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99 Bricks Wizard Academy cover

2014 · WeirdBeard · Puzzle

99 Bricks Wizard Academy

PlayStation console exclusive

"Reverse Tetris" physics puzzler, where the goal is to stack your bricks as high as possible.

Released
18 February 2014
Platforms
AndroidPlayStation VitaiOS
Genres
Puzzle
Developers
WeirdBeard
Publishers
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Series
Tricky Towers
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Country
Netherlands
Age ratings
ESRB ECLASS_IND L
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)

About

99 Bricks Wizard Academy is a puzzle video game for iOS and Android. It was developed by independent Dutch studio WeirdBeard B.V. and released on February 18, 2014. Players move falling blocks into place to build a tower. The game received generally positive reception, with reviewers comparing the game to Tetris.

Keywords

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  • medieval fantasy

Media

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Gameplay

99 Bricks Wizard Academy is a puzzle game where the player is trying to build a tower. Gameplay revolves around differently shaped blocks falling from above. The player can move and rotate the blocks while they are falling. These blocks are affected by gravity, and can fall over if placed poorly.

Once the player loses three or more blocks in this way, a "tower top" block falls down, finishing the tower. The player can also use spells once they fill up their mana, which help them build a stable tower.

Reception

The game has a Metacritic rating of 86% based on 6 critic reviews. 148Apps wrote "This puzzle game combines Tetris with physics, magic, and a healthy dose of charm." nl said "99 Bricks: Wizard Academy is sympathetic, addicting and challenging. New challenges introduced at the right times intelligently show how much depth the simple ‘build-a-tower-Tetris-game’ can have."

TouchArcade said "I think it's something anyone who likes Tetris can appreciate, and that's just about everyone there is, right?" IGN Italia wrote "A very nice and extremely fun variation on the Tetris model." Pocket Gamer UK said "Don't let its visual similarity to Tetris fool you. This is a game that stands on its own very high merits."

Legacy

In 2015, WeirdBeardGames announced a follow-up title, Tricky Towers, releasing in August 2016 for PlayStation 4 and PC.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation Vita18 February 2014Worldwide
Android3 June 2014Worldwide
iOS3 June 2014Worldwide

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