Konductra

Nintendo exclusive

Konductra is a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS.

Released: 31 October 2006
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genres: Puzzle Strategy
Developers: OeFun
Publishers: O3 Entertainment
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Country: United States
Age ratings: PEGI 3 ESRB E

About

Konductra is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS, published by O~3 Entertainment. IGN revealed the title in November 2005. At the time, independent developer oeFun had started work without having a publisher lined up. oeFun and O~3 came into a publishing agreement in the summer of 2006 after the title was finished.

Multicoloured pairs of tiles have to be placed on a grid that is lined with 'conductors' by using the DS's stylus, with the aim of creating rows or blocks of the same colour. Once a row of tiles reaches the edge of the board, the pieces can be removed by drawing with the stylus through a conductor and along the chain. The game is also Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection enabled.

Keywords

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Media

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Gameplay

Players destroy lines by matching tiles and using the stylus to trace from like coloured conductors running along the four edges of the screen. The bottom touch screen is where the game is played. The top screen shows integral information about the game being played. The built-in tutorial, with speech, offers an overview of game basics.

There is a timer that counts down as the piece is being positioned, and if the tile is not placed on the grid by the time the countdown reaches zero, the piece is automatically put on the board as a "block" tile. These "blocks" can only be removed by being conducted in a chain twice, as opposed to just once for a normal token. Modes include:

Development

Konductra was developed by oeFun, inc., an independent video game studio based in Austin, Texas. The studio was founded in 2005 by Ian Dunlop.

Reception

Konductra received average reviews, scoring 60% on Metacritic and 63% on GameRankings. Many critics criticized the bare-bones presentation, but praised the gameplay, some calling it "original" and "solid".