Puyo Puyo Champions (NSP, XCI) ROM + v2.0.2.1 Update

Puyo Puyo Champions is a 2018 puzzle video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and in 2019 for Microsoft Windows (through the Steam platform). 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 character’s 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. Could you become the next Puyo Puyo Champion? Experience exhilarating, high-speed, competitive puzzle action! Easy to pick up, yet challenging to master!

Dive into rapid-fire puzzle battles with features designed for both friendly showdowns and serious tournaments in Puyo Puyo Champions. Take on friends and family in local multiplayer or go head-to-head with players worldwide via online matchmaking. Suitable for all ages, this timeless puzzle game delivers unexpected competitive excitement.

GAMEPLAY

The game features two separate gameplay rules based on the earlier games, there is Puyo Puyo Tsu and Puyo Puyo Fever. The game modes available include Multiplayer, the main focus of the game; which 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 Japanese title 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 Champions also features 24 playable characters, complete with their own distinct AI behavior and Fever drop pattern.

However, 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 Nadja 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 in August 2020, added two hidden characters, Rafisol and Paprisu, each of whom can be selected by inputting a specific button combination while selecting a character. 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.

KEY FEATURES

• Mastermind strategic chains and unleash devastating attacks with beloved characters spanning 25 years of Puyo Puyo history.
• Engage in competitive multiplayer modes featuring beloved rule sets from Puyo Puyo 2 and Puyo Puyo Fever.
• Go online to compete in Puyo Puyo League contests or enjoy relaxed Free Play matches.
• Organize local tournaments for up to 8 players to claim ultimate bragging rights!