Columns Crown

Columns Crown (コラムス クラウン, Koramusu Kuraun) is a puzzle game developed by WOW Entertainment[1]for the Game Boy Advance and published by Sega in Japan and THQ in other territories. It is the first spiritual sequel of Columns and was released in Europe on December 7, 2001, in Japan on December 13, 2001, and in North America on February 4, 2002.[2] The game was later re-released twice as part of the 2 Games in 1 twin-pack cartridge in Europe, first bundled with Sonic Pinball Party on November 11, 2005[3] and then with ChuChu Rocket! on November 28, 2008.[4]The latter compilation, aside as being the final one released on the system in Europe, was the final game to be released on the Game Boy Advance.

Columns Crown
Developer(s)Wow Entertainment[1]
Publisher(s)Sega (Japan)
THQ (NA/PAL)
SeriesColumns
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • PAL: December 7, 2001
  • JP: December 13, 2001
  • NA: February 4, 2002
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

The puzzle style is "tetris-esque", with falling vertical blocks of three coloured gems, with matching gems being destroyed. There is a basic plot of rescuing the stolen kingdom's crown by winning games.[5]

There is a power-up feature, with different potential attack and defence features being possible to use, with most only being available during player-to-player versus games.[5]

IGN gave a negative review to Columns Crown, saying that while the versus mode was enjoyable with use of the power-ups, the game as a whole was much less addictive than other similar games released on the Game Boy Advance.[5]

References
  1. Provo, Frank (February 13, 2002). Columns Crown Review for Game Boy Advance. GameSpot. Retrieved on July 1, 2009.
  2. Columns Crown for Game Boy Advance. GameSpot. Retrieved on July 1, 2009.
  3. "Sonic Pinball Party / Coloumns Crown (GBA) - GameFAQs". GameFAQs. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. "Columns Crown / ChuChu Rocket! (GBA) - GameFAQs". GameFAQs. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. Craig Harris (25 February 2002). "IGN Columns Crown Review". IGN. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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