Tribute Video games is celebrating the sport’s tenth anniversary with a Change port on Oct. 6

It’s been a very long time since I’ve thought of Wizorb — lengthy sufficient that studying my decade-old assessment nearly appears like peering right into a previous life. However each reminiscence I’m pulling up is an effective one, and I’m stoked to see this Arkanoid-style brick-breaking recreation resurface. For its tenth anniversary, Wizorb is coming to Nintendo Change on October 6, 2022.

If you happen to had been massive into Xbox 360 in the course of the Xbox Dwell Indie Video games heyday, you may be pumped too. However for those who’ve by no means heard of Wizorb earlier than (regardless of its later ports, together with Steam), then you must test it out. It’s traditional arcade gameplay with mild RPG touches.

I at all times had a smooth spot for pinball video games with full of life boss battles, and that sentiment additionally goes for ball-bouncing brick breakers like Wizorb or Arkanoid: Doh It Once more. All informed, there are 60 ranges, and the worth is true — it’ll be $4.99 on the Nintendo Change eShop.

Sure, it’s actually been a decade

“Wizorb holds a really particular place in our hearts,” stated Tribute co-founder and president Jean-François Main in a press assertion. “As our first Tribute title, we got down to showcase that we had been severe and able to making video games our method. And in the present day, due to the Change’s options, we really feel the sport discovered its true residence.”

“Constructing an organization on high of that was a variety of work, however Wizorb was the best first recreation for us to deal with; it was affordable in scope and its design outlined what could be often known as the ‘Tribute Video games home model,’” added co-founder and director Jonathan Lavigne.

Since then, the studio has come out with Mercenary Kings, Flinthook, Panzer Paladin, and the splashiest of all of them, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.

This model and scope of recreation is a pure match for Nintendo Change, so contemplate getting Wizorb the following time you’re within the temper for one thing smaller, and extra instantly gratifying. It’s a pleasant palate cleanser you possibly can rapidly hearth up.