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Matching Puyos like puzzle pieces while moving them on a chessboard—turns out slime warfare is way more tactical than it sounds. That moment when your planned chain reaction wipes their entire frontline? Chef’s kiss.
Puyo Puyo Gaiden: Puyo Wars came out for the Game Boy Color in 1999, developed by Compile. It was a time when puzzle games were experimenting with new ideas, and this one blended the familiar Puyo Puyo mechanics with a turn-based strategy layer. It felt like a natural, if quirky, evolution for the series on a handheld that thrived on portable, thoughtful gameplay.
You control a team of characters on a grid-based map, moving them into position to initiate puzzle battles against enemy units. The main objective is to defeat opposing forces by clearing Puyos in match-four chains, with each battle's outcome directly affecting your position on the overworld map. Signature mechanics include deploying units strategically to control territory and triggering chain reactions that damage multiple enemies at once. The pacing is deliberate, encouraging careful moves rather than rushed actions, and the difficulty comes from managing both your army's placement and your puzzle-solving speed. It feels like a satisfying hybrid that makes you think two steps ahead.
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