Software:Magic Lines
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| Developer(s) | Tale Software[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Thalion Software[2][3] |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Magic Lines is a 1990 puzzle video game developed by Tale Software and published by Thalion Software for the Amiga and Atari ST.
Gameplay
Magic Lines is a sliding puzzle game where the player must place water pipes within a time limit on a 5x5 grid to create a path for a red spark to travel.[2][3]
Reception
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Aktueller Software Markt compared the game to Super Pipeline and Block Hole, and called the game unoriginal but well staged and fun.[1] Power Play (magazine) (de) said the same concept is done better in the Game Boy game, Blodia.[2] Amiga-Magazin (de) compared the game to Pipe Mania and thought the game was too difficult.[5] Joystick also compared it to Pipe Mania and said the game will appeal to fans of puzzle games.[4] ST Format liked the graphics and sound but said the gameplay is frustrating.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Suck, Michael (March 1990). "Denk(-)mal - Barbarische Kniffelei" (in German). Aktueller Software Markt (Tronic-Verlag) 5 (3/90): 67. https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e2/ASM_DE_1990-03.pdf#page=67.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Fauler Zauber - Magic Lines" (in German). Power Play (Future Verlag) (31): 112. October 1990. https://www.kultpower.de/archiv/heft_powerplay_1990-10_seite113.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hutchinson, Andrew (October 1990). "Leisure - Magic Lines". ST Format (Future plc) (15): 76. http://www.stformat.com/stf15/index.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tests - Magic Lines" (in French). Joystick (Sipress) (9): 191. October 1990. https://archive.org/details/joystick009/page/n189/mode/2up.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kähler, J.W. (October 1990). "Test - Magic Lines" (in German). Amiga-Magazin (Markt+Technik) (39): 118. https://archive.org/details/AmigaMagazin199010/page/n115/mode/2up.
External links
- Magic Lines at Thalion Software Webshrine
- Magic Lines at MobyGames
- Magic Lines at Lemon Amiga
- Magic Lines at Atari Mania
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