Super Puzzle Fighter II HD Remix

[ThirdMarioBro]

Puzzle Fighter is coming to Xbox Live Arcade as well, but it will be coming with some perks. SSFII Turbo's enhancements are all visual, but if matters little because the core engine is basically perfected already. Now, Puzzle Fighter is a different story. The reason Panel de Pon/Tetris Attack always kicks it's ass is because of balance, and Puzzle Fighter has none. I speak from experience. You want a good match? Ken versus Ken = boring.

Not now. Apparently the line between Puzzle Fighter and Tetris Attack is about to get real thin.....maybe too thin. They are fixing all the drop patterns to make sure every character is now a potential contender, and the glitches are all being wiped out. All the visuals are getting the HD treatment, and they are adding a few new modes, one of which is almost a dead ripoff of Tetris Attack's gameplay. Hey, I'm not complaining. The more the merrier.

I still think Panel de Pon for GameCube is pretty much the greatest puzzle game ever, but this might as well be #2. Amazing stuff. Now, if you asshats don't play this online with me, there will be hell to pay.

Originally Posted by Capcom

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix for XBLA unveiled

Posted Apr 13th 2007 8:00PM by Jared Rea

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Typically found near the top of your average "most requested games for Xbox Live Arcade" list, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (wow) will come as a relief to many, but more so to the real hardcore puzzlers. While it sports online play and plenty of new modes, the most important changes are to the core of the game.

Let's chat while the others are busy running around, screaming their heads off with excitement. The original Super Puzzle Fighter was, how do we say? Not so good. Top-Tier play essentially came down to Ken versus Ken, building on the sides and abusing the diamond gem glitch. What the HD Remix sports is the new X-Mode which, along with new graphics, offers some valuable balancing tweaks. Drop patterns have been changed so that even Felicia here is worth using and the diamond glitch has been abolished.

Gallery: Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
So now when you're acting like a side-abusing whore, it may not make much of a difference. For those who want to forever live in the drudgery of the past, the original game sans tweaks will be available as well.

As for those additional modes of play, Y-Mode changes the game into a more Puyo Puyo puzzler as gems automatically break when three or more are lined-up either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. For those who love Tetris Attack, Z-Mode gives players a 2x2 cursor, used to rotate gems rising from the bottom of the screen.

Finally, two additional stages have been added to the mix. Fans of 3rd Strike will quickly spot Chun-Li's stage, known for foreground objects and a wicked bass drop, as well as Ryu's midnight forest from the Alpha series. Capcom says that we'll be seeing Puzzle Fighter this Summer but as always with XBLA release windows, we advise you to take that with a huge grain of salt.

[Krang]

Sounds good. Puzzle Fighter has always been a fun game, and I'm glad to hear that they're balancing the gameplay and fixing the bugs. And as a big fan of Puyo Puyo and Tetris Attack, Y-Mode and Z-Mode sound interesting as well.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Yup. They sound like total ripoffs, but I'm good for it.

*edit*

I just read that those modes were included in the old Dreamcast release. Anybody have that version who can offer a mini-review?