Puyo Puyo Champions

• Title — Puyo Puyo Champions • Developer — Sega • Publisher — Sega • Director — Harumasa Nakajima • Producer — Mizuki Hosoyamada • Designer — Harumasa Nakajima • Programmer — Koichi Nomura Toshiyuki Ito • Artist — Shinichi Moroka • Composer — Jun Senoue • Series — Puyo Puyo • Platforms — Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows Arcade • Released — Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4October 25, 2018Xbox One'Microsoft Windows'ArcadeApril 18, 2019 • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Genre — Puzzle

The game features two gameplay rulesets from the earlier games: • Puyo Puyo 2 • Puyo Pop Fever The game modes available include: • Multiplayer, the main focus of the game, it 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. In both Multiplayer and Tournament modes, players are eliminated if they top out, and the last player (or side) standing wins the round. As per its Japanese title, this game is aimed at eSports and thus focuses on competitive multiplayer, lacking the single-player campaign mode prominently featured in most other Puyo Puyo games. Puyo Puyo Champions features 24 playable characters, complete with their own distinct AI behavior and Fever drop pattern, though 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, even a handful of characters from Puyopuyo!! Quest. 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 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.