"The basic idea is build lines or blocks of color and then destroy them," oeFun President Ian Dunlop told N-Philes. "You place pieces on the board using the DS stylus and then when you have enough pieces on the board you destroy them by creating a ‘line' from one conductor to another conductor. That is where the game takes its name from."
To play the game, you are first presented with a two-piece block that you place simply by touching a square on the game play grid, and dragging into the direction that you wish to place the piece. Rows of special plates called conductors border the playing field. Once you can create a line of a solid color on the grid, you drag the stylus from one conductor to another, thus eliminating it. This process is called a conduction. Konductra features a tutorial mode complete with voiced instructions to help newcomers adapt to the game's play style.
Of course, you only have a limited amount of time to place your piece. Dunlop explains, "you have a certain amount of time to place a piece. If you fail to place a piece within that time, it drops down onto the board from above into a random position. The 'blocks' that fall like that need two conductions to remove them." If there is no more room on the game field to place a block, it's game over.
Place the blocks, then make them disappear, then revel in your victory. Take that, world.
Konductra Features several game modes that sound as if they'll deliver an addictive puzzle experience. Score mode allows players to play endlessly, trying to achieve a high score. If you eliminate multiple lines, you'll get combo scoring to multiply your score. At specific levels, more colored tokens are added to increase the difficulty. The more lines that you clear, the less time you get to place the next block. Task mode is a puzzle mode where you have to create a shape that appears on the top screen. Once made, you have to destroy it! This mode contains over 60 stages to complete.
On top of single player, Konductra contains multiple multiplayer modes. VS CPU allows you to play against a computer opponent, with 5 levels of difficulty. VS Human, not surprisingly, lets you play against another person. To beat your opponent, you must fill their board so that they can no longer drop any blocks. When you complete a conduction, parts of the opponent's board freezes, making them use their time to unfreeze blocks by tapping them with the stylus. If you create a horizontal or vertical conduction, blocks will begin to fall on the opponent's board! This mode can be played either locally or over Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection service.
On with the interview!
