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[[Image:QUB3D | [[Image:QUB3D-GTA4-menu.jpg|thumb|275px|right|The menu of QUB3D.]] | ||
'''QUB3D''' (pronounced "''cubed''") is an [[Arcade Games|arcade]] [[minigame]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | '''QUB3D''' (pronounced "''cubed''") is an [[Arcade Games|arcade]] [[minigame]] in the [[HD Universe]] appearing in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] and [[Grand Theft Auto V]], however it is non-interactive in the latter. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
The | The main goal of the game is to match up colored blocks into groups of four or more before they fill up the box, similar to [[wp:Puyo Puyo (series)|Puyo Puyo]], except the blocks actually "tumble" down when positioned vertically, akin to a [[wp:Slinky|Slinky]]; as the player acquires a specific amount of points, the game moves up a level. | ||
Initially, the game begins with only blue, green and red blocks. As the player progresses up the levels, however, the game slightly increases the falling speed of new blocks, as well as including more block colors: | Initially, the game begins with only blue, green and red blocks. As the player progresses up the levels, however, the game slightly increases the falling speed of new blocks, as well as including more block colors: | ||
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* The red "Special" removes the lowest four rows of blocks. | * The red "Special" removes the lowest four rows of blocks. | ||
* The green "Special" removes the middle two columns of blocks. | * The green "Special" removes the middle two columns of blocks. | ||
* The | * The blue "Special" allows the player to remove all blocks of any selected color in the box. The player must press the same button or key that activated this ability again to select a color. | ||
* The yellow "Special" momentarily stops the any new | * The yellow "Special" momentarily stops the any new blocks from falling on its own, allowing the player to control its descend on their own accord. | ||
A minor drawback to this feature is that the player can only hold a maximum of 3 choices of special abilities at a time. | A minor drawback to this feature is that the player can only hold a maximum of 3 choices of special abilities at a time. | ||
Beating the developer's high score of 10,950 points earns the " | Beating the developer's high score of 10,950 points earns the "[[King of QUB3D]]" [[Achievements in GTA IV|achivement]]. The player must complete this for [[Completion in GTA IV|completion]]. | ||
== | == Locations == | ||
;[[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]] | |||
* [[Homebrew Cafe]], [[Broker]]. | |||
* A back room in [[Perestroika]], [[Broker]]. | |||
* [[Modo]] clothing store, [[Algonquin]]. | |||
* [[The Triangle Club]], [[Northern Gardens]], [[Bohan]]. | |||
* [[St. Mary's Community Project]] in [[Bohan]]. However, the player cannot access the machine since the interior is only visible during cutscenes. | |||
;[[Alderney]] | |||
* The [[Lost MC Clubhouse]] <small>(only in [[The Lost and Damned]])</small> | |||
* | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* | * QUB3D shamelessly declares itself "THE PUZZLE GAME YOU'VE PLAYED BEFORE" in its main menu, alluding to the fact that puzzle games of the [[wp:List of puzzle video games#Visual matching|visual matching]] variety are all very similar. | ||
*During [[Mafiya Work]] in GTA IV's multiplayer, players may be tasked to destroy QUB3D arcade cabinets. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery width="auto" perrow="2" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;text-align:left" widths="200"> | |||
Image:QUB3D-GTA4-gameplay.jpg|Gameplay. | |||
Image:QUB3D-GTA4-cabinet.jpg|A QUB3D arcade cabinet in [[The Triangle Club]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Arcade Games]] | [[Category:Arcade Games]] | ||
[[Category:Minigames]] | [[Category:Minigames]] | ||
[[Category:Features in GTA IV]] | |||