The 3DS eShop keeps serving up amazing Nintendo originals, and Ketzal’s Corridors is a gem. Pushmo now has serious competition for best original puzzle game on 3DS, though the only things the two have in common are quality and charm. Where Pushmo is sedate and serene, Ketzal’s Corridors provides an adrenaline-pumped thrill ride with no patience for dilly-dallying. Sharp reflexes and quick decision making will get you far in this wonderful, addictive game.

So, what exactly is this strange creation? Imagine a cross between Star Fox and Brain Age. In each main challenge, you guide one of several stone deities (each shaped like a puzzle cube piece) as it hurtles through an ancient temple on a quest to collect hearts. These hearts are tucked away in holes — holes in the walls rushing toward your face. You have mere seconds to quickly flip and pivot your stone mascot into a position which will allow it to slide through the hole, hopefully gathering hearts in the process. Smart controls make this task a joy, greatly helped by a friendly sound effect chiming the instant you’re lined up correctly, so you can hit the accelerator (L) and zip through to the next chamber. And you will want to zip whenever possible, because, yes, there’s a timer ticking down.