Namco Bandai announces Trioncube @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on December 08, 2006

News: Intergalactic puzzler will touch down in February.

Namco Bandai has announced they are hard at work on Trioncube for the DS, which they plan to ship in February.

Trioncube is a new kind of puzzler that requires players to build 3x3 blocks to advance. Breaking these blocks and creating the ever-important chain will refuel your spaceship in your quest to save the Princess from a baddie named Hell Metal.

Yes, this is a puzzle game with a plot. Or as Namco Bandai puts it:

In Trioncube, the player must embark on a journey across eight planets into the depths of space, as the captain of the mighty space ship Penko, to rescue the princess from the grasp of Hell Metal. Players reach this goal by creating a Trioncube Ц a series of 3x3 blocks, which start a chain reaction that refuels the space ship. Try to create as big a chain as you can before time runs out and the Trioncube is broken. The bigger the chain you make, the farther distance your ship travels.

УTrioncube is building up to be a massive success,Ф said Yoshi Niki, Director of Localization at Namco Bandai Games America Inc., УWith its addictive, challenging gameplay and unique visual style, Trioncube will provide gamers across North America with a heart pounding puzzle experience that they will not be able to put downФ.

Trioncube will feature four different modes of play (Arcade, Story, Endless and Vs) and a collection mini-mode where players can buy "Effects and Arts" (things like sushi rolls, dogs and tambourines) with coins they earn from playing the puzzle portion of the game.

We'll have more on Trioncube soon.