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    Retro Inspired: TRICKY TOWERS

    Sep 03, 2020 4 minutes
    Words by Darran Jones

    IN THE KNOW

    » PUBLISHER: WEIRDBEARD GAMES/SUPER RARE GAMES (SWITCH)

    » DEVELOPER: WEIRDBEARD GAMES

    » RELEASE: 2016

    » PLATFORM: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE, SWITCH

    » GENRE: PUZZLE, MULTIPLAYER

    If it wasn’t for Super Rare Games sending us a Switch review copy of Tricky Towers we’d have never been aware of this charming competitive puzzler. We only needed a few plays to realise how much fun it is, and it came as something as a surprise to learn that Tricky Towers made its debut in 2016. It was an even bigger surprise that its origins go back further and, despite its Tetris sheen, has ties to an old Wii game.

    “It all started in 2007 with a minigame

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