{"id":16075,"date":"2017-02-15T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T00:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16075"},"modified":"2017-01-21T14:56:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T14:56:38","slug":"shift-dx-3ds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/15\/shift-dx-3ds\/","title":{"rendered":"Shift DX (3DS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/shift_box-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16073\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SHIFT_BOX-150x91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SHIFT_BOX-150x91.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SHIFT_BOX.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Shift DX is a downloadable platform puzzle game for the Nintendo 3DS.\u00a0 Each single screen puzzle room requires you to reach a door to exit the level, and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 But in order to do so, you\u2019ll have to shift the playfield so the floors become ceilings and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>Play control is pretty simple.\u00a0 Use the D-pad to move left and right, and press the A button to jump.\u00a0 Press the R shoulder button to flip the playfield 180 degrees, which will allow you to access areas you couldn\u2019t before. \u00a0While the object of the game is simple: get to the door, sometimes you have to do more than that.\u00a0 You can collect keys and lightbulbs that open paths, and special arrows can flip the stage only 90 degrees.\u00a0 Shift DX has all the levels from Shift 1 and 2, plus 100 new ones.\u00a0 I\u2019ve never played the other Shift games, so it\u2019s all new to me.<\/p>\n<p>The game has black and white minimalist graphics, but you can unlock other color skins and playable characters to change things up.\u00a0 Best of all, you can also edit your own levels and try out others with QR codes!\u00a0 While you can place a checkpoint marker to start back at a point if you mess up, I really wish you could\u2019ve just rewound your moves instead.\u00a0 And that\u2019s really the only problem I had with this game.\u00a0 It\u2019s not bad for five bucks, and if you like platform puzzlers with minimalist graphics like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/29\/box-boy-3ds\/\"><strong>BoxBoy<\/strong><\/a>, you\u2019ll probably want to check out this game, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/shift_screen-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SHIFT_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SHIFT_SCREEN.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SHIFT_SCREEN-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SHIFT_SCREEN-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shift DX is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 If your character touches something dangerous like spikes, they\u2019ll just turn a red color and dots will come out from them, but that\u2019s it.\u00a0 Hardly violent if you ask me.\u00a0 Reading skill is needed for some of the text, and younger players may need help with some of the tougher puzzles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shift DX is a downloadable platform puzzle game for the Nintendo 3DS.\u00a0 Each single screen puzzle room requires you to reach a door to exit the level, and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 But in order to do so, you\u2019ll have to shift the playfield so the floors become ceilings and vice versa. 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