Puzzle Boy
| Kwirk | |
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Cover art (Game Boy)
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| Developer(s) | Atlus |
| Publisher(s) | Acclaim Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy, PC Engine |
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| Genre(s) | Action/Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Two-player |
| Review scores | |
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| Publication | Score |
| EGM | 5.0/10.00 |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10.0 |
| Mean Machines | 85% |
| Video Games (German) | 85% |
Kwirk, known in Japan as Puzzle Boy (パズルボーイ Pazurubōi?), is an action/transport puzzle video game first developed and published by Atlus in Japan on November 24, 1989 for the original Game Boy. The game was later published in North America in March 1990 by Acclaim Entertainment. On February 22, 1991, Atlus ported and released Puzzle Boy to the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 exclusively in Japan.
Kwirk and his girlfriend Tammy were both out "painting the town red" when they decided to explore the unnamed city's subterranean labyrinth below. While down there, Tammy suddenly disappears and Kwirk, with his Veggie Friends, now has to find her in the labyrinth and bring her home.
Kwirk has three game modes: Going Up?, Heading Out?, and Vs. Mode, each one with its own set of rules. The object is to get from one end of the room to the staircase on the other by rotating turnstiles, moving blocks, and filling holes with blocks.
Kwirk has three skill levels: Level 1 - Easy, Level 2 - Average and Level 3 - Hard. After, one of two viewpoints may be selected: Diagonal or Bird's Eye. In Diagonal view, characters and blocks have shadows and appear in crude 3D, whereas in Bird's Eye view everything is 2D, viewed from the top down. The three skill levels and two viewpoints are featured in all three game modes.
In "Going Up?," the object is to go from floor to floor by rotating turnstiles, moving blocks, and filling holes with blocks to get to the staircase on the other side. There are ten floors for each Skill Level for a total of thirty floors. Along the way at certain levels, Kwirk will receive help from his Veggie Friends, who can be taken control of by pressing the Select button. The Going Up? game mode offers a menu screen (upon a press of the A button) that allows the following;
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