Overview
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
Game Gear
- 26th Apr 1991
- 6th Oct 1990
- 26th Apr 1991
3DS eShop
- 8th Aug 2012, ¥300
- 13th Jun 2013, £3.59
- 13th Jun 2013, $3.99
- Also Available On
- Series
Reviews
Review Columns (3DS eShop / GG)
Supporting a good time
Way back in the days when video games in general were often referred to as 'Nintendo' games, a little gem called Tetris was packaged-in with the Game Boy, and it helped catapult the handheld to dominating heights. A couple of years later SEGA released the Game Gear, and in what can only be seen as an attempt to capitalize on...
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Columns News
Nintendo Download 13th June (North America)
Mudds, mighty switching, Game Gear goodies and more
As the E3 madness settles down to daily regular madness, we have the reliable and steady Nintendo Download news to enjoy. This week is a strong one in North America, with both the Wii U and 3DS eShop services hosting games from Renegade Kid and WayForward, while the Game Gear also returns on the...
News Columns Coming to 3DS Virtual Console with Local Multiplayer
Link up
The Japanese eShop is getting a Columns-shaped treat soon. The Game Gear version of SEGA's addictive puzzler will join the 3DS Virtual Console line-up on 8th August. It'll also have a function that we've rarely seen so far on 3DS Virtual Console: you'll be able to play in local multiplayer, provided that both users have a copy of the game...
About The Game
Columns is loosely derived from Tetris, as it involves arranging falling blocks in such a way as to clear them. However, in columns they are groups of 3 same-size but varying color blocks, which must be arranged into sequences of 3 or more, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Sequences of 4 or 5 count for double or triple points, and diagonal sequences score the most. The real trick is to set up 'combos' - where one line causes other blocks to drop so as to create other lines.
As well as the normal game mode, there is also a 'flash' mode, in which the aim is simply to remove a particular block from the base of the pre-formed pile of bricks. The difficulty of this can be determined by increasing the number of complete rows which are already in place.
Comments 3
Will be one of my first Game Gear downloads.
I really looked foward to buy this but after it takes it so long to came to the eshop I just got Block Factory.
I've got this one on my Game Gear and it is a great game, for those who pick it up enjoy.
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