86/100
Players4 ratings: 77/100
Critics5 reviews

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2016 · HAL Laboratory · Platformer · Puzzle

BoxBoxBoy!

Nintendo exclusive

BoxBoxBoy! is a puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 2016. It is the sequel to BoxBoy! and follows the character Qbby as he navigates levels by creating chains of boxes to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles.

Released: 2016
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genres: Platformer Puzzle Puzzle-platformer Strategy
Developers: HAL Laboratory
Publishers: Nintendo
Series: BoxBoy!
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Country: Japan
Age ratings: PEGI 3 CERO A ESRB E
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)
Entry: #2 in BoxBoy!

About

BoxBoxBoy! is a 2016 puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. The second game in the BoxBoy! series, the game was released in Japan in January 2016, and in other territories in June 2016.

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Gameplay

Like in BoxBoy!, BoxBoxBoy! has players controlling Qbby, a box-shaped character who can create boxes from out of his body. Like before, players use boxes to solve various puzzles, such as climbing on ledges, pushing switches, and avoiding obstacles, in order to reach the end of each level. In this game, Qbby is able to create two sets of boxes at a time, allowing for more complex puzzle solving. Players can use medals earned from completing levels to unlock costumes, music tracks, and 4-panel comic strips, and can unlock additional levels by collecting crowns.

Reception

BoxBoxBoy! received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 80/100 based on 26 reviews. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 65% of critics.

5/10, saying that it had a "simplistic elegance". Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard gave the game an 8/10, stating that it was "remarkably similar" to its predecessor and failed to expand on the original concept, but that these were not "bad things".