New Dreamcast Games Inhabitants and Maqiupai released!

[goatdan]

Inhabitants and Maqiupai, two new Dreamcast games have made their debut.

 

Some more information about the games:

 

Inhabitants by S+F Software

 

Inhabitants is a puzzle game that will put your skills to the test as you work your way through level after level of tile clearing action! Play with three friends in competition mode or play by yourself and unlock many new modes of play. Inhabitants will have you thinking about how to remove tiles and get the best bonuses possible. With millions of opportunities to improve your old scores, Inhabitants will move into your thoughts for a long time!

 

Inhabitants will remind you of many other popular games where you need to remove tiles of the same color, only this time there is a twist – You can only remove tiles one away from the tile you are on. The maximum tiles you can remove is therefore five, and that will give you what is known as a four-way combo. Can you set up the board the right way to get tons of four way combos and get insane scores?

 

Maqiupai by JMD

 

Maqiupai is the classic game of Shanghai with a modern twist. You need to remove all of the tiles in each challenging puzzle before time runs out. You can only remove tiles that match and are free on one side to be removed. You’ll have to use lots of strategy to make your way through this variant of Mahjong that has also gone by the name of Shanghai.

 

What sets Maqiupai apart from the other versions of Shanghai that have been released is how the game is played – there are two modes to Maqiupai: Challenge and Time Attack. In challenge, you will set to the task of removing tiles as quickly as possible. You work as the clock works against you, counting down to your fate. Luckily, you have the use of Shinobi Jokers on your side – tiles that will clear the board of any other tiles like them. After you have unlocked a table in Challenge mode, you will be able to play it in Time Attack and compete with others from around the world by logging onto http://www.goatstore.com/maqiupai/ and submitting your highest scores!

 

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For all you Dreamcast fans out there, I can also say that we expect there to be as many as 10 more releases over the next two years. We're currently working on preparing two more games for release in the next few months!

[Brian R.]

Are there any independent reviews of these games? They both kinda strike my interest, and just about anything new to feed the DC is a good thing.

 

Any discount (price and/or shipping) for buying both???

[Brian R.]

Just occured to me... I have a game on my cell phone called Mahki, and Inhabitants sounds a lot like it.

 

In the Mahki game, there is a grid of various colors and shapes - red hearts, purple mushrooms, green squares and yellow smiley faces - and the goal is to clear the grid by selecting groups of them.

 

Are the games similar? Identical?

[goatdan]

Are there any independent reviews of these games? They both kinda strike my interest, and just about anything new to feed the DC is a good thing.

 

There aren't any reviews... yet. The games just came out, so people just started receiving them within the last couple days. While my standpoint on the game might be a little biased, I think they are both excellent titles.

 

Inhabitants is hard to explain. It isn't like Mahki, Jawbreaker or Sega Swirl, which are all pretty similar. Instead, when you select a tile, you can only eliminate the same color tiles one spot away. The best you can do is eliminating five tiles at a time, which looks like this + and is called a "four way." Four ways give you bonus points for the round.

 

Sometimes, you start a level with a pretty good set of tiles and maybe even one or two four-ways ready to go. Most of the time, you have to figure out how to best drop the tiles around it to make more four ways. It is really addictive, and includes an option for a multiplayer game with up to four friends.

 

Maqiupai is like Shanghai but with a pretty fun twist. You work through the levels in an arcade-like mode where you get an additional 3 seconds per set removed and have Shinobi Jokers that you can use to remove tiles of the same type. If you get stuck, you wait a certain time period and another joker will show up for you to use.

 

After you have unlocked the levels by completing them in challenge mode, you can play the levels in time attack. Time attack is just like Shanghai with no jokers, but you race against the clock. When you complete a level, if it is your best time for it you get a code that you can enter at the Maqiupai Web site to see how you rank.

 

Personally, I'm super addicted to Maqiupai and I've been playing it to getter my scores pretty much constantly since the game was delivered.

 

Hopefully, that will help If you or anyone else has any other questions for me, feel free to ask. If you purchase both by the way, shipping will remain the same on our site -- $4.10 -- and the games will ship to US addresses within 24 hours.

[Sauza12]

Very nice! I'll be ordering both very soon!

[RJ]

The Inhabitants team spoke at a seminar & showed the game at the last Midwest Classic Gaming Expo in Milwaukee. They're a cool bunch of guys, seem real savvy & know what they're doing, & despite the low audience turnout, it was interesting & they put forth a great effort.

[Brian R.]

Anyone get these games yet? I'm interested in hearing impressions.

[BydoEmpire]

Sega Swirl (on the DC Smash Pack) is the same game as Mahki. Mahki is also available on the coin-op Touchmaster & TM Infinity machines. Plays really well on the coin-ops w/ their touch screen.

[BydoEmpire]

Oh, back on topic - I saw both of these at Lik Sang. I was gonna order Inhabitants, but haven't gotten around to it yet.