Puyo Puyo! celebrates twenty years of the series with a back-to-basics package. Pristine classic mode, varied rule options and exemplary polish. Pure Puyo, no detour.
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Puzzle2 players3+
Description
A Compile Heart and Sega puzzle game released in 2002 in Japan, a return to roots of the Puyo Puyo franchise with classic characters Arle and Carbuncle. Same falling and chaining puyo mechanics, new game modes and revised graphics. A nostalgic reconciliation with the original Puyo Puyo after the Sun series.
Puyo Puyo! review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
The blob classic returns in a dazzling version, faithful to the chain mechanic that made its legend. Lining up colours to set off a devastating avalanche delivers a thrill as cunning as it is instant. The clear handling welcomes everyone, and the versus unleashes laughter. Colourful, snappy and fiercely addictive, a peak of competitive puzzling.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is Puyo Puyo! still worth playing in 2026?
A puzzle game from Sega, Puyo Puyo!, an anniversary edition of the series, celebrates years of the puzzle where you stack coloured blobs in groups of four to trigger cascading chains, by gathering a host of rules and modes inherited from the saga's whole history. The richness of the rule variants, the depth of the chains and the cartoon charm of the world appeal to a wide audience, from casual player to competitor. The repetitiveness stays modest, the mechanic being so addictive. For a puzzle fan or a series fan, the title keeps a perfectly preserved accessibility and richness.
