Super Puyo Puyo Tsuu (SNES, 1995)
Graphics-8 Sound-8 Control-10 Challenge-10
Frustration-8.5 Fun-10 (8) Originality-6
Overall Score-9
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+
2-player versus
easy to get into and hard to master
lots of game modes (more than in the MD version)
some decent humour (silly and bizarre)
addictive and sometimes intense gameplay
good art direction, cutscenes between levels, expressive sprites
-
Uneven difficulty
repetitive
Comment:
Love me some Puyo Puyo. This, to me is where the series became a worthy alternative to Tetris. IIRC the MD version (wrong?) is hard as hell though, so I mainly play it in vs. mode when I do play it, which isn't often enough. Great music!
Frustration-8.5 Fun-10 (8) Originality-6
Overall Score-9
()=?
+
2-player versus
easy to get into and hard to master
lots of game modes (more than in the MD version)
some decent humour (silly and bizarre)
addictive and sometimes intense gameplay
good art direction, cutscenes between levels, expressive sprites
-
Uneven difficulty
repetitive
Comment:
Love me some Puyo Puyo. This, to me is where the series became a worthy alternative to Tetris. IIRC the MD version (wrong?) is hard as hell though, so I mainly play it in vs. mode when I do play it, which isn't often enough. Great music!