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Game #2737
Hall of Belated Fame Inductee  Styx    View all Top Dogs in this genreCollection: WISE Games
Action   Arcade

Rating: 8.36 (30 votes)

Styx box cover

Styx screenshot
Another excellent outing from Windmill Software, Styx is an enhanced clone of Taito’s Qix that allows diagonal drawing. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the Taito classic, here’s the basic scoop: you play a marker that has the ability to draw "Stix". To claim the field, you need to use the Stix and draw squares and rectangles that connect to the outer wall or other rectangles. Once you start a rectangle, you can't stop until it's done, or the Fuse will come up and get you. When you make a complete shape, a pattern fills it, signaling your claim. To pass the level, you need to claim 65% of the field. The enemies plaguing you include Sparx that follow the lines and try to shock you, and the always-moving Qix, the helix that'll fry you if it touches an incomplete rectangle.

More than any other Windmill Software game, Styx is a very faithful clone of the arcade original that Qix fans will immediately recognize. Needless to say, the ability to draw Stix in diagonal direction makes the gameplay more interesting – although not necessarily easier since the Sparx are also more numerous and move much faster. Overall, a great classic that is highly recommended for Qix fans. Two thumbs up!

Reviewed by: Underdogs
Designer: Unknown
Developer: Windmill Software
Publisher: Windmill Software
Year: 1983
Software Copyright: Windmill Software
Theme:  
Multiplayer:  
None that we know of
System Requirements: DOS
Where to get it:
Related Links: Styx Remastered
Links:    
If you like this game, try: Qix, Volfied, FenceOut

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