It was only a matter of time that there would be a game that would measure your intelligence by simply playing it. The time is now, PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient. Is it going to be a mass of questions and riddles? Or does it comprise of a series of equations and algorithms. Slow down a second, I said it was a game!

PQ isn’t far from the normal IQ quiz in the aspect that it is essentially a hundred question test; although these questions are far from normal. You control a white male silhouette and are required to move your character through 3D “cyber” stages. In order to advance through the stages you have to move boxes, press buttons, block lasers, and the such. In essence the game measures your practical intelligence quotient by noting how long it takes to complete stages and the amount of moves it requires you to advance. Moves can be anything from pressing a button to moving a box. Be aware that you are only given a certain amount of moves to complete each stage.

The gameplay in its self is quite unheard of, but this isn’t to say that puzzle games are new. There’s not much to it either, just get to the end within the allotted amount of time and do so without using too many moves. Granted, the first couple of stages are extremely easy, but like any test, the stages will get harder the further you get. Feel like you messed up badly and want to give it another try from the beginning? Then you can, you are given the option of restarting the stage that’s giving you problems. It returns you to the start and puts everything back where it was when you started, but your time and moves will remain the same, in order to accurately assess your progress.

This kind of game really wouldn’t be known for its music and that’s exactly how it comes off. The techno music in the background is nothing special and you can barely remember a note of it.

There’s no real replayability in this game either, even with the ability to submit your PQ score on a worldwide scoreboard. Unless you’re the type of person that would go back and do the whole thing again to see if you get a better score.

Personally I would rent this title before going ahead and buying it. The simple lack of replayability is what worries me. It’s still good the first time around, but probably does not warrant a purchase.