Backstreet Boys: Puzzles in Motion

Backstreet Boys: Puzzles in Motion
DeveloperRavensburger Interactive
PublisherDetermined Productions
PlatformsWindows
Macintosh
ReleaseAugust 1999[1]
GenrePuzzle

Backstreet Boys: Puzzles in Motion, also known as Puzzles in Motion: Backstreet Boys, is a 1999 video game developed by Ravensburger Interactive and published by Determined Productions. It is for ages 8 and up.[2]

Gameplay

Puzzles in Motion: Backstreet Boys has the player solve tile‑based picture puzzles built from short looping video clips of the band. The game divides each clip into a grid of tiles that are mixed—and optionally rotated or mirrored—before play, and the player must reassemble the moving image by placing the tiles back into their correct positions. There are twelve clips available at the start, with a thirteenth unlocked after completing them, and each clip runs only two to three seconds on a continuous loop. Difficulty settings determine how many tiles the clip is broken into and whether rotation is included, and each attempt randomizes tile placement. Replay comes from these difficulty variations and from trying to improve previous completion scores.[3]

Reception

The New York Times called Backstreet Boys Puzzles in Motion a really elegant piece of interactive media.[7] Writing for All Game Guide, Derek Williams wrote that fans of Backstreet Boys should steer clear of Puzzles in Motion.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ravensburger and Determined to Release ``Backstreet Boys: Puzzles in Motion, First in a Series of Interactive CD-ROM Titles; Next Up N Sync: Puzzles in Motion". Business Wire. August 2, 1999. Gale A55314792.
  2. ↑ Sorrels, Marie. "Puzzles in Motion: Backstreet Boys". Games Domain. Archived from the original on January 23, 2000. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Williams, Derek. "Puzzles in Motion: Backstreet Boys". All Game Guide. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ Friedlander, Emily. "Backstreet Boys: Puzzles in Motion". ZDNET. Archived from the original on November 28, 1999. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Test". PC Joker (in German). July 1999. p. 93. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ Gleichman, Pam (October 27, 1999). "Fans of Backstreet Boys will love puzzle in motion". Public Opinion. p. 20. Retrieved June 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Game Theory; Solving a Video Puzzle Is a Movable Feat". The New York Times. October 14, 1999. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
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