NAVIGATOR - Fast-Paced Puzzle Action [OUT NOW!]

[Alpha Six]

I guess the original topic got eaten by the database, so...



NAVIGATOR is a puzzle game being designed for the PC, with the XBOX 360, Windows Phone 7, and the iPhone for later release. The gameplay can be compared to a cross between an upside-down Bust-a-Move with elements from Tetris Plus, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, and Puyo Pop/Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. It is also the first game to reach playable beta by my developer "group", PixelxCore Independent Gaming.

The goal of the game is to keep your player character on your playing field safe from harm. You do this by keeping your game field as low as possible so he doesn't get squished by the ceiling-- this is done by shooting colored blocks at the field of colored blocks under the player character and matching up colors.

NAVIGATOR uses a dual-style control format, as you control both the player character and the “cannon” object that fires blocks down onto the screen. There are also cooperative and competitive options.

There are 4 confirmed gameplay modes: Endless Mode (a neverending wave of blocks as you see how long your player can survive), Competitive Mode (2-4 players play against each other to make the other player's character die first), Puzzle Mode (predetermined fields that must be solved by navigating your player character to a goal, as the roof slowly falls), and Puzzle Challenge (a twist on Puzzle mode that adds additional rules to each puzzle for further difficulty).


GET THE BETA HERE! (updated 6/9/2011)

PLEASE REMEMBER TO READ THE README EXTENSIVELY BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO PLAY. OTHERWISE, IT IS LIKELY THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER GAME CRASHES.

The beta version of Navigator only includes Endless mode.


MISCELLANEOUS SCREENSHOTS:

Spoiler

NAVIGATOR - Starter's Guide (LARGE IMAGE WARNING!)
[The Starter's Guide is also included in the beta, in a non-JPG format.]

NAVIGATOR OST - Decision (Main Menu)


NAVIGATOR OST - Gear Shuffle (Field of Cogs)



Navigator runs at a 960x640 resolution. If your PC cannot run a game of this resolution (for some reason), you may have trouble playing the game.



Preorder Navigator from Desura! Do it before October and save 10%!


Navigator will include an online mode as a free update a few months after its release.