2001 · Ninai Games · Puzzle

Rampage Puzzle Attack

Nintendo exclusive

Using a similar game style to the Game Boy classic, Tetris Attack, a line of blocks sits above the play field which you can change the order of and drop two at a time onto the blocks below. Once a Detoblock (a block that is different in appearance to the usual blocks) appears, drop it onto the corresponding colour to clear those blocks from the field.

Released: 29 November 2001
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Genres: Puzzle
Developers: Ninai Games
Publishers: Midway Games
Themes: Comedy
Country: Finland
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English

About

Rampage Puzzle Attack is a 2001 puzzle video game developed by Finnish studio Ninai Games and published by Midway for the Game Boy Advance. It is a clone of the puzzle game Drop Mania and based on the Rampage characters. At the beginning of the game, the three characters from the original game, George, Lizzie and Ralph, are available, but more characters who appeared in other games of the series can be unlocked through the Rescue mode. The characters appear on screen during the gameplay, climbing the side of the play arena or being caged at the bottom. The game uses password saves to track player progress.

It was the first console game to be developed in Finland.

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Gameplay

Gameplay-wise, the game is similar to Ninai's earlier games in the Drop Mania series and Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo.

The basic idea is that the player drops two colored blocks at a time to the playfield. The blocks then merge into contiguous areas. When the player drops a flashing "detoblock" of matching color to touch the area, the entire area is removed and scored. This can lead to chains and combos, and to higher scores.