KristenA's Full Review: Hexcite for Game Boy Color
If you prefer games where you run, jump, and shoot stuff, then you will not like Hexcite. However if you like a real challenging brain exercise, then this is the game for you.
The game can be played by one human player against the computer, or two human players against each other by a gamelink cable or simply by passing the Gameboy back and forth.
Each player starts with a bunch of shapes... triangles, trapezoids, parallelograms, and hexagons. The shapes are placed in turn on a game board which consists of 7 hexagon shaped "zones."
The rules and scoring are really quite simple. When you put a piece on the board, you get five points for each side that touches a piece already on the board. Place the final piece in a zone, and you will get a bonus of either 10 or 30 points.
Once all the shapes have been placed (or nobody can fit their remaining pieces), points are subtracted for your shapes left over.
The real challenge is thinking a couple of steps ahead of your opponent. You want to prevent your opponent from taking a zone, and you want your opponent to have as many left over pieces as possible.
It's not too hard to outsmart the computer when it's set to beginner level, but it gets increasingly difficult as you switch to intermediate, advanced, and master levels.
The game also has a practice mode. It shows you different scenarios, and gives you hints on how to get the most points in those situations.
The graphics and sounds in this game are certainly not impressive, but they are good enough for this type of puzzle game.
If you are looking for something other than mindless shooting, I recommend Hexcite.
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