<s>
Qix	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
games	O
made	O
by	O
Taito	O
's	O
American	O
division	O
(	O
another	O
is	O
Zoo	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
empty	O
rectangle	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
Qix	B-Device
,	O
an	O
abstract	O
stick-like	O
entity	O
that	O
performs	O
graceful	O
but	O
unpredictable	O
motions	O
within	O
the	O
confines	O
of	O
the	O
rectangle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qix	B-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
contemporary	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
and	O
early	O
1990s	O
:	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
another	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
C64	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
home	O
and	O
arcade	B-Application
sequels	O
followed	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
widely	O
cloned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controls	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
four-direction	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
two	O
buttons	O
:	O
"	O
Slow	O
Draw	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Fast	O
Draw	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
down	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
draw	O
buttons	O
allows	O
the	O
marker	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
line	O
(	O
Stix	B-Device
)	O
in	O
unclaimed	O
territory	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
closed	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
Qix	B-Device
is	O
a	O
colorful	O
geometric	O
figure	O
in	O
constant	O
and	O
random	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Qix	B-Device
will	O
not	O
actively	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
marker	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
harm	O
the	O
marker	O
if	O
it	O
collides	O
with	O
it	O
while	O
the	O
marker	O
is	O
traversing	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
playfield	O
or	O
of	O
any	O
captured	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
Qix	B-Device
collides	O
with	O
the	O
marker	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
drawing	O
a	O
Stix	B-Device
before	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
is	O
captured	O
(	O
or	O
it	O
touches	O
the	O
exposed	O
Stix	B-Device
)	O
,	O
one	O
life	O
is	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparx	O
are	O
enemies	O
that	O
traverse	O
all	O
playfield	O
edges	O
except	O
unfinished	O
Stix	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
meter	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
counts	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
additional	O
Sparx	O
and	O
the	O
mutation	O
of	O
all	O
Sparx	O
into	O
Super	O
Sparx	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
chase	O
the	O
marker	O
along	O
uncompleted	O
Stix	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
level	O
three	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
faces	O
two	O
Qixes	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splitting	O
the	O
playfield	O
into	O
two	O
regions	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
one	O
Qix	B-Device
,	O
ends	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
multiplier	O
starts	O
at	O
two	O
and	O
increases	O
by	O
one	O
for	O
every	O
additional	O
splitting	O
of	O
the	O
Qix	B-Device
,	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Qix	B-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keith	O
Egging	O
,	O
Taito	O
's	O
"	O
Director	O
of	O
Creativity	O
"	O
,	O
told	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
:	O
"	O
Qix	B-Device
was	O
conceptually	O
too	O
mystifying	O
for	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1981	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qix	B-Device
and	O
its	O
home	O
conversions	O
have	O
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
release	O
,	O
applauded	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
bizarre	O
yet	O
interesting	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
of	O
Qix	B-Device
were	O
praised	O
by	O
Russel	O
Sipe	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
for	O
its	O
fascinating	O
gameplay	O
and	O
for	O
welcoming	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
How	O
to	O
Beat	O
the	O
Video	O
Games	O
Michael	O
Blanchet	O
said	O
that	O
'	O
Qix	B-Device
is	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
complicated	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
emerge	O
in	O
years	O
,	O
yet	O
its	O
simplicity	O
is	O
beautiful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
coverage	O
of	O
Qix	B-Device
has	O
also	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
commended	O
Qix	B-Device
for	O
its	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
technological	O
accomplishments	O
,	O
and	O
responsive	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
staff	O
enjoyed	O
Qix	B-Device
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
addictive	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
5th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
Qix	B-Device
received	O
the	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
1984	O
Best	O
Videogame	O
Audio-Visual	O
Effects	O
(	O
16K	O
or	O
more	O
ROM	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Killer	B-Application
List	I-Application
of	I-Application
Videogames	I-Application
listed	O
it	O
as	O
#27	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qix	B-Device
II	O
:	O
Tournament	O
(	O
1982	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Qix	B-Device
with	O
a	O
new	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
which	O
awards	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
when	O
90%	O
or	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
enclosed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Qix	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
Twin	O
Qix	B-Device
,	O
reached	O
a	O
prototype	O
stage	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
commercially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
game	O
Volfied	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Qix	I-Application
on	O
Sega	O
Genesis	O
or	O
Qix	B-Device
Neo	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
several	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1990	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Qix	B-Device
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
with	O
intermissions	O
in	O
which	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outfit	O
later	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
costume	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
wear	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
was	O
released	O
called	O
Qix	B-Device
Adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Qix	B-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Success	O
,	O
under	O
their	O
Super	O
1500	O
Lite	O
budget	O
title	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Qix	B-Device
alongside	O
a	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Qix	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
Qix++	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gals	O
Panic	O
(	O
1990	O
,	O
arcade	B-Application
,	O
Kaneko	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
started	O
a	O
subgenre	O
of	O
adult-themed	B-Application
"	O
uncover	O
the	O
image	O
"	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
included	O
Qix	B-Device
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
most	O
cloned	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
