Puyo Puyo Champions Reviews

Puyo Puyo Champions is ranked in the 71st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Unscored
Jun 20, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions is one of those games that can be a little bit weird to understand. The game is surely a hit with Japan audiences, but in this region might be a tough sell. That being said, the game strips every thing that might feel unnecessary just to focus on the competitive side of Puyo Puyo.

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Drew Leachman
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Jun 19, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions is a fine puzzle game. It leans heavily into the multiplayer aspects of the game, and while it may turn off beginners or people out of practice, for the price, you still get a really good puzzle game.

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Spaziogames
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Jun 4, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions it's Puyo Puyo at its essence

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82 / 100
Jun 1, 2019

My biggest grievance is the games audio – and if I could turn the voicework off while leaving all the other gameplay sounds on, I’d be much happier. If you’re looking for an addictive puzzler to compete against friends and strangers, you really can’t go wrong with Puyo Puyo Champions. Highly recommended!

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May 27, 2019

"Reasonable priced entry ticket to Champions League."

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8 / 10.0
May 17, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions does not offer much in terms of relaxations in front of a console. It's highly competitive game that will appeal to fans of the series, but for the rest of us it will be title hard to break into.

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7 / 10
May 16, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions, as its name suggests, first addresses the most passionate who will have the audacity and ability to play it online against fierce opponents. However, despite its multiplayer focus, this new Puyo Puyo is still home to the jovial and fun puzzle game it has always been, in its most fun, colorful and cute look on this date.

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7 / 10
May 14, 2019

GOOD - Puyo Puyo Champions is Puyo Puyo, plain and simple. It offers half the content of its predecessor, with a price that is definitely fair for what’s being offered. If you’re looking for the Puyo Puyo experience and want to save on money, then this is the game for you. But if you have the money, then it might be best to spring for Puyo Puyo Tetris.

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90 / 100
May 12, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions is recommended for competitive players, especially because the title is focused on competition and it should completely satisfy that niche of players.

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8 / 10.0
May 9, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions is a near perfect for hardcore puzzle game enthusiasts, but casuals may want to start elsewhere.

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Meh
May 8, 2019

Basically, if you think you’re good enough at Puyo Puyo, pick this up and have a go. You might find yourself a new path to eSports as this definitely feels like the next logical step for the franchise on a global stage. As for me, I think I’ll dip back into Puyo Puyo Tetris instead. While the matchmaking and online portion is so much better in Champions – both in terms of stability and competition – I think I’m more of a solo player and so PPT is more my bag.

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7 / 10.0
May 8, 2019

This is a great option if you want to play this puzzler online against pros or locally with friends. If you crave a more light-hearted romp, Puyo Puyo Tetris is still available on this system and has a daffy story mode. Champions is primarily for the lionhearted.

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76 / 100
May 7, 2019

Don´t expect any flashy new features, but it works OK at providing a straightforward fun with competitive puzzling.

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8 / 10.0
May 7, 2019

For fans of Puyo Puyo then, picking up Puyo Puyo Champions should be a no-brainer. Those with only a passing interest who already own Puyo Puyo Tetris, however, might not really get much out of it.

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7.5 / 10.0
May 5, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions offers familiar and fun competitive puzzle gameplay with a huge selection of delightful characters.

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Nintendo Life
Stephanie Woor
Top Critic
7 / 10
May 5, 2019

Puyo Puyo Champions ably covers the essentials of the series at a great price point. The inclusion of the Fever ruleset provides something of interest for veteran players and the most enthusiastic of new fans created by Puyo Puyo Tetris, and should be at least considered for any party game library. However, the lack of other single or multiplayer modes or a real tutorial make this less of a definitive entry-point or second helping for newly created casual fans than it perhaps could be.

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May 2, 2019

Puyo Puyo is a super simple game that you can learn to play in seconds, but that will take hundreds of hours to master. Better known outside of Japan as “Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine” this game has you matching sets of Puyos (beans) in groups of four. Ideally, you want to match a set of four in a way that will chain together multiple matches, with each successive match dumping more and more trash Puyos on to your opponent.

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