Blokkos is a little puzzle game developed by Orama Technologies. Here is what I read in the press release kit:

“I’m quite happy with the final result on Blokkos and the initial feedback we’ve received is extremely promising. Both casual players and gamers find it fun and addictive and the comments we receive also indicate that it was successful in being a family-oriented game: both parents and sons are playing and enjoying it”., said Pedro Amaro, the lead developer for Blokkos. “This is definitely a game I’m proud of”, he added.

Blokkos was created under Orama Technologies’ typical virtual team development method, with elements from three continents – Europe (Pedro Amaro: Game design and programming), North America (Paul David Bergel: sounds and music) and Asia (Iris Kwan: graphics). According to Pedro Amaro, the team’s mixed cultural background helped in making Blokkos appealing to a larger audience and made working in this game a more rewarding experience.

The game, written in Java, is nicely done, and the goal very simple: pull blocks with your magnet and build lines with matching blocks before your energy bar turns all red.

Controls could have been better by using the mouse instead of keyboard (press space bar to begin and use the space bar to enter/select the options; use the arrow keys to enter passwords). The first stages are really simple (kids friendly), stage 6 is really challenging.

Overall, Blokkos is an interesting puzzler, in upper stages only. Have fun!

Note: passwords for stage 4, 5 and 6 in the comments.