Puyo Puyo Champions

Puyo Puyo Champions (Puyo Puyo eSports (ぷよぷよeスポーツ) in Japan), is a puzzle video game developed and published by Sega for the Nintendo Switch,[1] Xbox One,[2] PlayStation 4,[3] and in 2019 for Microsoft Windows[4] (through the Steam platform).[5]

Puyo Puyo Champions
ぷよぷよeスポーツ (Puyo Puyo eSports)
Puyo Puyo eSports boxart
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Harumasa Nakajima
Producer(s)Mizuki Hosoyamada
Artist(s)Shinichi Moroka
Composer(s)Jun Senoue
SeriesPuyo Puyo
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Microsoft Windows
ReleaseNintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
  • JP: October 25, 2018
  • WW: May 7, 2019
Xbox One
  • WW: May 7, 2019
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: May 7, 2019
  • JP: May 8, 2019
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Originally released in Japan under the name Puyo Puyo eSports, the game was localized for international release in 2019 under the name Puyo Puyo Champions. As with Puyo Puyo Tetris, the international release features English characters voices, allowing the player to change between the original Japanese and the English localized voices; the game interface is also available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean.[6]

Mechanics and modes

The game features two separate gameplay mechanics based on the following earlier games:

The game modes available include:

  • Multiplayer, the main focus of the game; can be played locally on the same device or via LAN, or with other players online, casually or competitively
  • Tournament, a local multiplayer mode for up to eight players, featuring a single-elimination tournament
  • Lessons, a single-player mode for learning the basics of the game and training
  • Challenges, the only other single-player mode available, mainly to test players' skills and abilities

As its original Japanese name implies, this game is aimed at esports and thus focuses on competitive multiplayer, so it lacks the single player campaign prominently featured in the previous games.

Puyo Puyo Champions also features 24 playable characters, complete with their own distinct AI behavior and Fever drop pattern, though some of these characters simply reuse the existing AI of characters not appearing in the game as playable. These characters include fan-favorites from the original Compile game series such as Arle and Dark Prince, as well as newer characters such as Ally, who debuted in the Japan-only Nintendo 3DS game Puyo Puyo Chronicle. The 2.02 update, released on August 24, 2020, added two hidden characters, Rafisol and Paprisu, which have to be unlocked by inputting specific button combinations.

The game also allows players to personalize their in-game profile image, with over a hundred characters to choose from both the main game series and Puyopuyo!! Quest, as well as a selection of backgrounds and borders, all of which seem to be carried over from Puyopuyo!! Quest.

Reception

The game received mostly favorable reviews. The Nintendo Switch version received a score of 74/100 at Metacritic, based on 10 reviews,[7] while the PlayStation 4 one received a score of 74/100, based on 4 reviews.[8]

Nintendo Life says that Puyo Puyo Champions ably covers the essentials of the series at a great price point, leaving a score of 80/100.[11]

References
  1. "Puyo Puyo Champions for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  2. "Puyo Puyo Champions". PlayStation™Store. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
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  4. "Puyo Puyo Champions / ぷよぷよ eスポーツ at Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  5. McWhertor, Michael (2019-04-23). "Sega's Puyo Puyo esports game is coming stateside in May". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  6. Allen, Richard (2019-05-07). "'Puyo Puyo Champions', The Latest Installment of the Renowned Puzzle Series, Now Available on Consoles and Steam". Fan Fest | For Fans, By Fans. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  7. "Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  8. "Puyo Puyo Champions (PlayStation 4)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  9. "Puyo Puyo Champions (Xbox One)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  10. "Puyo Puyo Champions (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  11. Life, Nintendo (2019-05-05). "Review: Puyo Puyo Champions - A Fine Puzzler That's More For Veterans Than Newcomers". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  12. "Puyo Puyo Champions Review - Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  13. Cowley, Ric. "Puyo Puyo Champions Switch review - "A fun, if hollow, competitive puzzler"". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  14. "Puyo Puyo Champions (Switch) Review - Entering The World Of Puzzle E-Sports". CGMagazine. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  15. "[Análisis] Puyo Puyo Champions". Nintenderos.com - Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite y 3DS (in Spanish). 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  16. "Puyo Puyo Champions, la recensione". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  17. "TEST. Puyo Puyo Champions (PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One)". Gameblog (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  18. Quesada, Daniel (2019-05-07). "Análisis de Puyo Puyo Champions para PS4, One, Switch y PC". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  19. "Puyo Puyo Champions review | Recensie | InsideGamer.nl". www.insidegamer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  20. Janes, Ryan (2019-05-13). "Puyo Puyo Champions Review - Switch". Nintendo Insider. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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