Pieces (video game)

Pieces
North American cover art by Bryan Ballinger
DeveloperPrism Kikaku
Publishers
DirectorKōichi Kitazumi
ProducerSadao Hashiguchi
ComposerNobuyuki
PlatformSuper NES
Release
  • JP: July 22, 1994
  • NA: December 1994
GenrePuzzle
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Pieces (known in Japan as Jigsaw Party (ジグソーパーティー)) is a 1994 puzzle video game for the Super NES. It was developed by Prism Kikaku and published by Hori Electric in Japan and by Atlus Software in North America. In the game, the player has to solve jigsaw puzzles. In 2002, the spiritual successor developed by the same company, Jigsaw Madness, was released for the PlayStation.

Gameplay

The player can face either a computer or up to five human players. The computer players come at three difficulty levels (easy, normal or hard) and feature a wide array of opponents, such as a crab made out of a rice bowl and a beautiful laughing mermaid. A few puzzles must be solved before the opponent's puzzle is solved. If the player is quick enough, items will appear. These can do anything from guiding the puzzle pieces to freezing the opponent.

Release and reception


Pieces was released for the Super Famicom in Japan on July 22, 1994 and for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in December 1994.[7][3] GamePro's Earth Angel judged the game as "an interesting variation on the standard puzzler theme". He praised the solid challenge, easy controls (particularly with the use of the Super NES Mouse) and the variety of puzzles.[8]

Mike Weigand of Electronic Gaming Monthly similarly described Pieces as "unique" with solid challenge, but singled out the two-player "Versus Mode" as the game's strongest feature. The magazine's team of five reviewers scored it an 8.2 out of 10.[2] A reviewer for Next Generation commented positively on the large number of puzzles and the intensity of the two-player "Versus Mode", and gave the game three out of five stars, concluding, "Although it doesn't touch, say, Super Bomberman in the party game category, this title is still its own sort of blast."[5]

References

  1. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan (1998). "Pieces (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  2. ^ a b Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Sushi-X; Weigand, Mike (January 1995). "Review Crew - Major Mike's Game Roundup: Pieces (Atlus/Super NES)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 66. Sendai Publishing. p. 38.
  3. ^ a b Noda, Minouru; Uchizawa, Rōringu; Nagano, Isabella; TacoX (July 29, 1994). "New Games Cross Review: ジグソーパーティー". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 293. ASCII Corporation. p. 38.
  4. ^ Brumley, Doug (March 1995). "Review: Pieces (SNES)". Game Players. Vol. 8, no. 3. GP Publications. p. 67.
  5. ^ a b "Finals - SNES: Pieces". Next Generation. No. 3. Imagine Media. April 1995. p. 100.
  6. ^ "Capsule Reviews: Pieces (Super NES)". VideoGames. No. 72. Larry Flynt Publications. January 1995. p. 82.
  7. ^ "Super NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  8. ^ Earth Angel (April 1995). "ProReview - Super NES: Pieces". GamePro. No. 79. IDG. p. 86.
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