Qix (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Qix (Nintendo Entertainment System)
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 console 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.

Gameplay

The standard gameplay applies, create Stix with the Marker to reach the threshold. 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.

There are three modes of play available: 1 Player, 2 Player, and Practice.

Practice

In this mode, the player has infinite lives and gameplay only ends once the threshold is met. No points are awarded for this method of play.

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