Capcom Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Gameboy Advance Puzzle Review

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Price Paid:  $30.00 from Game Stop

Summary:
The theme of the game is great and the characters are very cool, but the difficulty level keeps it from being fun.

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Price Paid:  $29.00 from Electronics Boutique

Summary:
The game is not so bad, actually it entertained me for 24 hours straight! Played as my best characters Sakura, Chun-Li and Morrigan.[sometimes as Hsien-Ko and Felicia]. I love it in fact all the idiots that gave this game a low rating well FORGET YOU !!!!!! [*ahem*] I love it knocks the crap out of old boring TETRIS doesn't it though! [*laughing*]! I love this game! =^ ^=

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Price Paid:  $30.00

Summary:
Capcom has always been known to repeat the usage of their gaming characters numerous times. The Street Fighters, Mega Mans, and Resident Evil series continue to go on forever, and with the addition of their "VS" series (Capcom Vs. THE WORLD...haha!), it seems their characters will continue to go on. However, back in the heyday of the PS1, Capcom released a different kind of game using their character franchises in a semi-fighting/ puzzle game. Presenting characters from Street Fighter and Dark Stalkers series, Capcom released a gem of a game called Super Puzzle Fighter 2: Turbo. In essence, the game pays tribute to games like Tetris and Dr. Mario but with a grand twist; the addition to have you characters fight against one another. Being one of the most addictive games ever, and one of the best games on the PS1, it comes to no suprise that Super Puzzle Fighter 2 (SPF2), reaches the same greatness on the Gameboy Advance.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Summary:
For those who are wondering if this game is a perfect port, it's not, but nonetheless, this version is near perfect and is worthy to be one of your most played GBA games ever. It's worth every penny, but if you wait too long, you may never find it. This particular title is one of the rarest domestic Capcom games ever, and it may prove true with the GBA as well. Sound is superb, graphics are near flawless, and the sound is exceptional for the most part.

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Price Paid:  $30.00 from Gamespot

Summary:
The arrival of this title has been preceded with a lot of buzz in the gaming press. Over and over again I've seen it billed as 'the best puzzle game ever'. That's quite a reputation to live up to, and I had my doubts. But I pre-ordered this game and had very high hopes.

I know that this game, or something very similar, was once available on older consoles, but I have no experience with those versions, and this review will reflect that fact.

At first, it seems that the gameplay is virtually identical to Puyo Pop, and there are indeed similarities. But Super Puzzle Fighter II has an unsurpassed amount of depth and an intensity that you don't really become aware of until you've played it a few hours.

I am dying to play this game head to head with another human, and this is the first GBA game I've felt this way about. The single player modes are very challenging and a lot of fun, and are almost impossible to quite playing. But instinctively I can tell that heads-up against another human would be an all out super-addictive blast, and I will keep this cart in my SP when I'm out and about hoping to find another SPF2 fan.

Make no mistake, every aspect about this game is utter perfection. Although it will take a while to appreciate the subtleties and strategies inherent to SPF2, you will start enjoying it right away. There is almost no learning curve to this title, but once you start to notice the layered depth that is built into Super Puzzle Fighter II, you will sit back in awe.

The single player modes include an Arcade mode, where you select one of eight characters and then take on the others one at a time with progressively greater difficulty, ending with a boss battle that is unreal. There is a Street Puzzle mode, where the game difficulty level is way elevated, and the object here is to try to unlock supplemental play options, music, animations, and still images. There is a Versus mode, where you select your character and an opponent to duke it out with strangely altered game rules and controls. And, there is even a Demo mode where you can kick back and have the basic game rules explained to you via a very cool series of animations, stills, and text overlays.

There are options galore including eight difficulty levels in each of the three hardness levels. The replay value is truly off the scale with this game.

The two player link cable game mode requires that both players have a game pak and is similar to Versus mode, according to the manual.

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Get this game, if you can find it. It will become a permanent part of your GBA library. It really IS the best puzzle game ever.