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2005 · Fakt Software · Puzzle · Strategy

Crazy Machines

Nintendo console exclusive

Turn the crank, rotate the gears, push the levers, Use the catapult, explode it, or fly it...From grilling sausages with a pulley, gears, rubberbands and a candle to firing a cannon with a basketball, these wacky brain-teasers will light up your imagination with creative and addictive fun.

Released: 1 October 2005
Platforms: Nintendo DS Wii Windows iOS macOS
Genres: Puzzle Strategy
Developers: Fakt Software
Publishers: DTP entertainment
Series: Crazy Machines
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Country: Germany
Age ratings: ESRB E PEGI 3 USK 0
Languages: English
Time to beat: 6hmain story7hcompletionist

About

Crazy Machines is a puzzle video game created by German studio FAKT Software. Crazy Machines based many of its ideas on The Incredible Machine series of games. The player is given a set of mechanical components to construct a Rube Goldberg-style or Heath Robinson-style intricate machine to solve a goal and advance to the next puzzle in the game.

An iOS version of the game was released in 2009.

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Gameplay

In the game, players build imaginative machines that turn cranks, rotate gears, pull levers, and more to build a unique contraption. The player can solve more than 200 challenging puzzles and experiment with gears, robots, explosives, and more in a virtual lab. The game uses a physics engine to simulate various in-game variables such as air pressure, electricity, gravity, and particle effects.

Awards

German Computer Game Award – Best Mobile Game2009

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Windows	1 October 2005	Europe · Worldwide 12 December 2008
macOS	1 October 2005	Europe · Worldwide 12 December 2008
Nintendo DS	10 October 2008	Europe
iOS	9 April 2009	Worldwide
Wii	13 August 2010	Europe · North America 14 June 2011