<s>
Hexic	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
tile-matching	B-Application
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Carbonated	O
Games	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hexic	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
tries	O
to	O
rotate	O
hexagonal	O
tiles	O
to	O
create	O
certain	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Series	O
X/S	O
(	O
via	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
)	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
clones	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Alexey	O
Pajitnov	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
earlier	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Carbonated	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Other	O
Ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
hectic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
hexagon	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Hexic	B-Application
is	O
to	O
rotate	O
hexagonal	O
pieces	O
of	O
various	O
colours	O
and	O
clear	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
playfield	O
by	O
forming	O
clusters	O
or	O
flowers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
gold-star	O
"	O
by	O
arranging	O
six	O
like-coloured	O
pieces	O
into	O
a	O
hexagon	B-Application
or	O
"	O
flower	O
"	O
,	O
surrounding	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
a	O
different	O
colour	O
or	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hexic	B-Application
offers	O
two	O
variations	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
Marathon	O
mode	O
:	O
In	O
Timed	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
timer	O
constantly	O
counts	O
down	O
toward	O
zero	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
when	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
music	O
from	O
Hexic	B-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
released	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
,	O
is	O
from	O
the	O
album	O
Hexophilia	O
,	O
an	O
experiment	O
in	O
loop-based	O
composition	O
composed	O
by	O
Jerry	O
Schroeder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hexic	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Carbonated	O
Games	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
online	O
service	O
in	O
July	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Hexic	B-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
later	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
(	O
since	O
renamed	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Game	O
Studios	O
)	O
and	O
Carbonated	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
comes	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hard	O
drives	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
by	O
calling	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Service	O
Center	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Hexic	B-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
providing	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
competitive	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Hexic	B-Application
Deluxe	O
for	O
Tablet	O
PC	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	O
PC	O
Edition	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Education	O
Pack	O
for	O
Tablet	O
PC	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
rotate	O
pieces	O
using	O
a	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hexic	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
version	O
3.0	O
firmware	O
,	O
released	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
as	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
Xbox	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
enabled	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
earn	O
Xbox	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
achievements	O
and	O
take	O
spot	O
in	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
