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[VIDEO GAME
FAVORITES]
=>AMIGA =>ATARI
=>COMMODORE =>NINTENDO
=>PLAYSTATION =>SEGA
=>SNK =>TURBO =>XBOX |
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Q*BERT'S
QUBES BY: PARKER BROTHERS
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::RATING::
Graphics: 5
Sound: 4
Control: 4
Depth: 5
Overall: 5
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Q*bert's Qubes is the little seen sequel
to Q*bert that was released for home
consoles just before the crash of 1984.
The play field consists of a matrix of cubes, five by
five. As Q*bert, you hop around the play
field rotating enough of the cubes to the right colors
to get a tic-tac-toe. Later, the cubes get more colorful
and your goal increases to multiple tic-tac-toes.
Similar to the original, there are enemies to avoid and
creatures that mess up the cubes you've already fixed.
The game gets hectic, but unlike Q*bert,
this sequel has more of an action-puzzle feel to it, since
you have to figure out how best to rotate the cubes to
get all three sides lined up.
The graphics in the Colecovision version are great. The
sprites now have multiple colors and are quite detailed.
The music and sound effects are very good and close to
arcade quality—only Q*bert's "noise
samples" are missing. All the gameplay elements are
intact including the introduction and bonus screens.
Q*bert's Qubes, while not a "grail",
is a rare game, and many games are rare for a reason.
However, Qubes has excellent gameplay
and the Colecovision version is well worth tracking down.
-Ben Langberg
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2008 ben langberg, all rights reserved.