Update: July 17, 2006
«©NCSX» Falling blocks puzzle games are as common as the clouds. Ever since Tetris and Columns paved the way for variants thereof, puzzle developers have been looking for the next big thing. Jukugon isn't it. Limited by its reliance on kanji characters instead of colors, shapes or numbers, the game's appeal falls short of universal and is limited to players capable of reading Chinese characters. The gist is otherwise simple - single circles fall from the top of the screen in measured fashion onto an 8x6 playfield. Each circle is etched with a kanji character on its face. For example, if the Chinese character for big (大) falls on top of or alongside the character for person (人), a match is made since "big person" is a proper kanji combination. By masterfully mixing and matching kanji characters together, players eventually clear the level - combos may also be triggered as phrases and colloquialisms are linked and created in stacks. To keep players honest, a Sanseido dictionary runs in the background to keep track of kanji combinations to ensure they're proper. Three game modes are featured - A Panic Mode where players have 90 seconds to create as many kanji combos as possible, a Television Mode which is based on TV Tokyo's Miyake-shiki Kokugo Drill, and a Theme Mode where players create kanji compounds which fall under the umbrella of the targeted motif. View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website. This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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