Chime is a puzzle video game developed by Zoë Mode and published by OneBigGame and Valcon Games on February 3, 2010. The game combines the gameplay from Tetris but the final goal of the game is different. Chime was developed for Xbox 360 but in 2010 it will also be available on PC and it is rated E for Everyone. http://www.chimegame.com/category/news/
Zoë Mode is a video game studio owned by Kuju Entertainment and it is based in Brighton, United Kingdom. The studio was founded in 2007 and some of the titles they developed are: Disney Sing It: Pop Hits and Dancing with the Stars: We Dance!
Gameplay
In Chime the player has to fill a given grid with blocks similar to the ones from Tetris. The pieces can be moved, rotated and placed on the table. The interesting fact in Chime is that with every piece the player adds, he has the chance to build a song pattern. After a level starts, a beat-line will move on the grid and when it touches a section on which a number of blocks are added, the song starts. By building 3X3 sections, the player will create a quad and the section is cleared. The goal is to clear the entire grid before the time runs out. The game features 2 playing modes: Timed Mode and Free Mode. The player can also alter the original song by adding new pieces anywhere on the grid.
In Chime the songs the player can listen are from awarded musicians and by altering the song, different remixes can be created. By purchasing this game the player also helps 2 charity partners: Save the Children and Starlight Children's Foundation, because Zoe Mode donates 60% of the purchase price to OneBigGame which sustains the charities foundations mentioned above.http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/chime/
Chime Gameplay Trailer
The video above is the gameplay trailer for Chime. As you can see the game is similar to Tetris, but the goal of the game is to fill in the given grid. The beat line moves on the grid and each time it reaches a section containing blocks, the music starts. By adding multiple blocks, the song can be mixed.
