2009 · Zener Works · Puzzle

Spin Six

Nintendo exclusive

Spin Six is a puzzle game in which you rotate numbered panels to line them up and make them disappear. The real challenge lies in your ability to create chains of uninterrupted changing or elimination of panels and to connect many chains to score big points.

Released: 1 April 2009
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genres: Puzzle
Developers: Zener Works
Publishers: Nintendo
Modes: Single-player
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Spin Six, known in Japan as KuruKuru Action: KuruPachi 6, is a puzzle video game developed by Zener Works and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare service. It was released in Japan in 2009 and 2010 internationally. It is a spin-off of Nintendo and Creatures Inc.'s Chee-Chai Alien series and the first to not be developed by Creatures.

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Media

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Gameplay

The player matches balls with different values to gain points. Balls marked "3" disappear when 3 or more are matched, with the same applying to those marked "4", "5" and "6". The player can swap the positions of balls in a 2 by 2 square. Combos that grant extra points occur when a series of chains are attained consecutively.

Reception

The game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Lucas M. Thomas of IGN praised its versatile game design and called it one of the best puzzle games on the DSiWare service. Likewise, Andrew Wight of Nintendo Life also praised its addictive gameplay and value.