Customer Reviews

Super Puzzle Fighter II

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

No doubt about it, its a great game. I never have had any memory bugs as in the other reviews, I have completed all of the challenges, and they are still saved months later. The learning curve is pretty big, but once you learn it, its awesome. If ya wanna try the arcade one, get a CPS2 system emulator and download the rom (although I can't say I did this, I know it exists). Pay attention to the learning video, and always just work on combos, and don't break little blocks, and lay pieces very fast. I wish there was someone here at my university that played it, I could go on for hours playing this. For an added challenge, try to beat the game with Dan (something I did on hard mode last night), or unlock master mode and go at it on there (not the toughest thing in the world). Although, I do feel master mode w/ Dan will never happen over here.

Loved it on the PS1, love it here. There are some reviews out there that knock the port for its lower quality music. I say consider the technology involved. Do you really think you can get CD quality music that spans over 500 MB on an original PS1 CD (still more than a cartridge can hold if the music is compressed) in a 5 to 30 MB cartridge? If you think you can without sacrificing sound quality or the quality of the game itself then yes, there is a Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny does poop out painted chicken eggs to celebrate the ressurrection of the Christ.

Other than that (heh) the game holds up on the portable format. If you wanted music then buy the soundtrack to the game. If you want one of the most addictive Tetris clones available, buy this. Yes, I too get skeptical when people make pronouncements like that, but in this case it's true. Yet another puzzle game to take with you on plane/train/car/bus trips.

One of the reviewers here is right though. In Street Puzzle mode the computer seems to be moving that much faster than you and there's no hope of winning unless you randomly set down pieces (because eventually their will be masses of colored blocks that will bust). But you can win.

BTW, don't trust Vijay Boyapati to give an honest review. I am not a Capcom shill as he says. I'm simply reviewing on the game's merits and he sees fit to attack the other reviewers simply because they don't agree with him (which really pisses me off). I haven't had the chance to try the two player mode but I find the rest of the game fun. Is it an exact port of the PSOne version? No! Gee, now I wonder why. To give the game a 2 out of 5 stars just because he didn't like the two player mode is dishonest and I wouldn't trust his reviews at all. Get a second opinion.

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Proper criticism doesn't complain and not explain.

Granted, it's a tough call between "Super Puzzle Fighter II" and its predecessor's GBA incarnation, "Puyo Pop." But I'll take Chun Li kicking at Ryu while I hurry to connect color-coded gems any day of the week. The sound is terrific, the graphics are blocky but gorgeous, and the gameplay is out of this world. Two cartridge "versus" mode is outlandish fun. Seeing little gems crash and explode somehow gives me such a sense of satisfaction, even when I'm losing.

A very good puzzle game to start with but it gets a little harder and when you do win your character finish off with a combo finish very nice.

I bought this game a while ago for myself, this was actually a gift and she loves it.... Great if u loves puzzle games!!!

In my quest for the best GBA games, you could say I've wanted this 'rare gem' the most. This version of SPFII is as close to the console versions as a handheld game can get. Here you and your opponent face off as you stack multicolored gems in your playfield while smashing them to bits with flashing Crash Gems and diamonds. And this being a parody of Capcom fighting games, cute chibi versions of Street Fighter and Darkstalkers characters play out comical battles determined by the progress of the game. Ryu's still throwing fireballs, Dan's still patting himself on the back, and Akuma's still ridiculously cheap.

Playing in "Street Puzzle" mode will grant you access to goodies like hidden characters, a Master Mode and even an original song. Also, a tutorial featuring Dan shows the basic steps to playing the game. It's easy to play, but hard to put down. My best advice to surviving each round is to stack gems of the same color together and in a way that breaking a few results in a chain reaction. And in response to the complaints in other reviews about bugs and save failure, those are the signs of a bootleg game (trust me, I've had my share). So grab a real copy and clear your schedule.

This game is rated E for Everyone: Mild Violence.

My wife had loved this game on playstation many moons ago, and we've kept that system around all this time literally JUST for that game. We recently purchased a Nintendo DS Lite, and I learned how most Gameboy Advanced games will also work on the DS. As soon as we came across this game for Gameboy Advanced, we immediately bought it. The game works great, my wife is THRILLED, and now we can get rid of the playstation and use that shelf for something more useful...like our Nintendo NES or N64...

This game came out 12 years ago for the playstation and to this day, it's still one of my favorite attack puzzle games of all time. It's a perfect adaptation of the original playstation version too and has lots of secrets to uncover. For those who have never played it before, the idea is to match up gems of similar colors to build up their size, and when a flashing "gem breaker" comes down that matches the color of the gem, it will break the built gems and send over stacked gems for your opponent to deal with and of course they can do the same to you. The game is EXTREMELY addicting.

man, i got this game about 4-5 years ago, and played 2 player with our neighbor all of the time. ALL OF THE TIME. We must have spent hundreds of hours playing it, then i lost it, and shortly after, moved away. But it was great while it lasted for me, and I love tetris too. So i plan on purchasing it again.

i couldn't find this game anywhere in a store to test it out, so i had to rely on reviews. after reading them, i wasnt expecting it to be that great, although i was expecting it to be playable. the second i started playing i had memories of beating the hell out of all my friends in college. i would say that this game, being handheld and on a different system, is as close as it could be to the original.