Puyo Puyo Tsuu Ketteiban is the definitive version of Puyo Puyo Tsuu, considered the finest series entry by many fans. Perfected falling puyo system with Ojama Puyo and chained combos. Exceptional competitive gameplay. A Japanese PS1 puzzle game must-play.
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Category
Puzzle2 players3+
Description
Japanese Ketteiban edition by Compile of Puyo Puyo Tsuu, the second installment introducing the Sousai cancellation system. Created by Compile, released in 1996 in Japan and Asia with revision under the Puyo Puyo Tsuu Ketteiban title. Sousai cancellation system for garbage Puyos, two-player versus mode, endless mode and cheerful oriental soundtrack. Japanese and Asian edition with revision under the Puyo Puyo Tsuu Ketteiban title.
Puyo Puyo Tsuu - Ketteiban review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,26 GB📅13/12/1996
Published by Compile
Puyo Puyo Tsuu - Ketteiban (PS1) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
The Asian run of Puyo Puyo Tsuu, markedly rarer than the Japanese version in a market with narrow physical distribution. This thinly documented regional pressing appeals to collectors attentive to the least common variants of a versus-puzzle peak. Its desirability rests mainly on this geographic scarcity, in a niche where clean copies dry up fast.
Better with friends
A benchmark chain puzzler where the art of canceling out enemy attacks creates seesaw duels of wild intensity. The competition rewards anticipation and composure: building your big cascade by risking it all, or countering just in time to flip the situation. Crystal clear to grasp and tricky to master, it strings together last-second reversals and rematches.
Is Puyo Puyo Tsuu - Ketteiban still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 1996 on PS1 in Japan, Compile's project remains one of the finest iterations of the Puyo Puyo competitive puzzle line. The chain system and the counter through nuisance puyos stays a genre reference and the readability of the two dimensional animations has not aged. The versus mode, the human cup and the solo challenges drive excellent evenings. The presentation and a few voices feel dated. Recommended today for competitive puzzle devotees, for Compile fans searching for a studio peak and for PS1 collectors curious about a Japanese classic that travelled little internationally.
