PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient

I've always loved brain teasers, and I've often wondered exactly how smart I was. I suppose that's why PQ appealed to me, offering a nice break from traditional gameplay, going back to making a puzzle title that really did present just that. PQ is broken up into ten stages of ten levels each, for one hundred levels of puzzling goodness. To keep your mind focused on the task at hand, the controls are extremely simple and easy to use, leaving you to devote your brain power to solving the puzzles in front of you.

First, I liked the fact that you only have to worry about the D pad and a single button. The game provides you with a traditional 3d view, along with an overhead map, which is also good. What I didn't like is the difficult camera controls; accomplishing your objective usually involves stacking boxes, moving boxes, moving walls, or dodging sentries, and sometimes the camera angle provided served only to muddy the experience.

If you're expecting anything deeper from this game, don't. That's it. In a nutshell, you play puzzles, fun puzzles but just puzzles, for 100 stages. There's the option of posting your scores online to compare with other people, but given that you can repeat just about any stage until you know exactly how to complete it, those scores are pretty much bunk.

That said, I'm a fan of puzzle titles, and if you are to (which I hope, since you're reading this) then I'm betting you'll like PQ. It seems short to beat, but long to master, so there's some replay here, and overall, I think its fun to flex your intellectual muscles.

Plus, with a discount price, it's also pretty attractive to a wallet too. Although the title of 'Practical Intelligence Quotient' seems more of a marketing ploy than anything else, don't let that dissuade you. If you enjoy a good bit of puzzling, you'll likely be able to play this game without much frustration.