Columns III
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| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Mega Drive, Virtual Console |
| Release date | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Retro/Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Up to 5 players, simultaneously |
| Input methods | Joystick |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Display | Raster, standard resolution (320X224) 32 Colors |
Columns III (subtitled Revenge of Columns) is a puzzle arcade game and console game with many similarities to Tetris. Columns III was released by Sega in 1994 and is a sequel to Columns.
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[edit] Story
They say a secret treasure is kept deep, deep inside the pyramid. Many brave people have gone in, but none have returned... And now, you will enter the pyramid. Who knows if you can survive and return with the treasure?
[edit] Description
The game is very similar to the first game but with minor changes, the most major one is that you can no longer play on your own, you have to be against another opponent and cause the other player to lose. Here are the new features:
- Action Player - 'See text above'
- Story Mode a.k.a. Pyramid Columns- You can go through levels fighting harder and harder enemies.
- 2 Extra Magical Jewels - There are 2 extra magical jewels as well as making a type of jewel vanish. (1. Lower your crash bar. 2. Raise your enemy crush bar. 3. Destroy all jewels of a similar colour.)
- Flashing Jewels - You may get these when you have done a good combo move. Match one of these to put a curse on your enemy.
- 1 to 5 Players - You can now play multiplayer with up to 5 players simultaneously.
[edit] Game Modes
Story: The player must fight the enemy opponents in order to receive the treasure in the pyramid.
2 Players: Where two players fight for victory.
3 Players: Where three players fight for victory.
2 vs 1 Players: Where two players fight on one other player for victory.
4 Players: Where four players fight for victory.
5 Players: Where five players fight for victory.
[edit] Ports
Columns III has been re-released via the Columns Arcade Collection on the Saturn and as part of Sega Ages Vol 07: Columns on the PS2. In 2002, it was one of the first Sega titles launched under Sega's short-lived agreement with the RealOne Arcade download service. The Mega Drive version was released on the Wii's Virtual Console download service in Japan on December 11, 2007, in North America on February 4, 2008, and in Europe/Australia on May 2, 2008 (the first ever PAL release of the game).
[edit] See also
- Columns (video game)
- Magic Jewelry - the precursor of Columns.
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