Overview
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
WiiWare
- 27th Oct 2008, 600 points
- 4th Dec 2008, 600 points
- 12th May 2009
- Series
- Controller Support
- Feature Support
- Official Site
- artstyle.nintendo.c...
Reviews
Review Art Style: Rotohex (WiiWare)
Is this hexagonal puzzler a welcome addition to the Art Style series?
The one constant of the three Art Style games that have seen release on the WiiWare service so far has been their simplicity. There are no fancy visuals, no epic musical tracks, and no complicated play control schemes to tarnish the "less is more" theme of these unique...
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Art Style: Rotohex News
Nintendo Download 12 May 2009 (Japan)
This week sees some catching up and another Rebirth!
After last week's focus on the new streaming media channel from Nintendo with no new Japanese WiiWare or VC content, this week we're back to the standard 7 releases. Most of these are catching up with the NA/EU territories, but there's a couple of new titles in there as well including one that...
News Art Style Games Coming to Japan
Japanese gamers are finally getting the Art Style WiiWare titles
Nintendo's unique Art Style WiiWare titles have already been available in North American and Europe for some time now, but Japanese gamers have been left out in the cold. That's all about the change with the announcement that Nintendo is finally bringing its three Art Style titles to...
Nintendo has once again shown some serious love to European Wii owners today with the release of a whopping four WiiWare titles.
That's right; if you're a Euro Wii owner then you have Art Style: Rotohex, Bang!, Pit Crew Panic!, and Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 to choose from. You lucky ducks! We’ve already covered Art Style: Rotohex, Pit...
News Art Style Series Coming To Europe Soon
European WiiWare fans who have jealously been coveting the recent Art Style games which North America has been spoilt with will soon be put out of their misery. The initial three games will be coming to Europe soon thankfully.
All three games Cubello, Rotohex and Orbient have received solid reviews from WiiWare World, each attracting a score of...
News USA WiiWare Update: Strong Bad Episode 3 and Art Style: Rotohex
Not much surprises today - Both released games were pretty much confirmed to be coming!
Strong Bad Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands is the third installment of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People. After Strong Bad's beloved Fun Machine breaks down, he can't play his cool new Limozeen game, so he takes it to Bubs for repairs - The problem is...
News More Bit Generations Games Coming To WiiWare
After the surprise release of Art Style: Orbient on WiiWare last week the in North America, it will probably come as no surprise to discover that more of the GBA series of bit Generations games should find their way to WiiWare. The question is which ones will make it first?
Worry not inquisitive reader as the Australian OFLC ratings body has...
About The Game
Use colored triangular panels to create a vibrant mosaic of stained glass in Art Style: Rotohex. As triangles fall from the top of the screen, rotate them to group six panels of the same color and create a matching hexagon, or HEX. Once the HEX has been formed, it will disappear, allowing the existing panels to shift and more panels to fill the playing field.
A clear-cut goal and two different styles of intuitive controls allow you to focus solely on the game play-which is vital, as the playing field will be full of panels before you know it. With multiple modes (unlock more as you progress further in SOLO mode), special item panels at your disposal, and the ability to play cooperatively or competitively with a friend, there will always be another HEX to create.
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Oh boy! This was the one other bitGen game I was looking to get.
Sounds like there's some maths and strategy involved.
You know what, I don't care! Just release Orbient over here!
Ah yes Dialhex. The concept of the game is great and while it is a block falling puzzle game it does it in a really unique way. My problem though was a severe lack of modes.
I'm hoping that was fixed and they don't ruin it with rotating the Wii remote controls... the offical site for Dialhex gives you a good idea of what to expect from this Wiiware game.
The other two Art Style games are fun so maybe this one will follow suite
Games that use increments of 60 angles (triangles, hexagons) have a certain charm that most square games (90 angles) do no possess.
Could it be that honeybees use hexagons to build there domiciles instead of squares like humans do?
Co-op and competitive play? Sign me up twice over for this game! One thing I do wish Orbient and Cubello featured was at least one two-player mode, so it's great to see Rotohex is getting not just one but two dual-play modes. Can't wait to download this game later today.
If its as addictive as Orbient then I'm in
Dialhex for the GBA was great, so hopefully this version is at least as good as the GBA one =).
107 blocks. That's what I saw on the WiiShop.
Very addictive.
Is it just me, or is this game HARD?
I can't wait to get this tonight.
Gonna go and grab this game right now and play it too!
Dialhex for the GBA was great, so hopefully this version is at least as good as the GBA one =).
It's got two player for double the fun...I wonder if in IR mode it is feasable to have one person dual wield remotes like in World of Goo (i'm told it is amazing if you can get the hang of it). I also like how they give us IR as an option but not throw it at us.
Apart from that it still looks a bit limp in options.
Damn it! when the Hell are we Brits going to get the Art Style games! I really want Cubello and Orbitus!
That's the first time I have to agree with a lemon.
The music in this game is awesome.
I remember this. I thought it sounded familar when I read the description again today. Its HexCite from the Game Boy Color isn't it? Or something very similar.
@Bass X0: HexCite (another one of my favorite puzzle games) is different from this game. In HexCite you would place various shaped pieces into the play grid, while in Roxohex, the triangles fall from the top of the screen.
I was about to get Cubello, but I decided to go ahead and get this instead because it has a two-player mode.
I like the way the sides overlap in the two-player game. You can both grab the shapes in the center, and sending a cascade of "garbage triangles" over to the other player can kind of backfire if there's a sharp incline.
As in Orbient, the music changes as you progress, and I think that adds a lot to both games.
@ Starwolf_UK: Yeah, sadly it looks like there are just 3 modes or just one for the singleplayer. Hopefully the singleplayer-mode is divided at least in the solo-mode and the endless-mode, like in Dialhex. But apart of that, Dialhex had also a Versus-Mode, so actual it seems that Rotohex had no real new modes.
Beat Solo Mode and you'll unlock "Sprint Mode" and get halfway through Solo Mode to unlock "Endless Mode" as well.
Dialhex was pretty fun, but as Starwolf_UK mentioned, severely limited. I can't wait to see dotstream brought to WiiWare...
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@ Corbie: Thank you. It is nice to see that there is leastwise one new mode^^.
it's no tetris, but i think i have gotten my 600 points worth of use out of it. i wish i could get past purple though...
I may get this
@Tony as long as you do not have any issues with telling yellow from light green. You should get this game it is fun.
@wanderdustwarrior
game looks awesome but your right, the concept does seem a bit difficult
Great art style title.
NOW ALL WE NEED IS DOTSTREAM CMON!
I wont be getting a DSI for a while so I do hope more WiiWare art style games are coming.
The Style Of This Game Is Just Like Art Style Code For Dsi
I finally conquered the Solo round to unlock the sprint & staff credits of Rotohex. It took a while, but with practice it was worth it....and tiring too with the eyes looking in all directions on the screen.
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