The Game of Harmony

Cancelled PlayStation port

At one point, an English company called Darkhex was working on a PlayStation version of E-Motion, but the project was canceled. Screenshots and even a downloadable ISO with a work-in-progress version of the game was available at http://www.hermitgames.com/emotion.html

Marketing

The Game of Harmony was marketed in the US as a Zen device -- a game that rewards you for relaxing and staying calm under pressure. (See advertising blurbs for specifics.) However, the game was universally frustrating at times, so this particular marketing angle was quite ironic. Of Trixter's personal experience of working in a retail software store at the time this game was published, he can remember almost every single copy of the game being returned by frustrated gamers.

Title

The E in E-Motion stands for "Einstein". A caricature of Albert Einstein appears on the cover of the European box, and on the loading screen for most versions.

Version differences

• The American release contained updated code and support for more music devices.
• Due to it not having color, in the Game Boy's case, or not being able to display enough colors on screen, in the ZX Spectrum's case, these versions did not have multi-colored spheres. Instead, they had spheres with different shapes within them, such as squares, triangles or circles.

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 01/1991 – #4 Best Dexterity Game in 1990
• Amiga Power
  • May 1991 (Issue #00) - #30 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"
• ST Format
  • Issue 01/1991 – #3 Best Puzzle Game in 1990

Information also contributed by Andrew Fisher, Bas de Reuver and LepricahnsGold