Topic: Hako Boy From HAL Laboratory Hits the Japanese 3DS eShop

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This stylistic action puzzler looks to charm and stump gamers at the same time.

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Hako Boy, a new title from HAL Laboratory, is available on the the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan for 630 yen (plus tax). The title, which literally means “Box Boy,” is a black and white action puzzle game that puts players in control of a box-shaped boy named Cubey as they guide him through the more than 150 puzzles.

Players can run and jump on their way to the goal. Cubey also has a skill that allows him to create additional blocks that can be used to help him get to unreachable areas. For example, if there is a gap with spikes in between Cubey and the end of the stage, players can create a few blocks by pressing the Y button in tandem with the control pad. The amount of blocks that can be created are dictated at the start of each level. Blocks can made in various shapes, and aside from impromptu stairs or bridges, they can also be used to push and hold buttons, and even used to protect Cubey from dangers such as laser beams.

There is currently no word on a Western release for Hako Boy. For more on the game, be sure to check out the trailer below.