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Good Puzzle Game for DS

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: May 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The only other version of Puyo Pop I've played was on the GBA and I have to say that Puyo Pop Fever is an improvement in just about every way. The graphics are about as slick and colorful as you're going to get on a Tetris like puzzle game but this is definitely not a game that's designed to exploit the dual screens. The action is all on the top screen and although you can use the stylus interface to control your Puyo I prefer using the classic button control system.

Every game with dropping blocks tends to get labeled a `Tetris clone' but Puyo Pop is more closely akin to Dr. Mario in that the goal is to align like colors to free up space. With Fever, players now get to contend with new three and four block Puyo's. The hook is that when four or more blocks of the same color touch and disintegrate you also wreak havoc on your opponent's area. As blocks are obliterated other blocks may drop into the freed up space causing additional colors to align and `pop'. This is called chaining and the more chaining you can perform the more nastiness you throw your opponent's way. Players are forced to arrange for chaining rather than just try and clear their era.

The new `fever' mode is a way to cause some hellacious mayhem by setting up ready made chains that can be capitalized on when placing blocks in the perfect spot. Suddenly five and six chains become easy to perform.

One of the flaws in the GBA version was the problem of over efficiency. If you clear out your own area you suddenly find yourself caught with no defense. Fever corrects the problem by rewarding good play rather than punishing it. When an area is cleared the game drops a pile of new blocks into your area with ready made chains that can be exploited. This small tweak makes a huge improvement in the game. The game still seems to play a bit unfair against the CPU. Winning and losing is often as much a matter of poor play on the part of the CPU as it is stellar play on the part of the player. I've had many games where I seemed to be playing well and lost and others where I was playing poorly and quickly won.

Great Puzzler Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: July 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big fan of the Puyo Pop series. It's like Tetris with a twist - instead of falling squares, you have falling Puyos, little critters with wiggly eyes!

The basic idea is that you are playing "tetris" head to head against an enemy. You both get the exact same falling colors, and have to connect them into chains to make them vanish and score points. If you create large chains, you get to drop clear Puyos down on your enemy, making their life more difficult. Whoever forces the other to fill up their screen first, wins.

In addition to this basic Tetris-like play, there is an additional Fever mode. If you rack up a nice series of chains, your screen goes into an "overtime" mode. You are presented with a set situation - a layout of blocks. A single duo falls from the sky. It's like a puzzle. If you figure out exactly the right spot to put it, you create a chain reaction that clears out everything and earns you yet another Fever scenario. You can really do a number on your opponent if you think quickly!

The single play is relatively short - there are three sets of scenarios. The training mode has 3 levels, while the other ones have 8 levels. However, there are the traditional continuous modes, and then of course the wireless DS head to head style play with up to 7 other players. If you're into puzzle games, you can see how this would become endlessly addictive!

The graphics are much nicer than previous handheld versions of Puyo Pop. We were addicted to our N-Gage version for quite a while, for example. In this DS version you can clearly see the little eyes and how each color has its own personality - the reds are angry, the greens are bug-eyed. On the other hand, I really miss the sound from the N-Gage. The songs on this DS version are a little to techno-pop for me.

Also on the annoying side is the girl in the "plot". Of course the plot is completely meaningless - it involves a girl who is going to magic school and somehow has to do these Puyo contests as part of her life. She is a true Valley Girl shouting out things like "Wicked!" in a silly voice. Luckily that skip button is ever present and lets you skip on to the actual gameplay.

Highly recommended for puzzle fans!

Some say this is the best yet.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: May 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you like the series, then you've more than likely been waiting for a new addition and this fits in perfectly. Quite simply It's puyo pop at it's best with the inclusion of an all new Fever mode and up to 8 player mayhem. Don't worry if you don't have 7 other people to play with.. the CPU can fill in any empty spots.
Don't hesitate if your thinking about a new DS games, this is among the best.

I love this game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game, I love it!!! It's so much fun. Although, I prefer Kirby's Avalanche for Super Nintendo, the old version, but this one is pretty good too. The game mode that I love the most, is to play against 4 other players it can be the CPU or your friends. The single player mode, I don't like very much. The character that I like is the Cat, A hidden character, you get it after you fight in Run Run course. There is another hidden player, a stupid bunny, who can only say Ta Ta!! hahahah really funny

I don't do titles

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 47
Date: June 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is so bad, it hurts. All you do is pop puyos, (whatever those are), it has bad single player but good multiplayer. Don't buy it, it is not good.

Popping the Puyo is still fun again on the DS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well, I've been a fan of the Puyo Puyo series since the Game Boy Advance (which isn't really all that long ago), but I was so hooked on the game from that system that I bought the Japanese version right when it came out for the DS. I racked up some pretty high scores just like before and the game's interests holds up for about six months or so, I'd say. The object of the game is to basically link three like colored Puyo or gel balls together so that they dissapear, but the pace and combinations of Puyo falling down are a bit mind-boggling, especially at first. But as you get used to the game, scores can become very high and you get a rush from creating chains and getting into Fever Mode, where you get rid of Puyo very quickly. Not for the faint of heart, though a puzzle game, this is pretty fast-paced and intense. This is one of Yuji Naka's creations from Sonic Team, so of course it's top quality and quirky as usual.

Multiplayer fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great puzzle game when you have a few friends to share it with, but on it's own it falls short.

There are three story type modes with a specified amount of levels each. If you suck at these types of games you will be able to beat the first one, and get stuck in the second. I have no idea about the third.

This game is hard. On single player it can get very frustrating.

I would not reccommend buying this if it weren't for the awesome multiplayer off of one copy of the game.

All in all, if you like puzzlers this is for you. If you are a casual puzzle game player this is cool for the multiplayer only and if you hate puzzle games then steer clear.

The fun never ends! Well, almost...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Hmm. Where to start? Many may find this game to be average but I think it's delectably delicious! The concept is easy enough: Connect four Puyos (the little, bouncy ball dudes =P) together to make a chain (Reaction), sending nuisance Puyos over to your enemies' side.

Along the way your teacher, Professor Accord gives small tips on how to play. Watching your opponent PWN "pawn" (or in other words: kick your butt, then hand it to you) you with their skills is another way to learn.

Amitie, a rambunctious little girl is the main character. She and Raffine are the ones you'll be experiencing Single Player mode with. The game play is pretty easy to jump into and once you're in, you're *really* in. The concept sucks you in and before you know it, someone loses.

Fever mode is yet another piece of the pie; Do enough chains and you set things off, heightening your chances of winning dramatically. Lines of set up Puyo drop, ready to be chained.

The characters that I have so far (I'm missing one hidden character, Carbunkle (sp?)). Popoi, Amitie, Raffine, Oshare Bones, Klug, Dongurigaeru, Yu, Tarurtaru, Hohow Bird, Rider, Onion Pixy, Ocean Prince, Miss Accord (who teaches you throughout single player mode), Frankensteins and Arie. My personal favorites are Rider (she's so damn cute) and Amitie (can't go wrong with the main character)!

Here's a breakdown of what I thought of this game:

GRAPHICS 8

Bright colors plague the screen and the 3D backgrounds are amazingly pretty. The main characters are 2D, however. Not that that's a bad thing, because it isn't.

SOUND 8

Very catchy music. It usually have an upbeat, poppy feel. Not enough variety though.

GAME PLAY 7.5

It can be a little confusing at first, and to become a pro (which I'm not =P), you're going to need a lot of practice and you'll also need to watch the opponents, to see varying strategies. The black cat, Popoi, is especially good. Watch out for her!

CONTROLS 9

This game is one of the easiest to control. Very basic controls.

OVERALL 8.5 (NOT AN AVERAGE)

A very enjoyable game. The characters light up the experience and the game play is mildly - very, very addicting. Playing with friends is only going to make things better.

Totally recommended. Two thumbs up!!

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