Klax

For the Japanese Mega Drive version, see Klax (Namco).

For the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear versions of the game, see Klax (8-bit).

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Klax
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tengen
Developer: Atari Games
Sound driver: Unknown
Genre: Puzzle
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code US 1991 $? 301040-0150 UK 1992-01More... £34.99More... 301040-0170 FR 1992-01More... ?F 301040-0170 DE 1992-01More... DM ? 301040-0170 ES 1992-01More... ?Ptas 301040-0170 BR 199x R$? ?

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The Tengen version of Klax (クラックス) is a port of the 1990 arcade game to the Sega Mega Drive. This is the version that was released overseas - Namco produced an alternate Mega Drive version for Japan.

Gameplay

Basically, you have to clear the blocks while the fall which is called a Klax when you line up three of the same color vertically, horizontally or diagonally. The main difference from most puzzle games is that you can see more than one of them as they fall end over end down a slope. They must be caught by a platform controlled by the player, and then placed where the player wants by pressing , or , and to speed up their descent the player presses . The player can only let three fall without being caught before they lose. This is kept track of by the drop meter.

Oddly enough there is no music, only the sound effects of the blocks moving and falling.

To complete a wave you must get a certain amount of Klax's or meet a certain criteria.

Wave 1 - Get 3 Klax
Wave 2 - Get 5 Klax
Wave 3 - Get 3 diagonals

A four in a row KLAX counts as 2 KLAX

Magazine articles

Main article: Klax/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Klax/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication Score Source ACE (UK) 91 №51, p89 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 66 №4, p32 Computer & Video Games (UK) 85 №121, p64 Game Zone (UK) 86 №1, p39 Hobby Consolas (ES) 86 Joystick (FR) 72 №10, p132 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 74 №5, p63 Mega (UK) 72 №4, p85 MegaTech (UK) 85 №1, p32/33 Mean Machines (UK) 84 №14, p102/103 Player One (FR) 88 №18, p66 Power Play (DE) 89 Sega Power (UK) 40 №23, p53 Sega Power (UK) 70 №28, p46 Sega Pro (UK) 87 №1, p52 Sega Pro (UK) 88 №4, p18 Sega Pro (UK) 80 №18, p66 Zero (UK) 85 №14, p125

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Based on 18 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart File:Klax MD US Manual.pdf Manual

Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 248cd09e MD5 3dfce8def728e2e249917307b8e38ca5 SHA-1 b7c07baf74b945549e067405566eeaa6856dd6b1	256kB	1990-07	Cartridge (US/EU)

References

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