Puzzle Quest: Galactrix heading to PSN

By Tom Bramwell Published 22 January, 2009

D3P confirms Flash demo website hint.

D3Publisher has confirmed to Eurogamer that Puzzle Quest: Galactrix will be released on PlayStation 3 as well as Xbox Live Arcade, PC and DS.

The website hosting the PC-based Flash demo version released earlier this week carries the PS3 logo, but up to now the publisher, and developer Infinite Interactive, have only referred to the other formats.

"Puzzle Quest Galactrix will be available on PSN and Xbox Live in additional to PC and DS," a spokesperson told Eurogamer when we asked about the discrepancy.

Galactrix - the sequel to the excellent Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - is a turn-based match-3 puzzler using a hexagonal grid, where players try to explode mines and collect gems to fire off weapons at their opponent.

These face-offs form part of a broader RPG-style saga, complete with a levelling system, side quests, tons of text boxes full of swashbuckling space pirate dialogue and a dinky spaceship to guide between locations on the map screen.

Puzzle Quest Galactrix is currently due for release in March.

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  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #1 3 years ago

    Will it bring the missing Trophies as well?

  • Machetazo #2 3 years ago

    I think I will prefer Galactrix to the first, because having played the flash demo, it's clear that 'trix allows the board to alter on numerous axes, thanks to its hexagonal layout. It looks like more of an engaging game, from what I played.

  • M4RKYB #3 3 years ago

    Yeah I'm loving the new layout, took a while to click but it works well. Strange there's no PSP version, Challenge Of The Warlords looked great on it and it suited the screen size perfectly. I wonder if they purposefully neglected the PSP because of the pathetic death threats they received after some glaring bugs in that particular version of COTW. Not too bothered though, I'll get it for the DS instead.

  • JohnnyWashnGo #4 3 years ago

    That flash game is too addictive - I simply cannot stop playing the darned thing.

  • Santino #5 3 years ago

    i'm also addicted to the flash game, can't wait for the actual release. although definitely a DS purchase, can't imagine not being able to take it on the go with me.

  • sickpuppysoftware #6 3 years ago

    I was looking forward to the PSP version.

    Loved the first one but I'm not sure I'd want to play it tethered. It was ideal to dip into occasionally.

  • KingOfIceland #7 3 years ago

    I really like the quicker pace of this one, the battles in PQ 1 got stupid long faaaar too quickly, seeing as everyone had huge healthbars and most spells took way too many "jewels" to charge up. The Shield mechanic seems to change things quite a bit.

    So yeah, I'm hella stoked.

  • Domovoi #8 3 years ago

    Looking forward to this a lot. I just couldn't get into the first PQ, but this has me hopelessly addicted, not sure why. Although the absence of generic, jarring anime characters in a generic fantasy world undoubtedly helps.

    Still wondering wether to get it on XBLA or DS. I find the DS screens to look kind of cramped, but mobility is a big plus.

    Brilliant move of them to offer a flash demo by the way.