Qix (Atari Lynx review)

Developer: Knight Technologies
Publisher: Telegames
Released: 1991

Qix is an action game that was originally released in the Arcade in 1981.

+ Maddeningly addictive gameplay and there's a considerable amount of techniques you can employ to fill the screen.

+ Works well on the smaller screen and the tense SFX / reduced playfield make the action feel brilliantly claustrophobic.

+ Gives you the option to move fast or slow, with the latter adding risk-reward due to it gaining you more points.

+ Unlike the NES port (1991), this version includes a password feature so you can skip to later levels to continue progress.

- However, each Game Over requires you to re-input this password instead of clearing your score and restarting the action.

- Catchy jingles from the NES version are sorely missing, and the core gameplay doesn't really develop as you advance.