 i.q.: intelligent qube (intelligent qube in north america and kurushi in europe) is a puzzle game for the playstation. in the game, the player controls a character who must run around a platform made of cubes, clearing certain cubes as they approach. cubes are "cleared" by marking a spot on the stage, waiting for the cube to roll on top of it, and then deactivating the marked spot. the game was well received by critics. the game performed well commercially in japan and even won excellence award for interactive art at the 1997 japan media arts festival. a few sequels have been developed and the game has since been re-released on playstation network in japan and europe. ==game mechanics== ===overview=== thumb|right|a screenshot of gameplay. the player has just triggered an advantage cube. at the beginning of each level the player is put on a stage that has 23-30 rows. then 12-16 rows of the stage are raised. anywhere between 1 and 4 sets of rows comes at the user at one time. on the first stage, 3 rows of length 4 (12 blocks) come at the user at one time. on the last stage, 14 rows of length 7 (98 blocks) come at the user at one time. when all the blocks in one set are destroyed, more blocks are raisedâthis happens 3 times, for a total of 4 block risings per level. if the player ever falls off the stage- either by standing on the final row of the stage as it is eliminated, or by being "avalanched" off by rising blocks- the game is over. ===cube types=== the cubes that approach are of three types: * normal cubes - normal cubes are usually gray (the same color as the stage cubes you move around on), though this texture can change to some other color depending on the level reached. these cubes should be cleared. * advantage cubes - advantage cubes are green and should be cleared. clearing one of these cubes marks its location with a green square. this square can be subsequently triggered to clear the surrounding 3x3 area in one move. multiple green cubes can be cleared nor
1997_video_games Multiplayer_and_single-player_video_games PlayStation_Network_games PlayStation_games Puzzle_video_games Sony_Computer_Entertainment_games Video_games_developed_in_Japan