Fitting squarely into the action-puzzle genre, Blupimania 2 provides a real mental challengE. The title involves more than just sliding crates around, as there?s a lot to figure out to solve any particular puzzle.

Often, before you even begin thinking of moving anything, you have to develop a strategic plan for victory. Sadly, there?s no story to provide a background for the action. The game is decidedly family friendly, with the only violence occurring if you accidentally roll a huge ball over Blupi, after which a pool of blood appears. Blupi is a cute yellow creature who does all the physical work for you. Within each puzzle, you must help Blupi get to his balloon. As soon as he grabs it, he flies up to the next floor, where a new puzzle is waiting. The tower and balloon motifs work really well here, as it?s great watching Blupi float up from below and emerge through a trap door when you begin a level, and then grab a balloon and rise really high up through the tower when you?ve solved it. If you were just pushing crates around without his aid, the gameplay wouldn?t be nearly as much fun because his antics are a kick to watch.