Plotting (video game)
{{Short description|1989 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Flipull/Plotting
|image = Plotting_Amiga_Cover_Art.jpg
|caption = Amiga cover art
|developer = Taito
|publisher = Taito
|designer =
|composer =
|released = Arcade
{{vgrelease|WW|1989}}Famicom
{{vgrelease|JP|December 15th, 1989}}Game Boy
{{vgrelease|JP|March 16th, 1990|NA|April 1990}}Atari ST, Amiga, C64, Amstrad CPC, GX400, ZX Spectrum
{{vgrelease|EU|1990}}
|genre = Puzzle
|modes = Single-player, 2 player competitive
|platforms = Arcade, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, GX4000, ZX Spectrum, Famicom, Game Boy
|arcade system = Taito L System hardware
}}
Plotting is a tile-matching puzzle video game published by Taito in 1989. It is called {{nihongo|Flipull|フリップル|Furippuru}} in Japan as well as in versions for the Famicom and Game Boy. As Plotting it was ported to the Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, GX4000, and ZX Spectrum. The game bears strong graphical and some gameplay similarities to Puzznic.
Gameplay
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Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Plotting on their August 1, 1989 issue as being the eighth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=Game Machine|issue=361|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|date=1 August 1989|page=21|lang=ja}} The game was ranked the 23rd best game of all time by Amiga Power.{{cite magazine|title =This is Amiga Power: Amiga Power's All-time Top 100 Amiga Games |date =May 1991 |url =https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Magazine_000/page/3/mode/2up |magazine =Amiga Power |publisher =Future Publishing|page =7 |author1=Matt Bielby|author2=Stuart Campbell|author3=Mark Ramshaw|author4=Bob Wade|author5=Trenton Webb|author6=Gary Penn|author7=Andy Smith|author8=Maff Evens}}
Legacy
In 2005, Plotting was re-released for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows as part of Taito Legends.{{cite web |last1=Clayman |first1=David |title=Taito Legends Hands-On |url=https://ps2.ign.com/articles/657/657047p1.html |website=IGN |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013101357/https://ps2.ign.com/articles/657/657047p1.html |archive-date=October 13, 2005 |date=October 7, 2005 |url-status=unfit}} The game was re-released for the Nintendo Switch as part of the Arcade Archives series in May 2022.
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/plotting|name=Plotting}}
- {{WoS game|id=0003771|name=Plotting}}
Category:Arcade Archives games
Category:Hamster Corporation games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Tile-matching video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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