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TiQal cover

2008 · Puzzle

TiQal

Xbox console exclusive

Tinker is an isometric puzzle game released originally as part of the Windows Vista Ultimate Extras program, then re-released and upgraded as a free Games For Windows - LIVE title for their Games On Demand service.

Released
26 March 2008
Platforms
WindowsXbox 360
Genres
Puzzle
Developers
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Publishers
Xbox Game Studios
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Country
United States
Age ratings
ESRB E

About

TiQal is a Mayan-themed downloadable Tetris variant created by American studio Slapdash Games for Xbox Live Arcade and Windows-based PCs. The title was released on Marketplace on March 26, 2008.

Keywords

  • robots
  • achievements
  • freeware
  • blocks
  • dice
  • digital distribution
  • xbox controller support for pc
  • polygonal 3d
  • mayan
  • conveyor belt
  • digital rights management
  • domino

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TiQal screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

TiQal is a rising block puzzle game set in the pre-Columbian Yucatán Peninsula in which the player shoots rotatable Tetris-like block formations from the top of the screen to form 2x2 square blocks. The blocks glow for a few seconds before collapsing, allowing the player to create larger combination forms, which creates larger bonuses and occasionally releases one or more Ix Chel Hearts. Quickly creating block matches creates chains, which increases the power-up meter. The larger the chain, the more powerful the release of power-ups that affect the game board.

The player loses a life when the bricks reach the top of the board, and the game ends when the player loses with no lives available. When a player loses a life, the bricks retreat, rather than restart the level.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox 3603 February 2008Worldwide

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