Polarium (DS) (Nintendo DS Games)

Swapping blocks from white to black or black to white makes for plenty of simple challenges but where's the fun?

Which is a great shame because the core idea behind Polarium is a powerful one. Using the DS' touchscreen and stylus combo, the way you play the game is by drawing lines with the stylus across a grid consisting of black or white blocks. When you touch...

A highly addictive puzzler in which you have to form horizontal lines using blocks that fall from the sky. No, not Tetris. Polarium offers the same experience and adds several features, so what does someone that didn't like Tetris think?

At the end of the day Polarium is addictive, fun and long lasting. Thinking about it this game really couldn't be any more complete: 100 puzzles, challenge mode, making or receiving another 100 puzzles, multiplayer and even a tutorial and practice mode...

There is such a following for the classic puzzle game Tetris that it must be somewhat daunting for other companies to create possible contenders. However, since the legendary Alexey Pajitnov game was what championed Nintendo's Game Boy back in the...

It is hard to find a real fault with this title. Polarium is by far one of the best Nintendo DS launch games and stands side-by-side with the likes of It's Mr Pants in terms of overall excellence. Simple, easy to pick-up-and-play, difficult to put...

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Polarium for DS Preview - This line drawing puzzle game looks simple, but requires real skill to master

When Nintendo was first promoting Polarium, they billed it as the next Tetris. Even though I was (gasp!) never a big fan of Tetris, even I realized that it was a very bold claim. That's not to say that Polarium doesn't bring something new to the table.

This article appeared in the August 2005 Issue of CVGames. You can view this Issue by clicking here.

The puzzle genre never ceases to amaze. The amazement isn't from the quality of titles as much as puzzle games existing in the industry alongside the likes of Madden and Grand Theft Auto. The little genre pushes on thanks to gamers everywhere...

Polarium is true puzzle goodness. Despite its graphical simplicity, it has style (though it would be nice if said style was accompanied by interesting music). This style fits perfectly with the simplicity of the gameplay. The trouble is that it feels...

Not since Tetris has a puzzle game hit its mark so surely, delivering dazzling depths of addictiveness couched in seeming simplicity and elementary yes evasive objectives.

Not since Tetris has a puzzle game hit its mark so surely, delivering dazzling depths of addictiveness couched in seeming simplicity and elementary yes evasive objectives. Nintendo's Polarium for Nintendo DS does exactly that. It's a game of connect...

Challenge mode is much like any main mode of a puzzle game. The tiles fall down (almost too) quickly, and the object of the game is to flip the tiles of one color to match the others to make horizontal rows of solid colors. Once that happens, the tiles...

Tough, numerous puzzles will have your brain swimming. Great wireless use too

High learning curve, and a no frills audio/visual package

All of you are probably familiar with the puzzle where you have to connect the dots on a paper without lifting your pen or crossing over your own line. Polarium, Nintendo's latest release for the touch-screen DS, looks to bring that kind of mind game...