Software:Marble It Up! Ultra

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Short description: 2023 platform game


Marble It Up! Ultra
Developer(s)Marble It Up!
Shapes & Lines
The Engine Company
Blueteak
The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Arcturus Interactive
Publisher(s)
  • Marble It Up, LLC
  • PM Studios
Designer(s)Alex Swanson
Calligraphy
Composer(s)Solovox
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, Linux
ReleaseAugust 17, 2023[2]
Genre(s)Puzzle-platformer
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Marble It Up! Ultra is a platform game developed by Marble It Up!, Shapes & Lines, The Engine Company, Blueteak, The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild, and Arcturus Interactive. It was published on August 17, 2023 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, and Linux.[3] It is the sequel to Marble It Up!. It has new stages, new features and multiplayer. A physical edition for the Switch was published by PM Studios on July 9, 2024.[4]

Development

The game is a spiritual successor to Marble Madness and Marble Blast Ultra[3][5][6][7][8]. Some members of the development team had worked on games in the Marble Blast series, including Marble Blast Ultra and Marble Blast Gold[6][7][8].

Reception

Marble It Up! Ultra received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the game holds scores of 76/100 for the PlayStation 5 version (based on 6 reviews) and 88/100 for the Xbox Series X/S version (based on 5 reviews).[9]

References

  1. ↑ Garney, Ben (2 September 2018). "Marbling It Up" (in en). https://bengarney.com/2018/09/01/marbling-it-up/. 
  2. ↑ "Marble It Up! Ultra PS4 & PS5". https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/233186. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cichacki, Shaun (2024-10-30). "The Greatest Xbox 360 Game Has a Spiritual Successor, and I'm Upset Nobody Told Me". https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-greatest-xbox-360-game-has-a-spiritual-successor-and-im-upset-nobody-told-me/. 
  4. ↑ "Marble it Up! Ultra, Mercenaries Lament, Super Alloy Ranger Switch physical releases announced". 2024-04-05. https://nintendoeverything.com/marble-it-up-ultra-mercenaries-lament-super-alloy-ranger-switch-physical-releases-announced/. 
  5. ↑ Craddock, Ryan (2018-08-29). "Marble It Up Wants To Be The 'Roll-Playing Game' Of The Year On Switch" (in en-GB). Nintendo Life. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/08/marble_it_up_wants_to_be_the_roll-playing_game_of_the_year_on_switch. Retrieved 2018-09-30. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ronaghan, Neal (2018-09-28). "Marble It Up Brings Marble Madness to the Modern Era - Feature". Nintendo World Report. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/48496/marble-it-up-brings-marble-madness-to-the-modern-era. Retrieved 2018-09-30. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wong, Alistair (2018-08-28). "Marble Blast Spiritual Successor Marble It Up! Is Coming To Nintendo Switch". Siliconera. http://www.siliconera.com/2018/08/28/marble-blast-spiritual-successor-marble-it-up-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch/. Retrieved 2018-09-30. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Winslow, Jeremy. "New Switch Game Isn't Super Monkey Ball, But Might Just Scratch That Itch" (in en-US). GameSpot. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-switch-game-isnt-super-monkey-ball-but-might-j/1100-6461403/. Retrieved 2018-09-30. 
  9. ↑ "Marble It Up! Ultra Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/marble-it-up-ultra/. Retrieved April 26, 2025.