BoxBoxBoy!
Is a 2016 puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. The second game in the BoxBoy! Series, the game was released in Japan in January 2016, and in other territories in June 2016.
BoxBoxBoy!
- Model
- BoxBoy!
- Date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Genre
- puzzle-platformer
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Is a 2016 puzzle-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. The second game in the BoxBoy! Series, the game was released in Japan in January 2016, and in other territories in June 2016.
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Key facts
• Title — BoxBoxBoy! • Developer — HAL Laboratory • Publisher — Nintendo • Director — Yasuhiro Mukae • Producer — * Satoshi Mitsuhara • Keisuke Terasaki • Designer — Yusuke Ota • Programmer — Takaaki Kawahara • Artist — Hiroshi Saigusa • Composer — * Jun Ishikawa • Hirokazu Ando • Series — BoxBoy! • Platforms — Nintendo 3DS • Genre — Puzzle-platform • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
Like in BoxBoy!, BoxBoxBoy! has players controlling Qbby, a box-shaped character who can create boxes from out of his body. Like before, players use boxes to solve various puzzles, such as climbing on ledges, pushing switches, and avoiding obstacles, in order to reach the end of each level. In this game, Qbby is able to create two sets of boxes at a time, allowing for more complex puzzle solving. Players can use medals earned from completing levels to unlock costumes, music tracks, and 4-panel comic strips, and can unlock additional levels by collecting crowns.
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History of the object
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2016
BoxBoxBoy! published.
2016
BoxBoxBoy! is recorded as published in 2016.
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- Japan
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BoxBoxBoy! is associated with Japan.
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Reception
BoxBoxBoy! received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 80/100 based on 26 reviews. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received strong approval, being recommended by 65% of critics. Chris Carter from Destructoid gave the game a score of 7.5/10, saying that it had a "simplistic elegance". Game Informers Kyle Hilliard gave the game an 8/10, stating that it was "remarkably similar" to its predecessor and failed to expand on the original concept, but that these were not "bad things".
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- 1.Matulef, Jeffrey. Boxboy! sequel gets a surprise release in Japan. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 6 January 2016.
- 2.Matulef, Jeffrey. BoxBoxBoy! release date set this month. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 15 June 2016.
- 3.Schreier, Jason. BoxBoxBoy: The Kotaku Review. Kotaku. 6 July 2016.
- 4.CBS Interactive. BoxBoxBoy!. GameRankings.
- 5.CBS Interactive. BoxBoxBoy! for 3DS Reviews. Metacritic.
- 6.OpenCritic. BoxBoxBoy!.
- 7.McMahon, Conor. BOXBOXBOY! Review (3DS eShop). Nintendo Life. 13 July 2016.
- 8.Albert, Brian. BoxBoxBoy! Review. IGN. News Corporation. 6 July 2016.
- 9.Schaller, Kevin. BOXBOXBOY! Review. Game Revolution. 14 July 2016.
- 10.Abou-Nasr, Adam. BoxBoxBoy (3DS) Review. Nintendo World Report. July 6, 2016.
- 11.Review: BoxBoxBoy!. Destructoid. 3 July 2016.
- 12.Hilliard, Kyle. BoxBoxBoy Review – A Successful Stack. Game Informer. 12 July 2016.
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