1999 · Maze · Puzzle

Live Wire!

PlayStation exclusive

A 3D puzzle game where you across a gridded landscape (Tron-cycle like) leaving a coloured trail behind you. Any square on the landcsape that you managed to colour on all sides gets claimed by you and earns you points. You're up against a varied number of opponents and the game covers about 50 levels, with the landscapes having different properties and shapes (e.g spherical world landscape). Add to this a bunch of pickups and bonus abilities, and you've got a retro- puzzle game that's a bit fun.

Released: 1999
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Maze Puzzle
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Third person
Country: United Kingdom

About

Live Wire! is a video game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. It was released on April 10, 1999, by Sales Curve Interactive and was developed by The Code Monkeys. The game was only released in Europe.

The game is an Amidar-style game which sees four players compete against each other to claim tiles around the territory. To claim a tile, the player has to draw a line around a square, colouring each side. Tiles can also be stolen with power-ups. The level ends when the timer runs out or all the tiles have been captured.

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Reception

The game received mixed reviews. Absolute PlayStation rated the game 74%, praising the multiplayer mode but added that the game lacked addictive quality in comparison to other puzzle games. NowGamer gave the game a rating of 63.