LightsOut
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| LightsOut | |
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| Author(s) | JigPu |
| Type | Puzzle Game |
| Version | 1.0 |
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LightsOut is a version of the classic light-extinguishing puzzle Lights Out. The goal is, as hinted by the name, to turn off all lights on the game board. Pressing a light causes it and its four neighbors to toggle on and off. Lights that were off will turn on, and lights that were on turn off. Despite the simple rules and goal, games take most players several minutes to complete.
Controls
| Button | Action |
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Move cursor |
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Press light |
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"Cheat" for 1 move |
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Increase / decrease difficulty |
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Toggle demo mode |
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Exit to loader |
Gameplay
As outlined by the controls, move the on-screen cursor with the and press to toggle the state of the 5 lights underneath the cursor. Lights that are off are a dark gray and will turn to a bright green, while those lights already on will be turned off. The continues until all lights have been turned off. Once all lights have been extinguished a new game is automatically created and timer and move counts reset. When done playing, simply hit .
If you get stuck and are looking for a move guaranteed to get you closer to the goal, you can hit . The Wii will look at the moves available and perform one automatically. A couple of presses can help you get the board to a state which is easier to understand (and a lot of really fast presses will solve the game in no time!)
For those players who find the classic 2-state ON/OFF version of Lights Out too simple and require a challenge, the and buttons can change difficulty levels. Increasing the difficulty increases the number of states that a single light can take on. To the right of the game board is a "color map" outlining how the colors will change. The maximum number of states supported is 7, which should be enough for even the most hardcore of Lights Out masters.
Along the outside of the screen are several statistics that may be of interest. The number of moves made so far, as well as the minimum required to solve the board are listed at the top. Below that is the time spent on the current game. Near the bottom on the right is the color map mentioned in the paragraph above. Along the bottom of the screen are the number of games successfully completed and the total time that you have been playing LightsOut.
Changelog
Future Plans
- Background music
- Wiimote pointer support
- Nunchuck & classic controller support
Version 1.0
- Coming very soon!
- Initial release for Wii and PC.
Screenshots
