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Title: E-motion
Developer: U.S.GOLD
Year of Release: 1990
No. Players: 1-2
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Genre: 3D Puzzle

"A teasing, tense, terrific little 3D puzzler!"

For all of its simple, colour coordinated looks, E-Motion is a thrilling little game, unique in every sense of the word, and though it will drive you mad it will always ask for your attention!
The objective is deceptively simple; you must destroy all of the coloured balls on the screen within the time limit. But, a ball can only be destroyed when it collides with another ball of equal colour. If one ball hits another ball of a different colour, a third ball is produced of a third, different colour! Doh!
Things get worse though, the screen can be filled with annoying barriers that get in your way, you have no devices of any kind, you are a ball-like object that must nudge the target balls together to eliminate them! Plus, balls can at times be linked together by short elastic bonds, making them spring together, apart and fly out of control!
Puzzlers are sometimes hard to describe, and I hope I've not confused you too much. The graphics are pretty basic 3D shapes, almost always spherical shapes at that, control can be nightmarish at first as the entity you control must be delicate and precise, but also fast, to achieve its goal! The sound is a repeated jumble of organ-music notes - sort of - that play when balls strike barriers or yourself. Music has beat while in game it is mysterious and has a 'puzzly' feel to it.
If you are wanting a challenge, a unique new look at puzzles, give it a try. But don't give in too quick; this game can be a pain to get used to, in fact, stage 3 is one of the toughest! Enjoy!