Underplayed Gems

2nd Space (1993)

2nd Space cover
Developer
Sachen
Platforms
Mega Duck/Cougar Boy, Game Boy
Genres
Puzzle, Racing, Adventure

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Pac-Man-inspired maze game where you trace shapes to reveal images while dodging wall-phasing enemies.

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About

A puzzle game with strongly resembles Pac-Man. In this title, you play as a kind of small car to pass on all the boxes of a fixed screen. When you completely enclose a geometric shape, it turns to show an image fragment. Your objective is to return the entire image pieces without getting hit by the creatures that lurk in the level. These pass through the walls and throw projectiles that you need to ensure dodge them too. Finishing a level, you can admire the sketch as a whole and move to the next stage. Bonus items appear occasionally to freeze your enemies for example. It is also possible to defeat an opponent by turning a piece of image as it passes over.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.