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‎Enjoy SpinDot on your mobile that is inspired from the ever popular Mac puzzle adventure game Spin Doctor. Over 100 Levels with 10 Stages per level. Easy to play, relaxing and challenging. Meditative soundtrack background music. This game works with: Basilisk II, Spin Doctor is played on a grid of dots, around which 'wands' spin like clock hands. By swinging from dot to dot, the player's wand can avoid hazards, collect bonuses, and unlock a path to the sparkling goal dot.

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ClockWerx
PC cover art featuring Alexey Pajitnov, and PlayStation cover art
Developer(s)Callisto Corporation
Axes Art Amuse(Japanese ports)
Publisher(s)Spectrum Holobyte(Macintosh, PC)
Tokuma Shoten(Super Famicom, PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
Composer(s)Peter Drescher(MAC, PC)
Nori Atsumi(Japanese ports)[1]
Platform(s)PC, Mac, Super Famicom, PlayStation, Saturn
Release1995 (1996 for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions)
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

ClockWerx is a computer game created by Callisto Corporation that was released in 1995.

The game was originally released by Callisto under the name Spin Doctor. Later, with some game play enhancements, it was published by Spectrum HoloByte as Clockwerx.

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Gameplay[edit]

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The object of the game is to solve a series of increasingly difficult levels by swinging a rotating wand from dot to dot until the player reaches the 'goal' dot. Enemy wands that kill the player if touched march in predetermined patterns around each level's grid. The design is such that, with careful timing, the player can swing through seemingly impassable groups of enemies. Players can also swing from the same dot as an enemy by staying on the opposite side of it, since most enemy wands rotate at the same speed. At higher levels, more enemies are introduced, such as doors that open and close when the player's wand passes over a switch, hyperdots that send players to a different dot, and drops of acid that follow the player around.

The player's wand is in continuous motion; the only control is to reverse its direction of rotation, or to swing to another dot. Players can also swing to another dot and reverse rotation at the same time. All player motion is controlled by just four keys (reverse direction immediately, 'bounce' (reverse direction when your wand passes by another dot), move to another dot, and move and reverse direction simultaneously).

This method of locomotion is reminiscent of the early NES game Clu Clu Land.

Japanese ports[edit]

The game was released in Japan by Tokuma Shoten for the Super Famicom,[2][3][4]PlayStation,[5] and Sega Saturn[6] under the title クロックワークス. The title screen in all games features Alexey Pajitnov even though he didn't take part in the game development. Characters were introduced in the Japanese ports, and there are Clay animations in the PlayStation and Saturn games.

Reception[edit]

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu21/40 (PS)
Next Generation[8]
MacUser[7]

Next Generation reviewed the Macintosh version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that 'Using only four keys and two basic moves, ClockWerx will, nevertheless, keep you awake deep into the night.'[8]

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^'Soundtrack information (SFC)'. SNESmusic.org.
  2. ^Japanese title at super-famicom.jp (in Japanese)
  3. ^ClockWorks (Super Famicom) at GameFAQs
  4. ^Japanese-English translation of title at Superfamicom.org
  5. ^ClockWorks (PlayStation) at GameFAQs
  6. ^ClockWorks (Sega Saturn) at GameFAQs
  7. ^LeVitus, Bob (November 1995). 'The Game Room'. MacUser. Archived from the original on February 17, 2001. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  8. ^ ab'Finals'. Next Generation. No. 7. Imagine Media. July 1995. p. 75.

External links[edit]

  • ClockWerx at MobyGames
  • ClockWerx at Allgame
  • ClockWerx (PC) at GameFAQs
  • ClockWerx (MAC) at GameFAQs
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The game, while not designed by Pajitov himself, got his seal of approval and seems to follow some of his principles in terms of puzzler game design. Your goal is to get the switches ordered I such a fashion as to get the entire list of revolving clock indicators fixed in the same direction and showing the same time. This is done by changing their positions in respect to each other and in respect to their own orientations by gradually switching the circuit switches. You have to be both exact in terms of timing as well as exact in the manner in which you arrange the clocks. It kind of feels like a timer based tile puzzler. The game sports different boards, made available to you as you unlock the current ones, though their difficulty doesn't seem to increase gradually, keeping at the same relative level. Overall, it's an unusual puzzler, with an interesting premise, but ultimately it doesn't seem to stick with you. I would however recommend it to hardcore puzzler fanatics, for its more uncommon nature, though, they too might find it a bit hard to sink into.

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