Qix (Nintendo Entertainment System)
| Qix (Nintendo Entertainment System) | |
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| File:Qix NES NTSC Box Art.jpg | |
| Release Information | |
| Developer | Novotrade |
| Publisher | Taito Corporation |
| Console | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release Date | January, 1991 |
Qix is a video game released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Uniquely, this title was only released in North America, and never received a Famicom release. It is the thirteenth release of Qix, and second for a Nintendo console, released a year after the Game Boy release.
This version of Qix features a light story as explained in the manual: The various Qix, Spritz, and Sparx fought against manifest as computer viruses within the console, and must be trapped within "computer memory sections" in order to prevent the virus.
The standard gameplay applies, create Stix with the Marker. Whenever a section is filled in, a colorful background is applied and points are awarded depending on its size and whether or not it was made with a Fast or Slow Draw.