D3 Announces Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

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Infinite Interactive's RPG-puzzle series Puzzle Quest is entering the final frontier this fall, D3Publisher of America has announced.

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix will bring the franchise into space, sporting new mechanics that revolve around a fleet of spaceships and a hexagonal playing field. Rather than choosing one particular class, players will customize the ships of their ever-growing fleet, affording them a greater variety of skills and attacks--the energy for which comes from matching various colors--without needing to replay the game.

Expect Puzzle Quest: Galactrix to hit this fall on Xbox Live Arcade, PC, and Nintendo DS. When asked about the possibility of a PlayStation 3 or PSP edition, a D3 representative told Shacknews that they are possible, though no final decisions have been made.

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    February 25, 2008 2:10 PM

    well that's interesting. i figured they would just throw together a game much like the first one.
    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16210769

    what does it play like? sort of looks like hexic (ugh) while the first one resembled bejeweled.

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      February 25, 2008 2:24 PM

      Incredible! I thought they were just going with PQ2, too. That would have been great already, this is even better.

      I don't think it will hexic-like, look at that picture:
      http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=9277&id=114515
      "3-in-a-row" doesn't work in hexic. And the yellow stones would have disappeared.

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        February 25, 2008 2:33 PM

        Maybe they're doing both. A straightforward fantasy sequel seems like an obvious choice after the success of the first game.

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