Mawashite Tsunageru Touch Panic - Gameplay

Gameplay

At first glance, Touch Panic appears to be like a new version of Pipe Dream. Shapes of the tiles aside, Touch Panic is actually quite different from the 80s puzzle game. One thing is for certain: Touch Panic is a unique entry to the action puzzle genre.

The basic premise of the game is to guide a pink ball with a smiley face on it called the Panic Ball to a drain hole by shifting tiles around so that the ball travels along paths formed by adjoining tiles. In addition, smaller balls also roll around the stage and must be picked up in various orders in order to complete a given task. The smaller balls come in four colors, with combinations ranging from a simple pair to a massive train of fourteen balls. While the rules are basic, achieving the goals can be challenging. In addition, there are almost a dozen different gameplay modes, adding variety to the game. Tiles are moved using the stylus. Lines of tiles can be shifted by one tile per move in horizontal or vertical directions. Tiles shifted off the edge of the field will reappear on the other side of the field, as in Yoshi's Cookie. A square of four tiles can also be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise using the appropriate stylus gestures. The pink ball’s current path is highlighted in pink, and touching the ball will make it quickly travel to the end of its path, picking up any other balls it encounters along the way.