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Pixlbit Studios Reveals Pixlcross
Albany, NY (August 26, in the year of our Lord 2015)
-- Earlier today, PixlBit Studios announced their
upcoming inaugural title, PixlCross, for the Wii U, PC, Mac, and
Linux. Developed over the course of a year, husband and wife
indie devs, Nick and Francesca DiMola, are finally ready to
reveal their creation to the gaming world. The game will be
available soon as it has just been submitted to Nintendo’s
certification process, Lotcheck, and is now available for voting
on Steam Greenlight.
PixlCross is a nonogram-style puzzle game (i.e. Picross) where
you use hints to fill in a grid and reveal a hidden picture.
Containing more than 150 puzzles across four levels of
difficulty, players will start by solving puzzles on simple 5x5
grids, eventually taking on the challenging final puzzles on
massive 35x35 grids! Each puzzle, no matter how large, can be
solved without guessing – a common frustration for fans of the
pen-and-paper puzzles.
Though the game’s puzzles may be large, players needn’t worry;
they won't have to solve them all in one go. After each move,
PixlCross’ auto-save feature records every move, letting players
start as many puzzles as they’d like! Players can jump back in
whenever they’re ready. The built in hint system is also
available to help players overcome any impediment, making the
game as easy or hard as the player wants.
Whether using the GamePad on the Wii U or the mouse on the PC,
it's spectacularly simple and intuitive to interact with
PixlCross. Simply slide along the grid to fill in or cross out
grid boxes. Boxes count as you fill, pop-out hints eliminate
unnecessary scrolling, and the auto-scroll feature makes it even
easier to tackle even the toughest challenges!
Whenever players want a break from solving puzzles, they can hop
over to the Puzzle Editor and begin creating puzzles of their
own! The robust editing tool is the same that was used to make
the game, allowing players to create puzzles of the same caliber
as the ones available from PixlBit Studios. Furthermore, players
can leverage the solver to see if their puzzle can be completed
without guessing. Players can connect with the PixlCross
community by sharing their creations or downloading puzzles from
other creators for a never-ending PixlCross experience.
Players who choose to purchase the game on the Wii U will have
access to its unique features, specifically Off-TV Play and
tight Miiverse integration.