizzleblocks - Go!Puzzle.jpg

= ''Aquatica'' =

Aquatica takes a Puzzle Bobble-esque approach, with the player needing to connect together same-colored 'sea mines', and not let the screen fill up with them.

File:Acquatica - Go!Puzzle.jpg

= ''Skyscraper'' =

The player is an astronaut in Skyscraper, tasked with moving from one side of a building to the other before ascending to the next floor. A level of strategy is involved, as the player must decide which path is best.

File:Skyscraper - Go!Puzzle.jpg

Reception

Go! Puzzle received mixed reviews from critics.{{Cite web |title=Go! Puzzle |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/go-puzzle/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en |archive-date=18 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218005852/https://www.metacritic.com/game/go-puzzle/ |url-status=live }} Many chose Skyscraper as the standout game, with GameSpot noting that "you'll fail over and over before you move on to the next level, but it's enjoyable enough that you won't mind repeating levels." Eurogamer noted that Go! Puzzle's graphics look 'fine', but the game lacks personality.

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