FlipOver! is inspired by the game Lights Out, originally a handheld game with 25 buttons that light up in random patterns. If you press a button it changes it's state, but so do adjacent buttons. The objective is to turn all the lights off by pressing the right buttons.
Gameplay: FlipOver! slightly differs from other Lights Out games. In FlipOver! the center-tile doesn't change when you flip. This makes the game a lot easier, maybe even a little too easy. Still it's a very entertaining game and for some reason I find it strangely addictive.
Graphics: The graphics are clean and simple. DonSkeeto has only used a few colours but they go well together. The effects in the flipping of the tiles and the wiping between levels add a lot to the game.
Sound: There are no sound effects but the game doesn't really need any. DonSkeeto wrote the background music himself, it's a catchy tune and it suits the game.
Controls: These are simple and feel just right. You use the d-pad to move around, the a-button to flip and start+select to go back to the title-screen.
Replay value: Thanks to endless computer generated levels in random mode you can keep playing forever. Minor problem: random mode always creates the same level sequence but if you go back to the title screen and start random mode again it will generate a new sequence.
The difference between the original FlipOver! and the game you can play here is that there is no sound or random mode. It will give you a good impression of the real game though.
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Lights Out history
It's not easy to find information on the first version of Lights Out. To the best of my knowledge the first handheld version of a Lights Out type game is on the Merlin.
Lights Out games are produced by Tiger Toys and they come in many different shapes and sizes. There is a version that doesn't just turn lights on or off, but also use lights in different colours and there's even one in a cube shape so you can play in three dimensions. |
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FlipOver!
DonSkeeto
Puzzle
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Very nice game, excellent for a quick 5 minute play. Click here to play it yourself.
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Don has made a couple of fun projects for the GP32.
He hasn't bought a GP2X yet so I don't know if any will be ported.
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