Wetrix has the distinction of probably being the only video game to fall into the landscape puzzle simulation genre. It's an interesting and very entertaining game. Basically what you've got to do is raise up the land to contain water. If an excessive amount of water overflows or goes through any holes in your simulacrum, the game is over. You will use some interesting strategies such as using meteors to dry up lake beds, raise up land to cover up any holes in the crust of your grid. The game is basically like Tetris except in 3D and more wildly complicated. Things like missiles that blow holes in your land and constant rain and earthquakes will make your life miserable. It's up to you the player through trial and error to decide what works best to avoid catastrophic results that lead to a rather quick "game over" screen. Wetrix is in a class all its own. It's not the best puzzle game by a long shot, but the replay value is pretty good.Read full review
In the classic mode, you start out with a flat piece of land; the ultimate goal being to gain as many points as possible, managing a landscape of lakes and ponds. This is accomplished by maneuvering different types of random pieces that fall onto the playing area, one at a time (much like the puzzle game Tetris). These pieces each have differing effects upon the arena, but the standard pieces are uppers, which increase the land level by one tier, and fall in different shapes. These can be used to sculpt walls and dams, and the perimeters of lakes. Shortly into the game, water bubble pieces will begin to fall, which burst upon impact with the land, and flow realistically like a fluid across the landscape. The main method of gathering points is by using the fireball piece to evaporate lakes, the amount of points depending upon the volume of water. On the right side of the screen is a water gauge, which fills up as water falls off the edge of the landscape, or down holes created by bombs. The player loses the game when the gauge fills up to the top. The only way to reduce the level of the water gauge is by evaporating water with fireballs, again the amount it is reduced by depends on the amount of water evaporated.Read full review
This is a fun puzzle game using water and structures to contain the water. Think of it as a 3d tetris where you need to hold water inside the blocks. Pretty simple game, but fun. I would have liked more modes or more game types, as the game tends to get repetative after a while. Don't get me wrong, I still like this game, it's one of my favorite puzzle games.
My son found a Pokemon edition N64 at a garage sale for a dollar...no cords, but we managed to find them and lo and behold it worked. Then we were on a mission to find the best games...this was one of our favorites back in the day and was one of the first we looked for! Wetrix is a classic game - a must have for anyone with a N64 system! No, the graphics aren't as advanced as we're used to these days, but this was top of the line when it came out. Even still, the graphics on a new hd tv big screen, are MUCH better than they were on our little basic 19" tube tv we had back in the day! Fun and challenging - requires a little patience and a lot of creativity.
Wetrix is a great game and it is hard to find. It is a game of mental challenge and it become very addictive to play. Hours go by and you are still trying to beat each level. Very fast paced and great for had/eye coordination. I think it is good for any age level.
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