Puyo Pop Fever
SCORE: 65
Generally puzzle games are safe for the entire family. That is however not a set in stone rule, and Puyo Pop Fever on the Nintendo DS will raise more than a few eyebrows. Sega owns the Puyo Pop series, but they had Atlus do this version for them. Cutesy little blobs (called Puyo’s) drop down from the top in a Tetris style of gameplay. Connect so many of the same colored blobs together, and they will vanish. If there are blobs on top of the vanishing ones, then combos can be attained. The player is usually playing against a computer controlled character, or another human player. Puyo Pop Fever is designed with competition puzzle action as the main theme. Playing story mode will be what shocks most players the most. The female character (Amitie) is studying hard to become a wonderful clever magic user. She starts out helping her teacher who lost her flying cane. Finding this magical cane will grant that person a reward.
As some of the screens on this page display the graphics are bright, colorful, and very cutesy. The art style is rather unique that people either seem to love, or hate. Some of the characters are cutesy versions of monster characters from different horror movies (Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.). The special effects that are seen while playing the game are quite nice indeed.
The sounds are crisp, clear, and work quite well with the gameplay. The music is generally cheerful. All of the dialog about the witches, and warlocks in such a positive light is troubling to this reviewer. There are also some mild language issues with this game. Which is bizarre to see inside a puzzle game.
Puyo Pop Fever has quite a few different modes that can be played. Atlus did a good job to provide the player with reasons to replay this game. Ultimately it comes down to whether or not you enjoy this kind of game. If the action is not up your alley, then there will be no interest in replaying. The cartoonish occult style content is also going to turn many off. This reviewer was completely turned off by the Harry Potter style of story line. Story lines inside a puzzle game are great, but offensive ones only make me want to not play this game anymore. Bottom line my humble opinion is there are better games for your buying dollars.
Puyo Pop Fever plays well. The controls are quick and responsive, the level designs work well, and the control design works well. The additional features of the Nintendo DS are not utilized, which is a shame. The game does not seem to be designed for the hand held either. The player must beat so many (editor: example eight) of the computer characters in a row before beating the level. A save feature to stop after beating a couple would have greatly assisted this game. Puyo Pop Fever is an easy game to pick up, and if the story line is ignored the gameplay is actually fun.
The problem for Puyo Pop Fever is
the story line can not be ignored. There are too many anti-Biblical
attitudes being taught us inside our entertainments. The entertainment
industry is trying slowly mold our minds in the conformity of the
standards of the world. To some the cartoonish style witches, cartoonish
horror monsters, and occultic themes are no big deal. To this reviewer
it is a big deal. God has given us explicit instructions on keeping
ourselves pure. If we are just like the world, then the world has no
need to listen to us about Jesus Christ. It is a major disappointment to
me that a game gets an ‘E’ rating from the ESRB that contains so much
content that many will find as offensive. Teaching little children about
witchcraft is paramount to indoctrination.
- Paul
Graphics: 71%
Sound: 68%
Replay/Extras: 60%
Gameplay: 77%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Atlus
Rating: 'E' for Everyone
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