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Puyo Pop
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Genre(s): Puzzle
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: October 6, 2003
Summary
What exactly are puyos? Aside from being cute gobs of goo, they are the stars of the addictive game PuyoPop. The classic blob-dropping puzzler is back, now on the hottest new gaming platform -- the Nokia N-Gage mobile game deck. It's raining puyos, and your job is to line up each one with its matching color. Link four or more of the same puyos together, and watch them disappear as your score increases. Go for big-scoring chains and combos, and foil your opponent's grouping strategies by dropping nasty Ojama puyos onto his pile. Two-player Mode, using Bluetooth wireless technology, will search for a nearby opponent and hook you up to play real-time, head-to-head blob battles. Don't let a little puyo keep you from ultimate victory! [Sega]
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What The Critics Said
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GameZone
t's friendly for all ages (can you think of a puzzler that isn't?), but the gameplay is challenging enough to engross adult men and adult women.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
The graphics are clean, the single-player has a nice ramp-up of difficulty, and the two-player action is great. [Oct 2003, p.51]
AceGamez
If you enjoy pick up and play games and you enjoy puzzlers, Puyo Pop is worth trying to find - it will definitely keep you entertained for a good while and draw you back for more addictive and fiendish fun.
Read Full Review >Pocket Games
The best puzzler for the system, and a ton of fun in multiplayer. [Spring 2004, p.18]
GameSpot
While the game provides a competent take on "Tetris"-like gameplay, the presentation and no-frills approach to the game leave a lot to be desired.
Read Full Review >IGN
The two-player Bluetooth mode is great fun, but there is simply nothing here that we haven't seen before. As a matter of fact, the N-Gage version is weaker than all the previous handheld Puyos we've played.
Read Full Review >Game Power Australia
If you have to have a puzzle game with your N-Gage, Puyo Pop is the best available, but it's a shame that technical issues hamper what has, up until now, been an unbreakable formula.
Read Full Review >GameNow
Unfortunately, on N-Gage, this fantastic game is rendered nearly unplayable. [Nov 2003, p.76]
GameSpy
One issue that persists, though, is a bit of herky-jerky slowdown as the speed increases and more puyos hit the screen. Even the music is affected in moments.
Read Full Review >GMR Magazine
It's no "Tetris," but it would have made a good pack-in game. [Nov 2003, p.101]
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Technically one of those "blue [pieces]" should be "purple," but it aint to the human eye (which I'm guessing most of you will be using). [Nov 2003, p.37]
Gaming Age
The graphics are primitive, the sound is boring, and its just plain harder to make out the Puyos than it would be on any other console preceding it.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 5.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Mas M. gave it a 10:
This game is totally cool.
