The Fuzzums

The Fuzzums was an arcade puzzle game that was supposed to be released on PC, Mac and Wii.

The game puts the player in charge of rescuing creatures, the eponymous Fuzzums, that have been abducted and scattered across an alien planet. The critters are very naive and love experience new things and shiny objects. But despite their appearance, Fuzzums possess an amazing trait which allows them to absorb and combine elements they encounter.

Unfortunately, the creatures have found themselves in danger and must be saved, but they are too busy and happy bouncing around to understand the danger they are in. Armed with a high powered beacon, you must guide them to a matter transporter which will beam them to a safe planet where they can be studied further.

You cannot control the Fuzzums directly, but using the knowledge that a Fuzzum will always be drawn to a shiny object, you can get them to follow the beacon. This is the main way in which you can guide the creatures to the portal, but as always things are not as easy as they seem.

The alien creatures that abducted Fuzzums have left a gauntlet of machines and deadly traps to keep the Fuzzums from wandering off. Your job is to make sure the cute creatures don’t meet their grisly end by guiding them element vents, which will imbue them with the special elemental abilities. Only by doing this can you successfully disarm traps and ensure the Fuzzums make it safely to the exit location.

There are fire, air, metal and water vents that spew out concentrated elements which the Fuzzums can absorb.

Fire Fuzzums can burn objects around them and are immune to fire, they can spit fireballs but are hazard to those Fuzzums who do not possess this ability.

Air Fuzzums take on a ball-like quality and can bounce over high objects and float on water. Water Fuzzums can swim across water and shoot a jet of water that can be used to put out fires or short circuit open machinery.

Metal Fuzzums will take on a pinball-like quality which makes them immune to impaling, crushing and fire, though once a Fuzzum has acquires properties of metal it can never be turned back unless it combines the metal element with another valid element.

In addition to the basic element set, Fuzzums can combine elements to give them even better abilities, though it is up to the player to work out which powers are best suited to a particular task.

Last updated on 03 August 2009