Posted by Steven

Fri, 18th Mar 2011

'Cubixx HD' Episode 6 - I challenge you to challenging Challenges...

Good day ladies and gentlemen,

Hope no one is too hung over after enjoying St. Patrick’s Day? I’m sure you all enjoyed sampling a pint or two of your favourite Irish Stout! I know I did…

Anyway, I digress. We all know why we’re really here; that’s right, the weekly Cubixx HD news update!

“But Steven, what are you going to discuss this week?” I hear you all scream. Well, today’s update looks at a brand new game mode, CHALLENGES! This is my favourite game mode. I’m currently in the process of setting the times/scores for the various Challenges, and I can assure you that some of them are very hard to beat! So bring it on (when you can buy the game obviously)!

Challenge levels are unlocked as you play through Arcade mode and offer various game modes in which you must try to win Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze medals. You’ll need to make perfect runs in order to win Platinum medals; think along the lines of Time Splitters’ level of difficulty! However, the Bronze medals will be much easier for the less experienced player to unlock, so there’s something for everybody.

With a bit of time and practice everybody should be able to unlock the Platinum medals without too much difficulty…. so good luck everybody, Mwahahahaahhaha (my evil laugh)!  

Below is a list of my current three favourite levels, which should also give you an idea of what you might expect to see in the Challenges mode:

Speed Freak 1 – This challenge requires you to beat a relatively simple level as quickly as you can. The only problem is that you have maxxed out speed! Platinum medals are always hidden, so this is a spoiler… to get Platinum on Speed Freak 1 you will have to finish the level in under 8 seconds!!!

Light Speed!

Chaser Buster 1 – This is for all you sadists out there. Kill as many Line Chasers as you can on your way to completing the level. There are a few arguments about the target score on this; I think 100 Line Chasers for Platinum, but Rich (programmer) thinks this is too hard…. Hopefully I’ll have the final say and this can remain a demanding challenge.

Bustin’ makes me feel good!

Bright Spark – This challenge requires you to get a really high score… The only problem is the super-fast Fuse chasing you, meaning combos and long lines are hard to achieve! You’ll need to move quickly on this level to succeed.

One fast Fuse!

These 3 challenges are just the tip of the iceberg; there are 50 Challenges in total! So get prepared to spend a lot of time trying to achieve the Platinum medals on all 50 levels, you’ll need both skill and luck to get them all!

Tune in next week for some details on the various Attack modes!

Thanks,

Steven