Magnetis is a WiiWare

WiiWare

WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications can only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section...

 and PC video game developed by Yullaby

Yullaby

Yullaby is a French video game developer, founded by 5 former Gameloft employees in 2006, known for their 2009 video game Magnetis for WiiWare and PC.-External links:*** on Nintendo.com...

, and was released in 2009. The game is notably Yullaby's first independent project, after previously being commissioned to develop video games by third parties.

Reception

Despite its poor sales, Magnetis was generally met with good reviews. IGN UK gave the game a 7.5 (out of 10), praising its "slick presentation" and "deep mechanics", but said that the "lack of any online functionality was disappointing". Nintendo Life also gave it a similar score of 7 stars (out of 10), saying that "the music is possibly amongst the best you'll hear on WiiWare", but said there was a lack of variety in the gameplay. Wiiloveit.com assigned the game a 25/30 with a "Very Good" rating. They felt it was a "captivating" and "unique take on the falling block concept". Praise was also given to the game for "work[ing] [very] well in a group setting", its "amazing musical soundtrack" and for its "sense of quality".

Gameplay

Magnetis set a fantasy industrial environment where various magnets and metallic blocks will stack up. The combination of the magnets, gathered according to their polarity, aligned or not with metallic blocks, allow the player to make a complete line of elements to disappear. It is also possible to get rid of several lines in a row, such as combos.

Magnetis was developed for the WiiWare and Steam platforms using the GameStart engine.

External links

• Yullaby's Official Website
• Yullaby's Magnetis Microsite
• Magnetis on Nintendo.com