Boxlife

The game is set in a factory, where the player is a worker who must cut six squares out of a sheet of paper in various patterns to form cubes (or boxes) which, once folded properly, are lifted away from the playing field. The stylus is used to choose between three options to perform this task: Scissors, to cut the paper; Fold, which enables the player to assemble a cut pattern into a box; and Reattach, to erase cuts made in error.

There are two modes of play: R&D Mode and Factory Mode. In both, the objective of the game is the same—to form boxes until the timer runs out—and the player is penalized for any stray squares left over on the playing field afterward.

Hacolife was originally released on February 25, 2009 in Japan. As Boxlife, it was released in North America on June 22, 2009 and in Europe on July 10, 2009. It was developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the DSiWare service.

Boxlife has received generally favorable reviews, with an average score of 80.25% on GameRankings and 80/100 on Metacritic. Reviewers praised the unique presentation and gameplay, as well as the retro music and graphics, but criticized the sometimes iffy controls and steep difficulty.