Director(s) Kōichi Kitazumi Composer(s) Nobuyuki Genre Puzzle video game | Producer(s) Sadao Hashiguchi Initial release date 22 July 1994 Publishers Atlus, Hori Electric | |
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Platform Super Nintendo Entertainment System Developers Nippon Ichi Software, Prism Kikaku Modes Single-player video game, Multiplayer video game (up to 5) Similar Pikiinya!, The Brainies, BreakThru!, Bombuzal, The Peace Keepers | ||
Pieces (known in Japan as Jigsaw Party (ジグソーパ〜ティ〜)) is a 1994 puzzle game for the Super NES published by Atlus. In the game, the player has to solve jigsaw puzzles.
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Gameplay
The player can either face a computer, or up to five human players. The computer players come at three levels (easy, normal, or hard) and feature a wide array of opponents, such as a crab made out of a rice bowl and a beautiful, laughing mermaid. A few puzzles must be solved before the opponent solves his or her puzzles. If the player is quick enough, items will appear. These can do anything from guiding the puzzle pieces to freezing the opponent.
Reception
GamePro's Earth Angel judged the game "an interesting variation on the standard puzzler theme." He praised the solid challenge, easy controls (particularly with the use of the Super NES Mouse), and the variety of puzzles. Mike Weigand of Electronic Gaming Monthly similarly described Pieces as "unique" with solid challenge, but singled out the two-player "Versus Mode" as the game's strongest feature. The magazine's team of five reviewers scored it an 8.2 out of 10 and later ranked it number 14 on their top 50 games from the past year. A reviewer for Next Generation commented positively on the large number of puzzles and the intensity of the two-player "Versus Mode", and gave the game three out of five stars, concluding, "Although it doesn't touch, say, Super Bomberman in the party game category, this title is still its own sort of blast."