{"id":16479,"date":"2017-05-24T00:01:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T00:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16479"},"modified":"2017-05-07T13:54:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T13:54:08","slug":"bye-bye-boxboy-3ds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/24\/bye-bye-boxboy-3ds\/","title":{"rendered":"Bye-Bye BoxBoy! (3DS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Before game developer HAL Laboratory created Kirby and the Smash Bros. series, they were famous for a popular puzzle game trio on the NES called Adventures of Lolo (I loved those games as a kid).\u00a0 Over the past couple of years, they\u2019ve proven they still have what it takes to make great puzzlers with the BoxBoy! titles, downloadable on the 3DS.\u00a0 Now the third and final game in the trilogy is out, with more block puzzles, stages, and powers than ever before!<\/p>\n

In the first game, you were a walking square named Qbby who could create blocks to solve puzzles.\u00a0 The sequel let you create two sets of blocks, and it really felt more like an expansion pack than a sequel.\u00a0 The third game goes back to its roots, but now adds new powers to blocks in certain stages.\u00a0 There are rocket blocks that let you fly up, bomb blocks that destroy certain objects, warp blocks that let you zip to a new location, and remote blocks that you can guide around the stage.\u00a0 There are also new levels where you must escort baby cubes past obstacles as well as keep yourself safe, too!\u00a0 So it really feels more like a sequel with all the new additions.<\/p>\n

Like in the other games, Qbby can\u2019t move very fast or jump very high, but he still has that block-creating power that you can use in various ways.\u00a0 They can be stepping stones or shields for bypassing traps.\u00a0 You can also make chains of blocks and use them like a hook to reach higher ledges.\u00a0 In every level, you have a limited amount of blocks you can chain at once, and when you release them, the blocks you had before will disappear.\u00a0 Each world has several bite-sized stages, perfect for portable gaming.\u00a0 In these levels, you\u2019ll encounter different obstacles and switches that\u2019ll have you using your blocks in extremely creative ways.\u00a0 You\u2019ll maneuver them around conveyor belts, water, and much more.\u00a0 There are so many cool ideas implemented in this game that I couldn\u2019t list them all!<\/p>\n

In each stage there are one or two crowns to collect.\u00a0 Gather them all to receive a bonus at the end of the level.\u00a0 But these crowns can be tricky to reach!\u00a0 And some of them will disappear if you use too many blocks!\u00a0 By beating stages and collecting crowns, you\u2019ll earn money you can spend to buy unlockables like music, extra challenge stages, comics, and new outfits to dress Qbby in.\u00a0 Some even give you special powers.\u00a0 And if you scan Kirby amiibo into the game, you can make Qbby look like a character from those titles!\u00a0 The game will read past saves files from previous BoxBoy games and let you use costumes from those adventures as well!<\/p>\n

The visuals take a minimalist approach.\u00a0 They finally added a small splash of color in the different planets you visit, but it\u2019s still not much different.\u00a0 The puzzles aren\u2019t TOO tricky, but getting all the crowns sure is!\u00a0 And once you finish the hundred or so levels, dozen more bonus stages open up as well.\u00a0 And if you get stuck, you can spend one measly 3DS Play Coin to get a helpful hint, so it\u2019s not too frustrating.\u00a0 My only big problem I have is that in Japan, this game came with a Qbby amiibo.\u00a0 I know that it\u2019s just a white square with eyes, but you know how I like my amiibo figures.\u00a0 So it would\u2019ve been nice to have that amiibo be available here in the States as well.\u00a0 But other than that, if you like puzzle platform challenges, you\u2019ll definitely want to download this last entry in the trilogy.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bye-Bye BoxBoy! is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Fantasy Violence. If Qbby gets hit by spikes or zapped by lasers, he just explodes into pieces or falls off the screen and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 And you\u2019ll start right before you messed up, too.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, but most of the instructions have picture cues.\u00a0 Younger players may need assistance with the tougher, later levels, but at least the hint feature is helpful.\u00a0 Plus the game could be considered somewhat educational as it teaches logic and thinking skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before game developer HAL Laboratory created Kirby and the Smash Bros. series, they were famous for a popular puzzle game trio on the NES called Adventures of Lolo (I loved those games as a kid).\u00a0 Over the past couple of years, they\u2019ve proven they still have what it takes to make great puzzlers with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16479"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16481,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16479\/revisions\/16481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}