In the pantheon of puzzle games like this, ive always thought of Columns as a rather dull little game when compared to Tetris, Super Puzzle Fighter, Puzzle Bobble, Poyo Poyo or any other more obscure title (hi Starsweep). Its just a game that feels overly slow, ploddy and lacking in personality.

Columns III doesnt really do anything to alleviate that mindset and worse, focuses on a multiplayer format that just doesnt work very well as again, its just too slow and it never gives those break-neck moments where one move can feel like the difference between winning and losing and as such, it all just feels far too dry and uneventful and matches take far too long.