Customer Reviews

Puyo Pop

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This is a really awesome puzzle game! I LOVE it! Ever play 'Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine' for the Sega Genesis or Game Gear? This plays the same way, you match the little color blobs and they disappear (not as easy as it sounds)! Way cooler though; there's this little critter that watches you play and he dances and stuff (even cuter than Pokemon's Pikachu!), and this game has plenty of that 'Japanese game feeling' that has sort of a cult following. ;) Like when you score points or cause a chain effect (complete a set of puzzle pieces causing them to disappear, making another set fall together and disappear, etc.) a little voice (the creature's?) says things in Japanese! Cute! And the computer opponents are cute and funny :) Buy this game, you'll see what I mean, it's really cool :) If you like cute stuff and/or puzzle games, this one's a real find :)

A salesperson(thank you, whoever you are) introduced Puyo Puyo(the Megadrive/Genesis version) to my friend. And, my friend showed it to me. Now, it's my turn to pass the torch to the next person.

In case you have never heard of Puyo Puyo, it was developed by Compile(a Japanese game company) Later, Sega changed the original characters in Puyo Puyo and published the game under the name 'Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine' in America. It was also released for the SNES and other systems as well. However, the Neo Geo Pocket version marks the first time in the states that all the original(not to mention adorable) characters are included. In my opinion, the NGPC version is probably the best version besides the Dreamcast version(of course)

So, what's so cool about Puyo Pop? First, it has tons of options to choose from. Second, there are easy, normal, and hard modes to play with, each has a different objective to complete. Finally, anyone who knows Puyo Puyo understands the real charm lies in the two-player battle mode. There nothing more gratifiying than watching the facial expressions of your friend(or soon-to-be former friend) after you pull a 5-chains-combo on him/her. I can go on for pages telling you how great this game is, but, I think it's best for you and your friends to play it without knowing what to expect.

P.S. Must try the link mode, ok!

I recommend this game to all fans of the puzzle game genre. A good choice.

THE NEOGEO GAME WAS EXCELLENT IN THE WORDS OF A 9 YEAR OLD YHE GAME WAS CLEAR AND INSTRUCTIONS WERE EASY TO UNDERSTAND. SHE HAS COMPLETED ALL LEVELS AND WISHES TO HAVE ANOTHER GAME FOR HER BIRTHDAY.