Cleared on July 9th, 2023 (SEGA Genesis Challenge: 22/160)
This Puyo-Puyo clone may seem pretty quirky featuring characters from the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV show with simple gameplay where you take these "beans" as they call it and match four of the same color at minimum to make them disappear, chaining together combos to clear the board much easier and get a higher score. While a quick round of single player Puyo-Puyo in Exercise Mode may seem pretty relaxed, it's Scenario Mode that brings out the chaos and stress of the game because it is very hard.
It plays like normal Puyo-Puyo, but the catch is that you are dueling against Robotnik's minions and they get much harder and harder while devising their own strategies. They are able to keep up with fast speeds at a perfect pace and in order to beat them, you need to sabotage them with combos, but they too can sabotage you and make it even more difficult for you. And for the record, I was only playing Normal difficulty.
If "Normal" difficulty feels like playing against a Super Computer, then "Hard" must be playing against God and "Hardest" is playing against someone who uses Rewind and Save States against you. All while being given a smug and douchey look from some of these characters like they just knew they won and you're hopeless to do anything about it, further adding to the frustration you may face.
But it is beatable although it may take a great deal of luck to find opportunities to pull off the best combos, and it's not like Pokemon Puzzle League where the difficulty can feel so rubber banded that the enemy will somehow lose to itself just because the game suspects you are not very good at the game. Even still, it does take a good deal of practice, knowledge of Puyo-Puyo, and excellent reaction and focus in order to stand off against your foes.
Supposedly from what I hear, the difficulty of the game is just way off compared to other Puyo-Puyo titles although I have yet to confirm this as it is deemed too brutal and yeah, I can definitely get it. I've experienced this first hand and even after completing the game, the game dared me to do "Hard mode" and I was just like "lol, nope".
But despite this, it's still just Puyo-Puyo. It functions as it should. You move the pieces, you rotate them, and you place and match ones of the same color. It's simple and it's fun. If you're wanting to experience the game somehow, it's not a bad option. There's a pretty good chance you own this game if you have any Sega Genesis Collection.
This Puyo-Puyo clone may seem pretty quirky featuring characters from the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV show with simple gameplay where you take these "beans" as they call it and match four of the same color at minimum to make them disappear, chaining together combos to clear the board much easier and get a higher score. While a quick round of single player Puyo-Puyo in Exercise Mode may seem pretty relaxed, it's Scenario Mode that brings out the chaos and stress of the game because it is very hard.
It plays like normal Puyo-Puyo, but the catch is that you are dueling against Robotnik's minions and they get much harder and harder while devising their own strategies. They are able to keep up with fast speeds at a perfect pace and in order to beat them, you need to sabotage them with combos, but they too can sabotage you and make it even more difficult for you. And for the record, I was only playing Normal difficulty.
If "Normal" difficulty feels like playing against a Super Computer, then "Hard" must be playing against God and "Hardest" is playing against someone who uses Rewind and Save States against you. All while being given a smug and douchey look from some of these characters like they just knew they won and you're hopeless to do anything about it, further adding to the frustration you may face.
But it is beatable although it may take a great deal of luck to find opportunities to pull off the best combos, and it's not like Pokemon Puzzle League where the difficulty can feel so rubber banded that the enemy will somehow lose to itself just because the game suspects you are not very good at the game. Even still, it does take a good deal of practice, knowledge of Puyo-Puyo, and excellent reaction and focus in order to stand off against your foes.
Supposedly from what I hear, the difficulty of the game is just way off compared to other Puyo-Puyo titles although I have yet to confirm this as it is deemed too brutal and yeah, I can definitely get it. I've experienced this first hand and even after completing the game, the game dared me to do "Hard mode" and I was just like "lol, nope".
But despite this, it's still just Puyo-Puyo. It functions as it should. You move the pieces, you rotate them, and you place and match ones of the same color. It's simple and it's fun. If you're wanting to experience the game somehow, it's not a bad option. There's a pretty good chance you own this game if you have any Sega Genesis Collection.