Hue
Developer(s)Fiddlesticks
Publisher(s)Curve Digital
Designer(s)
  • Henry Hoffman
  • Dan Da Rocha
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • Windows, PS4, Xbox One
  • August 30, 2016
  • Vita
  • November 29, 2016
  • Switch
  • June 6, 2019
Genre(s)[1]
Mode(s)Single-player

Hue is a 2016 puzzle-platform game developed by Fiddlesticks and published by Curve Digital.[2] The game was released on August 30, 2016, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One;[3] on November 29, 2016, for the PlayStation Vita;[4] and on June 6, 2019, for Nintendo Switch.[5][non-primary source needed] There were further releases for iOS on January 25, 2020[6] and Android on April 22, 2020.[7]

Gameplay

Hue is a side-scrolling puzzle platform game.[8] The plot revolves around the protagonist, Hue, searching for his mother (voiced by Anna Acton), who turned an 'impossible colour' due to the fracturing of the Annular Spectrum, a ring that she developed to allow perception and alteration of colour. Hue, the player character, can walk, jump, climb ladders and push or pull objects.[9][10][11] During this journey, the player searches through multiple areas in a greyscale world.[10][12] In some cases, it is required to collect a key in order to access the next room,[8] and the player can gather Erlenmeyer flasks hidden within levels.[13]

As the player progresses, Hue collects eight shards of different colours of the Annular Spectrum.[10][12] The colours are aqua, navy, purple, pink, orange, red, yellow, and green.[13] Players can access them in the form of a colour wheel, and picking a shard makes the background colour match the selected piece. This in turn makes certain in-game elements temporarily cease to exist if they are the same colour, blending into the background.[14] If the colour is changed again, they reappear.[15] These elements include walls, movable boxes, lasers that kill the player on contact, bouncing blocks that shift their colour when jumped on, slime jets that change the colour of other objects, and others.[11][16][13] If Hue touches a spike or a laser, gets hit by a falling object or falls into the abyss, he gets sent back to the start of the room.[11][14] As the player progresses, collecting more shards and unlocking more colours, the complexity of the puzzles increases,[17] and previously unreachable areas can be accessed.[15]

Development and release

Development began in late 2014.[18] In 2022, Curve Games acquired Fiddlesticks Games.[19]

Reception

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Hue received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic.[2][3][20]

References

  1. ^ "Hue". IGN. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Hue for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Hue for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "PlayStation Vita Release Date". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Time to bring colour back to the world with award-winning #HueTheGame, making its #NintendoSwitch debut on June the 6th. Available to preorder via the #eShop now". Twitter. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Hue: Adventure Inmost Of Color". August 13, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Hue: Alter The Color World on Google Play". Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Marlow, Brandon (September 27, 2017). "Hue Review (PS4)". Push Square. Future plc. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  9. ^ Martín, Sergio (August 31, 2016). "Análisis de Hue (PS4, PSVITA, Switch, PC, Xbox One)". Vandal (in European Spanish). El Español. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Relph, Lauren (September 29, 2016). "Hue for Xbox One review: Color in the world". Windows Central. Future plc. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c McClusky, Kevin (August 29, 2016). "Review: Hue". Destructoid. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Spyrison, Sam (August 29, 2016). "Review: Hue". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  13. ^ a b c White, Lewis (June 6, 2019). "Hue Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Cowley, Ric (June 17, 2019). "Hue Switch review - "A delightful, tricky, colour-hopping puzzler"". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Webber, Jordan Erica (September 2, 2016). "Hue review – a colourful experiment worth experiencing". The Guardian. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  16. ^ Gach, Ethan (September 11, 2016). "The Story Behind Hue's Brilliant Soundtrack". Kotaku Australia. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  17. ^ Zawodniak, Matthew (August 14, 2019). "Hue (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  18. ^ Diver, Mike (March 21, 2016). "Indie Puzzle Game Hue Is Unfinished but Still Highly Addictive". VICE. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  19. ^ Astle, Aaron (May 16, 2022). "Curve Games acquires Hue developer Fiddlesticks Games". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Hue for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  21. ^ "Hue for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

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