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In the "4th Gamest Grand Prize" feature of the game magazine Gamest (fiscal 1990), it took 23rd place among the hit games of the year by reader vote.
The game book Bishoku Club Bakage Senka Gaiden: Nazo no Game Makyo 3 (2002, Kill Time Communication) gave it a personal rating of 80 out of 100 and said "a shooting-like feel to the controls that is typical of Konami, and a retro world view like A Trip to the Moon.
In the "Cross Review" feature of the magazine Famitsu, the game scored a total of 26.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 19.71 out of 30, as shown below.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 19.35 out of 30, as shown below.
The same magazine's special supplement "Famicom ROM Cartridge All Catalog" (1991-5-10 issue) listed it as a puzzle action game and said "there are 3 modes for 2 players to play.
In the European version of Konami GB Collection Vol.4, it is included under the title BLOCK GAME.
It was ported to the MSX2, Famicom and Game Boy as Quarth, with the exception of the European Game Boy Color release of Konami GB Collection Vol.2, where the game was renamed to the generic title Block Game for unknown reasons.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Quarth on their December 1, 1989 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
Philip J Reed of Nintendo Life gave the Game Boy version a 6/10 score, praising its fun gameplay but criticizing its repetitive nature.
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