Columns IV

Columns IV (Also known as Columns IV: Space-Time Columns Adventure and Columns IV: Jikuu Columns Daibouken in Japan) is an upcoming puzzle videogame by Sega for Steam, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 and Nintendo Switch. It's the direct sequel of the 1993 puzzle game Columns III released for Megadrive marking a new home release after 28 years

Plot
One night, a huge portal appears on the sky but what nobody knows about this galaxy is its real power, it vanished most treasures from Earth. Shortly after that a mysterious being claims humanity's most valuable treasure ever, which results to be mankind's wisdom and endless knowledge.

As humanity loses its treasures a brave archaeologist decides to challenge those mysterious beings by using all of his knowledge to defeat them in their own game, Can this brave man save the entire planet and their treasures?

Game modes
Columns IV can be played by up to 8 players on a single console and online versus

The main menu has the following options


 * Story mode
 * 1 player mode
 * 2 players mode
 * 3 players battle
 * 4 players battle
 * 2 VS 1 battle
 * 2 VS 2 battle
 * Free for all battle (5 to 8 players)
 * Online versus (2 to 8 players)
 * Options menu

Also 1 player and 2 players have the following submenu


 * Classic mode (Based on the original Columns game)
 * Flash mode (Taken from the Megadrive Columns port)
 * Stage mode (Taken from Columns II)
 * Versus mode (Taken from Columns III)
 * Endless mode (Similar to classic mode but jewel lines keep appearing from the bottom of the playfield)
 * Survival mode (Similar to classic mode but from time to time different distortion effects will make your gameplay harder)

Online battles
Columns IV comes with ranked 1 VS 1 battles and casual battles for 2 to 8 players

You can battle random opponents and friends on this mode

Controls
Columns IV uses a 3 button control scheme similar to that one of Columns III, especially on 3 or more players battles where you can choose to attack your opponent on the left or your opponent on the right as well as a single cycle button

Trivia

 * There's a version for Xbox One and Xbox Series S planned
 * You can unlock a full 16 bit soundtrack from the original trilogy and Stack Columns after clearing story mode
 * Sega planned a Puyo Puyo skin but it was discarded in order to avoid confusions