Initial release date August 1998 | ||
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Similar Jaleco games, Puzzle video games | ||
Landmaker arcade title music
Landmaker (ランドメーカー) is an arcade puzzle video game developed and released by Taito Corporation in 1998. It is a versus action puzzle game similar in appearance to Taito's own Puzzle Bobble, though it plays more like Puyo Puyo or Baku Baku Animal. The arcade version was released only in Japan, though a prototype for a worldwide release exists.
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The game was ported to the PlayStation in 1999, featuring a completely new set of modes using 3D graphics. This version was later released in North America by Jaleco as Builder's Block, and then in Europe by Eon Digital Entertainment. More recently, this version was distributed through the PlayStation Network in Japan by Square Enix.
Arcade version
This original arcade version uses 2D graphics and is entirely versus-based. Players choose from eight to ten playable characters, each with a unique stage and damage effect:
PlayStation version
In addition to a very accurate port of the arcade version ("Arcade Mode"), this release also contains new single player ("Puzzle Mode") and multiplayer ("Battle Mode") modes, using 3D graphics. Gameplay uses the same basic rules, but these modes are otherwise separate from the arcade version.