Hexic HD
Hexic HD is the next puzzle hit from Alexey Pajitnov, the original creator of "Tetris." Rotate groups of three hexes to form clusters of like-colored tiles. Use bonus pieces and starflowers to boost your score…
Hexic HD is a puzzle developed by Alexey Pajitnov, released 16 November 2005 on Xbox 360.
What Hexic HD is
Hexic HD is a puzzle game developed by Alexey Pajitnov and released in 2005. It was published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is available on Xbox 360 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Hexic is a 2003 tile-matching puzzle video game developed by Carbonated Games for various platforms. In Hexic, the player tries to rotate hexagonal tiles to create certain patterns. The game is available on Windows, Xbox 360, Windows Phone and the web. Many clones are available for Android and iOS. The game was designed by Alexey Pajitnov, best known as the creator of Tetris. While most earlier releases of the game were developed by Carbonated Games, the most recent version released for Windows and Windows Phone is developed by Other Ocean. The name is a portmanteau of the words "hectic" and "hexagon".
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Hexic HD holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Hexic HD launched on 16 November 2005, within three weeks of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Mario Kart DS, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) and Star Wars: Battlefront II. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Mario Kart DS, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005), Star Wars: Battlefront II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hexic HD yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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