Witch n' Wiz

In Witch n' Wiz, you play as this witch who has to rescue her wizard friend who got kidnapped. The whole thing is set up in single screen levels where you gotta collect all the little creatures. You can't even jump, you just push blocks around to make paths and squish enemies by walking into them. It sounds simple, but it gets tricky real fast. You can mess up a level completely by pushing a block the wrong way.

What's really cool is how the game keeps introducing new stuff. Just when you're getting the hang of pushing blocks, a new chapter starts and suddenly you're walking through the sides of the screen like in PAC-MAN. Then another one flips the whole world upside down. There's even a part where you get to control the wizard kid too. It never gets old because there's always a new twist waiting that makes your brain work in a different way. Some puzzles are a breeze and others are just… uff. They aren't all in order of difficulty, so sometimes you'll just blaze through a later level.

The graphics are just fine, like chunky colorful pixel art. The music is also super catchy for a NES game. It's not long, you can probably finish it in an hour or two, but it feels like the perfect length. It doesn't overstay its welcome and just gives you a bunch of fun ideas from start to finish.

To summon this enchantment onto your 3DS, your console must first be versed in the arcane arts of homebrew. Once that is true, seek out the FBI application within your HOME Menu. Launch its scanning eye and focus it upon the QR glyph presented here. This incantation will channel the game's very essence directly into your system. When the ritual is complete, the portal to Witch n' Wiz will appear among your other icons. Select it, and your puzzle solving quest shall begin.