Art of Balance (2010) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Art of Balance

Grab your controller and build a balanced stack in this physics-based puzzler! The goal sounds simple at first: Build a balanced stack from all given shapes, but there are plenty of challenges. Some shapes…

91 15 February 2010

What Art of Balance is

Art of Balance is an arcade game developed by Shin'en Multimedia and released in 2010. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii U and Wii.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Art of Balance is a 2010 puzzle video game developed and published by Shin'en Multimedia for the Wii. The game was originally released on the WiiWare service in 2010, then enhanced in high definition and ported to the Wii U's and Nintendo Switch's eShop in 2013 and 2018, respectively, and PlayStation 4's PlayStation Store in 2016. A version with touch controls was also ported to the Nintendo 3DS's eShop in 2012, titled Art of Balance TOUCH!

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

Its themes are party. It supports multiplayer for up to 3 players online. Local play supports 3 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

Art of Balance holds a critic score of 91 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 21 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4 hrs.

What it launched against

Art of Balance launched on 15 February 2010, within three weeks of Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Heavy Rain. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Heavy Rain.

Cheats and codes

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