Cubixx HD is a PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 puzzle game developed by UK based studio Laughing Jackal

Laughing Jackal

Laughing Jackal Ltd is an independent video game developer, part of the Majesty House Group based in Essex, United Kingdom. Established in 2005 it has developed titles for Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP and Playstation 3...

 released on the PlayStation Network in Europe on August 17, 2011 and September 20, 2011 in North America. It is the HD sequel to Cubixx, a 2009 PlayStation mini title.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Cubixx HD is based upon the classic arcade game Qix

Qix

Qix is an arcade game, released by Taito America Corporation in 1981.-Gameplay:The objective of Qix is to fence off, or “claim”, a supermajority of the playfield...

. The player controls a robot that fires a laser at a cube with the objective of erasing its sides. A variety of enemies and power-ups become available as the player progresses.

Reception

Reviews of Cubixx HD have been generally favorable with a Metacritic

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 score of 77 out of 100, with Kristian Reed of Eurogamer

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 praising the title as the best reinvention of its antecedent Qix

Qix

Qix is an arcade game, released by Taito America Corporation in 1981.-Gameplay:The objective of Qix is to fence off, or “claim”, a supermajority of the playfield...

  and Joel Gregory of PlayStation Official Magazine (UK)

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calling it "one of the most
gloriously addictive, knuckle-bitingly frustrating strategy experiences you can have on PSN."