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Turnabout

While the old adage that "turnabout is fair play" applies in many situations, Natsume's Turnabout is all about diabolical puzzles where players rotate the entire puzzle while the pieces move within its…

6 April 2000

Turnabout is a puzzle developed by Artdink, released 6 April 2000 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and iOS.

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What Turnabout is

Turnabout is a puzzle game developed by Artdink and released in 2000. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device and Web browser.

The premise, in the publisher's words

While the old adage that "turnabout is fair play" applies in many situations, Natsume's Turnabout is all about diabolical puzzles where players rotate the entire puzzle while the pieces move within its borders, sliding and rolling into mind-numbing configurations and patterns. The 100 puzzles provided are divided into two groups of 50: Begin Mode and Main Mode. The first 50 puzzles must be solved in order to open up the remaining 50, but the puzzles are numbered in five rows of ten each -- solving seven rounds in a row will open up the next row of ten, thus the puzzles needn't be solved sequentially. Puzzle pieces in Turnabout come in three types: colored balls, colored blocks, and sliding…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Turnabout launched on 6 April 2000, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Thief II: The Metal Age, MDK2 and Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Thief II: The Metal Age, MDK2, Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death.

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When did Turnabout come out?
Turnabout was released on 6 April 2000 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device and Web browser.

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