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Polarium DS
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Apr 18, 2005
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Metascore
73 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Summary: (Known in Japan as "Chokkan Hitofude") Polarium mixes way-cool gameplay with an electronica soundtrack for the trippiest experience yet on the DS. It's the first game that would look cool at a rave. The object is to make room for tiles falling from the top screen by clearing rows of tiles below. You do this by flipping the tiles to make rows that are all black or all white. Gray neutral tiles surround the playing area, so you can flip disconnected groups of tiles. The gray tiles are particularly helpful in Puzzle mode, where you're challenged to eliminate all black or white tiles without lifting your stylus once. Polarium comes with 100 puzzles. You can also build your own custom puzzles and send them to a fellow night-clubber with a tap of the stylus. Play wireless multiplayer matches against a friend; as you clear lines, they'll appear on your opponent's screen, which is visible to you on the upper screen of your DS. Clear lines with "?"s on them to get power-ups that make your lines clear faster, block out your foe's border, reverse his or her tiles, and more. A hypnotic electronic score gives the game the sleek appeal of a high-end fashion show. [Nintendo]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Game Informer
    83
    A truly exceptional puzzle title. [June 2005, p.137]
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  2. Gaming Target
    81
    What the game lacks in presentation and sound, it makes up for with a fun, original concept that wouldn't quite work as well on anything but the DS.
  3. Edge Magazine
    70
    The end result is a rather cold and uninvolving game. Too subtle to be a Tetris replacement, too plain to be an engaging puzzler, Chokkan Hitofude adds up to something a little greyer than its crisp black-and-white stylings might suggest. [JPN Import; Jan 2005, p.95]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. FankNauta
    10
    This game is great! Anyone who like puzzles games or thinking in general, and likes to get a endless game, to learn plaiying with the touch screen should get this. I made 170+ puzzles for this game, and will make more in the future. If you want puzzles, you can contact me at southwest_strangler@hotmail.com… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. TheoH.
    10
    Wonderfully addictive!
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  3. DisappointedD.
    3
    Although I'm a puzzle game lover, this one is not worth the money.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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