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[[Image:QUB3D-GTA4-menu.jpg|thumb|275px|right|The menu of 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 primary 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.
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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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 "'''[[King of QUB3D]]'''" [[Achievements in GTA IV|achivement]]. The player must complete this for [[Completion in GTA IV|completion]].
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]].
 
<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>


== Locations ==
== Locations ==
This game can be played at many locations throughout [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]], including:
;[[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]
* [[Homebrew Cafe]], [[Broker]].
* [[Homebrew Cafe]], [[Broker]].
* A back room in [[Perestroika]], [[Broker]].
* A back room in [[Perestroika]], [[Broker]].
* [[Modo]] clothing store, [[Algonquin]].
* [[Modo]] clothing store, [[Algonquin]].
* [[The Triangle Club]], [[Northern Gardens]], [[Bohan]].
* [[The Triangle Club]], [[Northern Gardens]], [[Bohan]].
* The [[Lost MC Clubhouse]] (only in [[The Lost and Damned]]).
* [[St. Mary's Community Project]] in [[Bohan]]. However, the player cannot access the machine since the interior is only visible during cutscenes.
* [[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.
* 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.
*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]]

Latest revision as of 08:41, 26 March 2015

The menu of QUB3D.

QUB3D (pronounced "cubed") is an 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

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 Puyo Puyo, except the blocks actually "tumble" down when positioned vertically, akin to a 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:

  • Yellow blocks are introduced from level 5 onwards;
  • Purple blocks are introduced from level 10 onwards; and
  • Orange blocks are introduced from level 15 onwards.

To counter the increasing difficulty of the game, the player is given the option of acquiring special abilities by stacking 4 blocks of the same color to form the shape of a square-shaped grouping (2 blocks by 2 blocks); note such groups will not remove any neighboring blocks of the same color. By stacking four such groups, the "Power" bar will be filled, granting the player the ability to choose one of four "Special" tricks that aid gameplay. Each "Special" is marked by a different color and is triggered by a specific command:

  • The red "Special" removes the lowest four rows of blocks.
  • The green "Special" removes the middle two columns of blocks.
  • 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 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.

Beating the developer's high score of 10,950 points earns the "King of QUB3D" achivement. The player must complete this for completion.

Locations

Liberty City
Alderney

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 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