to draw a picture for their entry in the high score list. The player can view the icons, score, number of lines cleared for the top three scores from the challenge mode screen. Scores are also given grades, i.e. 1,758,865 points with 847 lines cleared is a A-. Puzzle: Players must figure out how to clear complex puzzles in one continuous stroke. Players are challenged to clear 100 included puzzles or create their own custom puzzles. Numerical passwords to these puzzles can be generated and swapped with friends. Once all the puzzles are cleared a smiley face appears on both screens, flipping from black to white with text announcing that all 100 puzzles, and the credits are unlocked. Versus: Compete against friends to clear puzzles. As lines are cleared, they'll appear on the foe's screen. Flip the opponent's tiles, earn power-ups, block their border tiles, and more. Lounge: The place to access tutorials, manage game preferences, and wirelessly sync with other players to exchange custom puzzles. Players can also view the credits once they have been unlocked. Demo version Nintendo DS Download Play allows Nintendo DS owners who do not have a copy of Polarium to wirelessly download this demo version of the game to their system from a friend or kiosk. Tutorial: This is a quick introduction to Polarium. It is the same as in the full version. Puzzles: This mode includes ten sample puzzles. The first five of these puzzles, which spell out " DS" on the screen, are unique to the demo version. Versus: This mode is identical to the versus mode in the full game except that players must play against someone who owns a copy of Polarium (this feature doesn't exist in the Japanese version). Polarium Advance A Game Boy Advance version of Polarium, called Polarium Advance, was released in Japan, Europe and America. The game features almost four times as many puzzles as Polarium, as well as the removal of Challenge mode, and the addition of new tiles, among other gameplay tweaks. The game was released in North America sometime during November 2006, published by Atlus rather than Nintendo. Critical reception Polarium received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one eight, one seven, and two eights for a total of 31 out of 40. Notes References External links Chokkan Hito-fude - Official Game