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developed by

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and published by

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. The game honored the twentieth year of the ''

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'' series, and was first released for the

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Gameplay

In total, the game has 20 modes of gameplay, including 8 new modes, and 5 hidden modes from '' Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary''. Except in Mission and Pair Puyo modes, a player is eliminated when they top out, and the last player (or side) standing wins the round.

"Pair Puyo"

A two-on-two team play mode. The teammates share Nuisance Puyo and "lives" - when one of the teams' field tops out, the board is replaced with a new board with a pre-made chain and costs a life. When all lives are lost, the team is eliminated, and the last team standing wins the match. The players get bonuses for "Extra Chains" (firing a chain during player's teammate's chain) and "Synchro Chains" (firing chains of the same length (3 or longer) at the same time).

Shop

Like '' Puyo Puyo Fever 2'' there is a shop, but instead of game play items the players can spend points they get from various modes for exchange of Puyo skins, alternate character voices, and alternate character costumes.

References

External links

Official website
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