Game tip: PuyoPuyo (tetris like) alternatives on iOS

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I love the PuyoPuyo game concept (see Sega's official page) and I've played it a lot on the Nintendo64. Outside of Japan it was released as e.g. 'Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine ', Kirby's Avalanche / Kirby's Ghost Trap and Puyo Pop Fever). Currently it's 2016 and it's still a very popular game (now also as an app) in Japan. In the US and Europe (outside of Japan) we had 'SEGA Columns Deluxe (with Puyo Pop)' but SEGA pulled that app from the App Store unfortunately. It seems that SEGA did a soft-launch in e.g. Canada of the official game but then called 'Cranky Food Friends - a Delicious Drop & Match RPG' (with fruit?) but it seems it was removed from the Canadian App Store see also this topic. Unfortunately the official app is only available in the Japanese iOS App Store (called Puyo Puyo Fever Touch, Puyo Puyo !! Quest (from SEGA) and in the Google Play market there is PuyoPuyo!, Puyo Puyo Quest and Puyo Touch option from SEGA and can't be installed via the Dutch App Store (or e.g GB/US).

Some great forum topics about this great game can be found here, here

Alternatives for desktop/laptop:

Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (4,49 euro, Windows only) | created by: SEGA | official website

Puyo Puyo VS (free) | created by: Hernan | official website

Raining Blobs (9.99 dollar, Window,Mac,Linux) | created by: Endi Milojkoski | official website

Candy Crisis (free, Windows, Mac) | created by: John Stiles, Bob Fraser, Kat Davis, Arnauld de la Grandiere, Ryan Bliss | official website

The alternatives for iOS (and Android) can be found below.

PayaPaya (iOS + Android, free, with small banner, not during the game) - tip, must have! | created by: ProHiro.com | official website | forum discussion

• last updated in August 2014, works fine on iPad mini2 and iPhone 5s both running latest iOS9.3.1
• excellent control settings (gamepad on screen or touch certain areas of the screen)
• almost perfect sounds like original PuyoPuyo, could use a bit more sound when you have multiple 4 in row after each other "should sound like: Na-na-na na-na-na"
• could use a few translation fixes e.g. in the vs area it now indicates 'ceate a room' instead of 'create a room'.
• lacks in-app option to remove the ads (banner)
• lacks iPad support/Universal support (works on iPad but not build for it)

Puyo Battle (iOS, 1,99 dollar) | created by: IT GIANT LTD | official website

• last updated in October 2013, works fine on iPad mini2 and iPhone 5s both running latest iOS9.3.1
• lacks control settings (gamepad)
• multi-player game settings are limited
• sounds are not like original PuyoPuyo
• lacks iPad support/Universal support (works on iPad but not build for it)

Puzzle Warriors Adventure (iOS, free, with various in-app purchases) | created by: Bulkypix | official website

• last updated in January 2015, not yet tested
• has many in-app purchases
• sounds and looks are not like original PuyoPuyo

FloboPop (iOS, 0,99 euro) / FloboPop Lite (iOS, free, not in US app store, is available in NL) | created by: Fovea | official website

• last updated in 2010, works fine on iPad mini2 and iPhone 5s both running latest iOS9.3.1
• lacks control settings (gamepad)
• sounds are not like original PuyoPuyo
• no real multi-player option
• lacks iPad support/Universal support (works on iPad but not build for it)

Blobs (iOS, free, with in-app purchase 0.99 dollar to remove ads) | created by: Rohan Narang | official website

• last updated in October 2014
• lacks multi-player option
• supports iPad

Splish Frenzy (iOS, free) | created by: Potter Technology Group, LLC | official website

• last updated in 2010
• lacks good control settings
• lacks good sounds similar to original PuyoPuyo
• lacks Universal support (works on iPad but not build for it)

Zombies lol (iOS, free) | created by: Hun Bae Lee | official website

• last updated in February 2014, no longer works on iOS9.3.1
• lacks Universal support (could work on iPad but not build for it)

No longer in the App Store:

SEGA Columns Deluxe (with Puyo Pop) (was 0,99 dollar) | created by: SEGA | info | no longer in the App Store (see how it looked)

Cranky Food Friends - a Delicious Drop & Match RPG (free) | created by: SEGA | info | no longer in the App Store (see how it looked)

Ghost Puzzle (was 0.99 dollar) | created by: Lucky Kat Studios | official website | no longer in the App Store (see how it looked)

Crazy Drops (was 0.99 dollar) / Crazy Drops Lite (free) | created by: Colombiamug | official website | no longer in the App Store (see how they looked, 1,2)

Sweetris (still on Android + Windows Phone) | created by: Pro 2D | official website | no longer in the App Store (see how it looked)

This is a copy of my blog post here.