Marble Blast Gold is a
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and
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. It is also available for
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operating systems as well as various
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Marble Blast Gold was also released for the
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, which featured several levels to replace others due to different gameplay mechanics. The sequel,
Marble Blast UltraMarble Blast Ultra, commonly abbreviated as MBU, is a 3D puzzle/action game involving a marble, available for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points . However, on December 5, 2007, it was made an Xbox Live Arcade Hit and its price was lowered to 400 Microsoft Points or . Marble...
was released a few years later for the
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platform, and features improved graphics and new features.
The basic gameplay involves rolling a marble from the start pad to the end pad, while avoiding the hazards along the way.
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Marble Blast Gold is a
3D3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
adventure game. It was pre-installed on some Apple Inc. computers like the
iMacThe iMac G5 was a series of desktop Macintosh computers designed and built by Apple Inc. using the PowerPC chip architecture. It was the last line of iMac computers that used a PowerPC chip, making it the last of the iMacs that could run Mac OS 9 applications. In August 2004, the iMac design was...
and
iBookThe iBook is a line of discontinued laptop computers sold by Apple Inc. between 1999 and 2006. The line was targeted at the consumer and education markets, with lower specifications and prices than the PowerBook, Apple's higher-end line of laptop computers....
. It is also available for
WindowsMicrosoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces...
operating systems as well as various
LinuxLinux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed,...
distributions.
Marble Blast Gold was also released for the
XboxThe Xbox is a video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2, Sega's Dreamcast, and Nintendo's GameCube...
, which featured several levels to replace others due to different gameplay mechanics. The sequel,
Marble Blast UltraMarble Blast Ultra, commonly abbreviated as MBU, is a 3D puzzle/action game involving a marble, available for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points . However, on December 5, 2007, it was made an Xbox Live Arcade Hit and its price was lowered to 400 Microsoft Points or . Marble...
was released a few years later for the
Xbox 360The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles....
platform, and features improved graphics and new features.
Gameplay
The basic gameplay involves rolling a marble from the start pad to the end pad, while avoiding the hazards along the way. On some levels, there is a Qualify time that the player must meet in order to move on to the next level. Most levels also require collecting a set number of gems along the way. There are 100 levels in all, divided by difficulty: 24 beginner, 24 intermediate, and 52 advanced.
Controls
There are two main controls to learn in the game, the marble's spin control and the camera direction control, as well as the use of power-ups. Settings can be configured to the user's preferences.
Reception
On GameRankings
Marble Blast Gold received an 8.4/10 rating, "Addictive gameplay and appealing levels lead to some of the best fun that $14.99 can buy". On Gametunnel, the game was rated 9/10 overall, "Marble Blast Gold is another great entry into the marble genre and a showpiece for the Torque engine. Highly recommended!". On GamersInfo, the reviewer noted "The game can be a lot of fun, especially if you are the type that likes to challenge your eye-hand coordination".
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