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Name: Columns series (2 titles)
Columns
Columns 3 - Revenge of Columns
(aka Super Columns)
Author/Vendor: Vic Tokai/Sega
Released: various
Type: Puzzle
Language: English and Japanese (set console accordingly)
Premise: This has long been regarded as the nemesis of Tetris. Arrange the falling jewels to form a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal group of three of the same color. (Rage Games)
Impressions: This has a more serious atmosphere than most puzzle games, and the graphics are beginning to show their age. Great gameplay, though. (Rage Games)
Variations: Columns (1990)
Columns 2 does not exist for the Sega Genesis.
Columns 3 - Revenge of Columns (1994, aka Super Columns - minor improvements throughout and a brief stab at plot ala Puyo Puyo)
Recommended Emu: Genecyst X