Puyo Puyo Tsu

Puyo Puyo 2/Tsu (ぷよぷよ通) is a tile-matching video game created by Compile, using characters from Madou Monogatari. It was originally developed by Compile and released by Sega for Arcades in 1994 in Japan and 1995 outside of Japan. Since then, it was re-released for multiple game consoles and handhelds. This is the second game in the Puyo Puyo series.

Puyo Puyo Tsu is a Tetris-like game, but with a competitive play. Like the Tetris game; you must manipulate the falling blobs (Puyos), and then form groups of the same colors to make them disappear. You'll keep playing until the game gets too fast for you to keep up. The game will end when Puyos or Garbage Puyos pile to the top in the third grid (6x12) from the left.

Plot (Scenario Mode)
“Another challenge has been set! Right now, Arle Silvana Nadja and Carbuncle are off to the tower to reach the Big Three. But in order to do that, Arle must go head-to-head against twenty-five different opponents (along with a few secret opponents) in a Puyo match first! Do you have what it takes to reach the top of the tower?”"-Taken from the instruction manual from the Sega Genesis version (and other versions too)"

Menu Guide
When you start the game, you have four options to choose:


 * 1) Play the Single Puyo Puyo (Scenario) Mode.
 * 2) Play the Double Puyo Puyo Mode.
 * 3) Play the Multiplayer Puyo Puyo Mode.
 * 4) Play the Endless Puyo Puyo Mode.
 * 5) Select Options Mode.

Option Mode
In the Options Mode, you can select:


 *  VS COM Level : Select the Single Player difficulty (easy, normal, hard, hardest).
 *  VS Human Game : Number of games in Double Player and Multiplayer Mode (1-9).
 *  Endless Mode : Endless Mode playing rules (Training, Normal, Action, Wild).
 * Training - Neither Helpers or Garbage Puyos appear
 * Normal - Helpers appear, but Garbage Puyos doesn't.
 * Action - Both Helpers and Garbage Puyos appear.
 * Wild - Helper doesn't appear, but Garbage Puyos Puyos do.


 *  Sound Mode : Choose stereo or mono music.
 *  Key Assignment : Select which button will rotate the Puyos.
 *  I.O. Test : Hardware and text display test.
 *  Game Mode : Customize the game in various ways, and try out different styles of gameplay.
 * Change or Disable/ Enable Puyo Puyo Tsu Rules - Margin Time, Target Chain (Rensa Sibari), Grid Preset (Rule Henka), and Garbage Puyos Countering (Sousai).
 * Rules (Puyo) - Change the rules to match those of Puyo Puyo 1.
 * Pre-Placement (Keijou) - Place Puyos on the board when the game starts.
 * Shake (Zusin) - When a Puyo is placed, the screen will shake (only in 2 Player and Endless Mode).
 * 4P Score Display - 4 Player Mode score display on the bottom of the screen.
 * [SECRET] - Let the cursor on "exit game" for 10-15 seconds. Then you'll get a message;"Huh? You've discovered the secret area. Now you can access the custom menu." Return to the Option Mode to access this custom menu.


 *  Custom : A secret mode that can be unlocked via Game Mode screen. This mode allows you to limit the colors of the Puyo, and watch a match between CPUs.

Controls:

 * LEFT = Move the Puyo to the left or right within the grid.
 * RIGHT = Move the Puyo to the right within the grid.
 * DOWN = Make puyo fall faster.
 * ACTION = Rotate the pair of puyo clockwise or anticlockwise
 * START = Start the game/ Pause.

Single Puyo Puyo (Scenario) Mode
In scenario mode, you must battle against AI opponents in a battle tower, where Arle has to beat various opponents on each floor. As Arle proceeds, she gains bonus points (scores) that act as Experience. To climb up the tower, the Experience that she collects must reach the goal. If Arle defeats all of a floor's opponents without meeting the goal, one extra opponent will appear. Arle will be kicked from the tower and the game will end, if she still fails to meet the goal after defeating this extra opponent.

Unlike the first game (that has a linear Scenario mode), you must select opponents to battle via roulette.


 * 1) Practice Mode (Easy Puyo Puyo): You must fight against three opponents. This is more like a tutorial for you.
 * 2) Tower Mode (Normal Puyo Puyo): You must fight against various opponents. The game speed increases when you advance to the next battle.
 * 3) Rally Mode (Expert Puyo Puyo) (Only for Saturn) : You has to face every opponent in the game (including extra ones), in an almost random order of difficulty. The drop speed increases as each level progresses.

Cast of Characters
 NOTE : These character bios are taken from either the instruction manuals for any version of Puyo Puyo Tsu or the character profiles ingame. Also, the 8px text in parenthesis means that they weren’t seen in the aforementioned instruction manuals/character profiles.

The Main Two Heroes:

 * Arle Nadja - (Full Name: Arle Silvana Nadja) A young female spellcaster who wants to be a Puyo Puyo Master.
 * Carbuncle - Arle's Pet. He used to be the pet of the Dark Prince before. In this game, he can be found next to player 1's score.

Round 1 (Eight Legions):

 * Skeleton T - A bony skeleton who likes tea. One of the Eight Legions. As always, he can’t rotate his Puyos
 * Will-O-Wisp - An energetic fireball. One of the Eight Legions. However, he doesn’t appear to be thinking about anything.
 * Monopod - (known as Sukiyapodes in Japan) This little fella always gets concerned when anyone makes fun of him and his only foot.
 * Banshee Trio - Three daughters who always shout a lot. Thanks to these three, the eight legions actually contain 11 names!
 * Fleabie - (known as Nomi in Japan) Just an average little flea. Despite that, it was one of the eight legions.
 * Lomomo - (known as Momomo in Japan) One of the eight legions and a shopkeeper at the same time, a thing with an inclination to work.
 * Sheeplant - (known as Baromett in Japan) Half-sheep, half-plant, all-squeaky. He (or is it a she?) is one of the Eight Legions.
 * Mini Zombie - A small zombie child. One of the eight legions. Even though he’s small, he’s actually smelly. Yep, he really stinks.

Round 2 (Six Immortals of Poetry):

 * Panotty - A mischievous youngster elf who likes playing the flute. But he doesn’t cause real harm.
 * Serilly - (known as Uroko Sakana Bito in Japan) A very shy mermaid, and yes, she’s faint at heart.
 * Frogger - (known as Nohoho in Japan) A frog carrying his ball wrapped in blue ribbons. He lives without a care. One of the Six Immortals of Poetry.
 * Cat Twins - (known as Cait Sith in Japan) If you ignore that they’re twins, they’re nothing but normal cats.
 * Walleye - (known as Fufufu in Japan) A weird goldfish-like shopkeeper. The way he carries his briefcase is a mystery.
 * Mummy - A clumsily bandaged man. One of the Six Immortals of Poetry. His true form could perhaps be beautiful.
 * Owlbear - (Bonus Opponent) Half-owl, half-bear, all-fury! The freakiest being ever! He’s always made out to be the villain for some reason. He’s misunderstood.

Round 3 (Five Court-Musician Dolls of Girl's Day):

 * Scorpion Man - (known as Sasoriman in Japan) A mysterious scorpion fluent in some Spanish. His manners are extremely good. One of the five court-musician dolls of Girl’s Day.
 * Samurai Mole - A samurai that lives by the Bushido code. His katana technique is exceptional.
 * Harpy - A winged girl, always fooling others with a singing voice you can’t actually call good.
 * Snowy - (known as Parara in Japan) A silent shopkeeper. Therefore, he’s bad at making transactions. One of the five court-musician dolls of Girl’s Day.
 * Eggplant Man - (known as Nasu Grave in Japan) As you can see, this is an eggplant. Rumors say that children who hate eggplants will be eaten by him, or does he?
 * Zombie - (Bonus Opponent) An undead man who stinks! So stinky and smelly, that nobody really likes him!

Round 4 (Four Heavenly Kings):

 * Suketoudara - This guy loves to dance. A fish dancer with pride in his legs.
 * Behemoth Bird - (known as Mamono in Japan) One of the Four Heavenly Kings. Its ghastly growl is out of this world.
 * Witch - A female magician. She has a bit of a crooked personality.
 * Monsieur Radish - (known as Pakista in Japan) One of the Four Heavenly Kings. He’s known for making transactions in questionable French.
 * Dragon - (Bonus Opponent) Its body is the largest of all in the tower. How did it enter the tower anyway?

Round 5:

 * Draco Centauros - A cute girl with horns, fangs, and wings. Sometimes, she’s mistaken for a boy.
 * Minotauros - A master wielder of the axe. He has the dangerous habit of waving around his axe every now and then.
 * Zoh Daimaoh - (Bonus Opponent) A big elephant with an ethnic essence. He continuously pounds his Puyos into the ground. His powerful playing style is going strong.

Round 6/Final Round (Big Three):

 * Schezo Wegey - A mage that possesses a crystal sword. His name is hard to read. He powers up and stealthily seeks Arle once again with his new strength. But still, his name is hard to read.
 * Rulue - Her gaze is chilling, and those who hear her voice tremble violently. Her high-handed laugh echoes to the field above.
 * The Dark Prince - (known as Satan in Japan) Like Draco, he possesses horns, fangs, and wings. Nonetheless, he doesn’t appear to have a tail attached. He’s the tower’s last opponent to face against.
 * The Masked Prince - (known as Masked Satan in Japan) (Bonus Opponent) - He’s mysteriously concealing his true form.

Extra Opponents:

 * Lycanthrope - This is a werewolf, and how did he become one? No one would ever know.
 * Scylla - A kleptomaniac woman with the body of a dog. She always goes for saunas.
 * Incubus - Some womanizing schmuck who tries to hit on any female being, but fails miserably. This guy is a loser.
 * Cockatrice - This is a really big bird with a reptilian’s tail. Don’t get on its bad side though.
 * Sonic the Hedgehog - An iconic legend from another world. He seems to know how to play this game well.

Trivia
(TBA)