Voodoo Dice

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Voodoo Dice
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Developer(s) Exkee
Publisher(s) Ubisoft
Platform(s) iOS, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable (PSN), Wii (WiiWare), Windows, Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Release
May 26, 2010
  • Xbox 360
    • PAL: May 26, 2010
    • NA: May 26, 2010
    PlayStation 3, PSP
    • PAL: May 26, 2010
    • NA: June 8, 2010 (PS3)
    Wii
    • AU: May 27, 2010
    • EU: May 28, 2010
    • NA: May 31, 2010
    Windows
    • AU: June 11, 2010
    • NA: July 15, 2010 [1]
    iOS
    • AU: June 15, 2010
Genre(s) Action, puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Voodoo Dice is an action puzzle game produced by French studio Exkee and distributed by Ubisoft [2] on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, [3] and WiiWare. [4] In Voodoo Dice, the player rolls dice through a path containing barriers, switches, conveyors and trap doors. [5] The game consists of 60 single-player levels and 20 multiplayer levels. There are four multiplayer play modes (arcade, race mode, flag mode, tactic mode). In single-player mode, the player must finish each level within a set time limit in order to win achievements.

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Reception

The PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 versions received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [9] [10] [11]

Since its release, the Xbox 360 version sold 3,152 units worldwide as of January 2011. [21] Sales had moved up to 5,576 units by the end of 2011. [22]

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