''Dizzy Panic'' is a puzzle video game published in 1990 by

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for the

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, and

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. The game is based on the '' Dizzy'' series and was designed by the

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but was developed by

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. Gameplay involves moving a wall left and right so that falling shapes pass through the appropriately shaped holes in the wall. The game is included in the 1993 '' The Excellent Dizzy Collection''.

Reviews

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'' called ''Dizzy Panic'' "A very difficult, frustrating yet enjoyable game" requiring maximum hand-eye coordination skills.

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* 1990 video games Amstrad CPC games Big Red Software games Codemasters games Commodore 64 games Dizzy (series) Game Gear games Master System games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games scored by Allister Brimble ZX Spectrum games {{puzzle-videogame-stub