Manufacturer: Topos Verlag
Appeared: 2002
Hardware: Pentium 2, 450 MHz, 32 MB Ram, 8 MB graphics card, sound card
Rating: 9 / 10
ESRB: From 0
test environment:
Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz, 1 GB Ram, Geforce 6200 (Smooth)
AMD Turion X64, 512 MB Ram, ATI Radeon 1100 Mobile (Smooth)
thinking and puzzle games are by now quite verschriehen as so-called "casual" games for beginners, which apparently no one remembers this is the end of the 80s and early 90s much of the game's released. Atomix 2 is a representative of the genre.
The player's objective is assemble prefabricated molecular components of an entire molecule together. The elderly are now thinking maybe "I know who!" Are right. The Original Atomix part appeared in 1990 under the label Thalion. Atomix 2 is programmed by the same company as the original Atomix, by a person in other respects.
The gameplay is relatively simple, It applies different predetermined assemble atoms for these lying around on the field enough parts, the complex is because they can move only along the line, that is, moving only stops when the atomic parts on a wall or similar limit meetings. Say you have the parts about "gang" to play as they arise at the end of the atom. What still Simple sounds in the game proved to be extremely complicated. A fortiori, when the atoms are more complex. This also is a relatively tight time limit which provides additional stress. Additionally, there are also bonus items that go over it with the molecule to the score are added together. Later there It also more or less useful objects. Among them give some additional time, or freeze the time counters. However, also covers such as holes, dynamite sticks, laser barriers. In addition, there doors. The levels are thus in the progressive game is extremely complex.
Graphically Atomix 2 is very frugal, The fields are fairly diverse, but still just holding. Since this is always a 2D puzzle game an expensive graphics engine would be completely out of place anyway.
Each level has its own melody, at least each of the 6 level I could play, from the fact I have completely failed. Otherwise there is not much sound like just what the atomic parts offend the wall, to other Molecules and the like. The music is extremely well managed, consistent and does not push itself into the foreground.
The game supports player-created levels, is however not available on the CD still in power, a level editor. Pity about the function. Why does the game support requires a mouse, according to hardware requirements, is probably a secret, the whole game is controlled only by keyboard. Even the main menu.
Conclusion: The 1990 classic
Atomix finally gets his successors, this has the same qualities, and also about the same difficulty, namely an extreme high. Too bad the game is hardly catches attention. This Everything is perfect. The gameplay is addictive, graphics are adequate, the music very well done. Even if the difficulty level is extremely high.
respect: there
The game is still on Amazon. For about 2.50 €. Who would like such puzzles or even Atomix access. Unfortunately, there are the company website probably no more. My version is from the Woolworth Odds and ends for 30 cents (!)
I unfortunately had to "screen shot" taken literally. The game ran for no screenshots.
Links: Level 1, to settle
Right: Level 2, already difficult
Links: Main Menu
Right: Credits
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