Droplitz is a puzzle video game developed by Blitz Arcade and published by Atlus USA. It was released for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Microsoft Windows and iOS in June 2009. A sequel called Droplitz Delight was released for Windows Phone in May 2012.[1]
| Droplitz | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Blitz Arcade |
| Publisher(s) | Atlus USA |
| Director(s) | Steve Stopps |
| Designer(s) | James A. Parker (original concept) Kory Vandenberg |
| Programmer(s) | Lee Winder |
| Artist(s) | Richard Jones Nina Truman |
| Composer(s) | Matt Black Todd Baker Simon Barford Richard Blackley Edward Hargrave Peter Ward |
| Engine | BlitzTech |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, iOS |
| Release | Xbox Live Arcade 24 June 2009 PSN 25 June 2009 Windows 26 June 2009 iOS 27 June 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | (PC) 82%[2] (PS3, X360) 74%[3][4] (iOS) 70%[5] |
| Metacritic | (PC) 78/100[6] (PS3) 76/100[7] (X360) 74/100[8] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| The A.V. Club | (X360) B[9] |
| Destructoid | (X360) 9.5/10[10] |
| Edge | (X360) 5/10[11] |
| GameDaily | (X360) 8/10[12] |
| GamePro |    [13] |
| GamesRadar+ | [14] |
| GameZone | (X360) 6.7/10[15] |
| IGN | 7.5/10[16][17] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | (PS3) 6/10[18] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | (X360) 7/10[19] |
| Retro Gamer | (X360) 96%[20] |
The PC and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the Xbox 360 version received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6][7][8]
Since its release, the Xbox 360 version sold 6,740 units worldwide by January 2011.[21] Sales moved up to 10,341 units by the end of 2011.[22]
Dispute
editThere is an ongoing dispute as to who originally came up with the original game concept for Droplitz as an individual provided evidence that they came up with a similar game concept over one year before the release of Droplitz and attempted to pitch it to the same game studio, Blitz Games Studios, which would then go on to produce the Droplitz game.[23]
References
edit- ^ Saijo, George (24 May 2012). "New Droplitz Delight Review Windows Phone". BestWP7Games. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Droplitz for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Droplitz for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Droplitz for Xbox 360". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Droplitz for iOS (iPhone/iPad)". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Droplitz for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Droplitz for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Droplitz for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Nelson, Samantha (20 July 2009). "Droplitz (X360)". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Zimmerman, Conrad (6 July 2009). "Review: Droplitz (X360)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Edge staff (September 2009). "Droplitz (X360)". Edge. No. 205. Future plc. p. 99.
- ^ Yang, Robin (21 July 2009). "DroplitZ [sic] Review (Xbox 360)". GameDaily. AOL. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Ely, Sean (9 July 2009). "XBLA/PSN Review: Droplitz". GamePro Arcade. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Hayward, Andrew (29 July 2009). "Droplitz review". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ DeLia, Joseph (14 July 2009). "Droplitz - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Hatfield, Daemon (22 June 2009). "Droplitz Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Hatfield, Daemon (14 July 2009). "Droplitz Review (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Droplitz". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Future plc. November 2009. p. 127.
- ^ "Droplitz". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. September 2009. p. 87.
- ^ Jones, Darren (13 August 2009). "Droplitz (X360)". Retro Gamer. No. 67. Imagine Publishing.
- ^ Langley, Ryan (28 January 2011). "In-Depth: Xbox Live Arcade's 2010 Sales Revealed". Game Developer. Informa. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Langley, Ryan (20 January 2012). "Xbox Live Arcade by the numbers - the 2011 year in review". Game Developer. Informa. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Fletcher, James William (3 December 2020). "The time that Blitz Games Studio of Leamington Spa stole my game idea". Medium. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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