Puyo Puyo Columns

Puyo Puyo Columns (AKA Past-Future Puzzle Frenzy: Puyo Puyo Columns) is an upcoming puzzle game by Sega for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC and Arcade

It's based on Compile's Puyo Puyo and Sega's Columns franchises, This game was created due to positives reviews for Puyo Puyo Tetris using a modified engine

Story
Time travelling has been one of the biggest mysteries ever, suprising everyone. However, a fantastic creature called Jewel Puyo has been confirmed to be able to travel back and forth in time and space

Finding a Jewel Puyo is not an easy task since it can shapeshift, Knowing this, Arle and Friends decide to do a huge search for the Jewel Puyo to solve this mystery once and forever.

Playable characters
Puyo Puyo Columns has 28 characters available to play being Split into 14 from Puyo Puyo Series and 14 original characters from Columns, Characters in italics must be unlocked on PC and console versions, Bosses are not playable on Arcade version

Controls
This is the list of controls for each console

Game modes
Puyo Puyo Columns counts with 7 modes available on all versions as well as 3 console exclusive modes
 * Story mode
 * Arcade mode
 * Battle mode
 * Swap mode
 * Mashup mode
 * Classic mode
 * Turnabout mode
 * Party mode (Switch only)
 * Tag team battle (PlayStation 4 only)
 * 1 VS all (Nintendo 3DS only)

Story mode (1 player)
It's up to you to solve time travel mystery and find the legendary Jewel Puyo on an adventure filled with lots of different trials

Arcade mode (1 player)
Choose a character and reach the top, battle on easy, normal, hard or infinite courses

Battle mode (1 to 4 players)
Battle up to 3 opponents on a puzzle showdown, Choose your style and beat them all

Swap mode (1 to 4 players)
Can you master Puyo Puyo and Columns? Play on both games changing every 20 seconds

Mashup mode (1 to 4 players)
Puyos and jewels mix up in this crazy battle, Master both to rule puzzle world

Classic mode (1 or 2 players)
Endless? Flash? Time Attack? It's up to you to choose your style, available on Puyo Puyo, Columns and Mashup modes

Turnabout mode (1 to 4 players)
Create combos, send distortions, annoy your opponents, counterattack and make your way to victory in this crazy battle

Party mode (1 to 8 players, Switch only)
4 players will play puzzles, meanwhile the other 4 will assist their partners by sending attacks with their votes to any opposing team

Tag team battle (1 to 8 players, PlayStation 4 only)
4 boards and 8 players, Team up with a friend and show them who's the best team in a battle with customizable rules

1 VS all (1 to 8 players, Nintendo 3DS only)
Are you brave enough to take up seven opponents at once? Defeat them all before they defeat you

Style interaction
While both games are matching blocks puzzle games, there are some differences on interaction when playing different styles

Differences from Arcade version

 * Only Classic, Arcade and Turnabout modes are playable
 * It has a single attack button and it supports 2 players as opposed to 4 from console and PC versions
 * All characters are available at start
 * 16 bit soundtrack is not available
 * Mashup style is not playable on Classic mode
 * Turnabout mode is a 2 players only mode, lacking single player mode

Trivia

 * Columns characters names are different colors names in different languages
 * 16 bit soundtrack was directly taken from Sega Genesis versions of Puyo Puyo, Puyo Puyo 2, Columns and Columns 3
 * Dr. Mario and Dr. Luigi were planned as guests for Switch and 3DS versions
 * Game subtitle "Past-Future Puzzle Frenzy" refers to Columns being a hit in the past, and Puyo Puyo being a hit nowadays
 * A PlayStation Vita version and an Xbox One version were planned but finally cancelled