Atomix (video game)

. Atomix takes place on a playfield consisting of a number of walls, with the atoms scattered throughout. The player is tasked with assembling a molecule from the atoms. The atoms must be arranged to exactly match the molecule displayed on the left side of the screen.{{cite journal Each puzzle must be completed within a time limit. A portion of the player's score can be spent to restart a failed puzzle. The entire game consists of 30 puzzles of increasing difficulty. In addition, after every five puzzles, there is a bonus level where the player must move laboratory flasks filled with various amounts of liquid to arrange them from empty to full. The game also offers a two-player mode, where two players work on the same puzzle; they take turns which last up to thirty seconds. ==Development==

Amiga Format reviewed a pre-release version in its May, 1990 issue. It was almost a complete version of the game although it lacked sound. Initially the game was released for Amiga, Atari ST and the IBM PC; as of May 1990, the C64 version was not yet planned,{{cite journal|last=Lacey|first=Eugene |date=June 1990|title=Atomix|journal=ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)|issue=33 The game was published for Enterprise 128 in 2006, and this version was written by Zoltán Povázsay from Hungary. A clone for the Atari Jaguar called Atomic has been released in 2006, written by Sébastien Briais (AKA Seb from the Removers). A second version called Atomic Reloaded has been released in 2009. ==Reception==

Atomix received warm reactions from reviewers. They stated that it was highly enjoyable and addictive despite its high difficulty level. Some heuristic approaches have been considered. ==Legacy==

Several open source clones of Atomix exist: Atomiks, GNOME Atomix, KAtomic and WAtomic. ==References==