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Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Fantasy
OpenCritic79IGDB83
Box Boy! is a platform game in which players control a box-shaped character named Qbby as he makes his way through each level. The source of the game's mechanics come from Qbby's ability to spawn boxes out of his body, the number of which varies between each level.
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Clear, cool, abstract and cosy.
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KotakuStephen TotiloApr 2015It's a masterfully-designed sidescrolling puzzle-platformer based on a brilliant combination of Mario and Tetris.
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TechnoBuffaloJoey DavidsonApr 2015BOXBOY! is a charming puzzle game for the Nintendo 3DS that you absolutely should pick up.
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Game RantBrad JonesMay 20154.5/5 stars'BOXBOY! 'is Nintendo's latest unmissable eShop exclusive, mixing puzzles and platforming to produce a wholly original and entirely compelling experience.
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EGMRay CarsilloApr 20154/10HAL Laboratory fails to innovate at all within the puzzle genre and throws many of the same obstacles at you over and over again—to the point where BoxBoy! is as plain a platformer as its monochromatic motif.
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Nintendo LifeJon WahlgrenApr 20156/10BOXBOY! will surely find an audience among those who are deeply in love with the Game Boy's sensibilities, but this writer is finding it increasingly difficult to be nostalgic for a style that never goes away. What's left, then, is a polished puzzler with surprisingly dull tendencies.
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IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 18 ratings.
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