| BlockOut II 2.5 | |
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| Author | bomblik |
| Type | Puzzle |
| Version | 2017 |
| License | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Updated | 2017/02/20 |
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BlockOut II is an addictive action puzzle game by Jean-Luc PONS. It is also the first OpenGL homebrew game for PlayStation Vita.
BlockOut II is reimplementation of original 1989 puzzle video game, developed in Poland by Aleksander Ustaszewski and Miroslaw Zablocki and published by California Dreams for multiple platforms. Original BlockOut was the first video game which transfered tetris from 2D into 3D.
This port is based on BlockOut II release 2.5 and was submitted to the GekiHEN Homebrew Competition.
User guide
The game has a strong user community and an online world ranking of user scores.
- http://www.blockout.net/blockout2/worldranking/index.php
- http://www.blockout.net/blockout2/scoredate.php
Currently you can play against/compare your score to an online score database, but you cannot upload your scores.
Controls
Cross - Confirm, Drop block
R - Cancel, Exit game
D-Pad - Move block, Select character (hall of fame)
Square - Rotate block around X axis counterclockwise
Square+L - Rotate block around X axis clockwise
Triangle - Rotate block around Y axis counterclockwise
Triangle+L - Rotate block around Y axis clockwise
Circle - Rotate block around Z axis counterclockwise
Circle+L - Rotate block around Z axis clockwise
Start - Pause/Resume game
Screenshots
Media
Blockout II - порт на Sony Playstation Vita (Andrey Savenok)
Known issues
There are some minor graphical issues due to TinyGL limitations.
Changelog
v2.5
- First Release.
Credits
- Jean-Luc PONS for an awesome game.
- Fabrice Bellard for TinyGL, an OpenGL software implementation.
- Team Molecule for HENkaku homebrew enabler.
- All vitasdk contributors.
- xerpi, Cpasjuste for SDL library port.
- Cpasjuste for PSP2SHELL, ports of SDL auxiliary libraries and TinyGL.
External links
- GekiHEN Contest - https://gekihen.customprotocol.com/en/project/BlockOut-II
- GitHub - https://github.com/bomblik/BlockOut_II_PSVITA
- VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/18