Last month we had our pizza-greased paws all over Sega’s upcoming Chu Chu Rocket for the iPhone, and having loved the Dreamcast version, we can’t wait. We explain the basic premise of the game in the preview:
ChuChu Rocket! is a colorful J-style puzzle game where you must get a group of mice safely into their rocket ships while avoiding cats. The mice will brainlessly move forward on their own, and make a right turn when running into walls or barriers. You can place various up, down, left, and right arrows around the playfield in order to direct the mice towards the safety of their rockets. Cats behave similarly in how they march around the board, and if you happen to misdirect your mice into any of the cats you’ll fail the level. There are limited numbers of arrows per level to direct your mice with, meaning you’ll have to think ahead to find the best placement of each one to assure you get your mice to safety.
The game will be available on the 28th for both the iPhone and iPad. The iPhone version will be $4.99, with the HD iPad version at $6.99. Chu Chu Rocket for the iPhone sounds pretty awesome, with over 140 puzzles and a four player multiplayer mode. If you can’t wait until next week and desperately want some similar gameplay, give Mummy Panic a look.
