Taito's Qix, released in arcades in 1981, is a game about cutting a playing field into geometric shapes in order to fence in and destroy abstract enemies. Qix has been ported to a great number of systems and has seen its fair share of both sequels and spiritual successors. One of my personal favorites is Volfied, a 1989 follow-up by Taito that transforms the abstract world of the original game into a more physical, still bizarre mechanical setting. I first played this game as part of the Taito Legends collection, and it's one that keeps me coming back.
