Sega Ages Columns II
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System(s): Nintendo Switch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: M2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Puzzle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sega Ages Columns II (SEGA AGES コラムスⅡ) is a re-release of the Sega System C arcade game, Columns II: The Voyage Through Time developed by M2 as the eleventh entry in the Sega Ages lineup for the Nintendo Switch.
Contents
Gameplay
Modes
Sega Ages Columns II features four gameplay modes to the player: Arcade Mode, Infinite Jewels, Columns I and Online Match. Extra features include the ability to save and load game progress, and save replays of the player's sessions in the any of the gameplay modes.
The player may also configure additional options in the Setting Menu. Turning "VS Mode" on will configure the game to use the cocktail table configuration, which is recommended only when playing with the Switch system in tabletop mode. The player can also increase input precision to make the game easier to control at the risk of causing minor display anomalies to occur, and set the jewel style to use only the style from the original Columns game.
Arcade Mode | |
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Arcade Mode is the original version of the game as it was originally played in arcades, complete with "Flash Columns" and "VS Columns" for one or two players. The player can also enable two helper options to make the game easier to play:
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Infinite Jewels | |
Infinite Jewels is a brand new 'endless' mode specially created for this re-release. Gameplay is mostly identical to "Flash Columns" in the original game, but with a number of changed rules: at random intervals, a new row of jewels will be added to the bottom of the screen, and clearing a flashing jewel will remove all jewels of its colour. Skulls will also not appear in this mode. | |
Columns I | |
Columns I is a port of the original Columns game, based on the Sega Mega Drive version with multiple changes. Only Arcade Mode is available to play in single player, but the player has the ability to select which song they would like to play when selecting their difficulty. All gameplay rules are the same as in the original game's Arcade Mode. | |
Online Match | |
Online Match enables the player to battle against other players online in "VS Columns". The player can choose to either engage a random opponent in a battle, or create a private room to play with anyone added to the player's friend list. |
The Jewel Case
One feature added to the game is the Jewel Case, which tracks the player's progress in "Flash Columns". For every five stages cleared, a character from another Sega game is unlocked serving as the role of a ring girl/ring boy, giving the player an incentive to clear stages. These characters also appear in the intro sequence for every game in the Sega Ages series.
Progress can be reset by holding and together.
Stages | Character | Description |
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START | Nei | Appears in Phantasy Star II. Gained popularity as a tragic heroine. |
01-05 | Princess Kurumi | Appears in SEGA Ninja. A tomboy princess who snuck out of her castle. |
06-10 | Mieu | Appears in Phantasy Star III. An android who transcended time to protect the protagonist. |
11-15 | Alex's Girlfriend | Appears in Alex Kidd in Shinobi World. Constantly kidnapped and without a name, she is truly the damsel in distress incarnate. |
16-20 | Lucy | Appears in Dynamite Dux. Master of the Duxs, but she gets abducted. |
21-25 | Ramaya | Appears in Arabian Fight. A strong-willed yet graceful girl from Arabia. |
26-30 | Flicky | Appears in Flicky. Entrusted with safely escorting the Chirps home. |
31-35 | Zana Keene | Appears in Arrow Flash. A solitary girl who pilots her battle mech Luciphon. |
36-40 | Mary | Appears in Quartet. On a mission in space to retrieve the late Queen Cynthia's casket. |
41-45 | Stella | Appears in Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars. A girl traveling with Alex on a quest to collect the miracle balls. |
46-50 | Wi Wi Jumbo | Appears in Space Harrier. A psychic warrior to be feared and a nemesis to Harrier. |
51-55 | Genie | Appears in Dark Edge. A woman who confronts the world governed by a mega computer. |
55-60 | Masami | Appears in Value Games in a Can. "I said it's not the button, silly." |
61-65 | Tao | Appears in Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention. Don't let her cute face fool you – she ruthlessly burns her enemies with fire magic. |
66-70 | Rika | Appears in Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium. A spunky girl who hails from the Newman race. |
ALL CLEAR | Goddess | Appears in Columns. A goddess shrouded in as much beauty as mystery. |
Production credits
- ORIGINAL GAME DEVELOPED BY: SEGA
- DLC VERSION DEVELOPED BY: M2
- Directors: Naoki Horii, Takaaki Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Matsuoka
- Planners: Tsuyoshi Matsuoka, Takaaki Hashimoto, Yujiro Yamamoto
- Programmers: Jumpei Isshiki, Koji Ando, Tomohiro Takahashi, Makoto Harashino, Hiroyuki Sawai, Nobuhisa Shinoda, Minoru Kubota, Hiroshi Yoneyama, Youichirou Watanabe, Kengo Takagi, Tetsuya Abe, Masayuki Fukui, Masaki Goto, Akira Saito
- Graphic Designers: Takuya Watanabe, Naoki Takahashi, Keisuke Koga
- Sound Designers: Tatsuhiko Kasuga, Sakuoki Kudo, Jane-Evelyn Nisperos
- Library & Tools: Jun Okada, Toshinori Yuuki (WAMSOFT), Go Watanabe (WAMSOFT)
- Opening Animation: Harukaze Namikai, Jane-Evelyn Nisperos
- Project Manager: Takehiro Kawachi
- Special Thanks: Kazuki Kubota, Takayuki Komabayashi
- Producer: Rieko Kodama
- Senior Producer: Kagasei Shimomura
- Supervisor: Yosuke Okunari
- Localization Coordinator: Jonathan Rodgers, Aya Suzuki, Tomohiro Saito, Tomokazu Kato
- SOJ Test Team: Akira Nishikawa, Osamu Sato, Isao Akiyama, Atsushi Hirano, Susumu Ookoshi, Daichi Sasaki, Kenji Takano, Jiro Kimura, Akitoshi Nishida, Daijiro Tsukahara, Hirokazu Takayasu, Yuko Morioka
- SOJ Quality Assurance: Tomoki Kaji, Kazuhiko Morii, Yasuyuki Hattori, Yuji Nakamura, Shunya Shimizu
- Software Manual Production: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hiroki Osawa, Colin Restall, Kazuki Ishizu, Hiroyoshi Takuma
- Illustration: Minako Toda
- Product Manager: Koichi Hanatate
- Promotion: Risa Araki, Koji Uemura, Ikuo Ishizaka
- PR: Teruyuki Kaida, Sawako Kambe
- Web Design: Noriko Sanda
- 1st Party Relation: Tetsuo Sasaki, Yoko Fukada
- CEO: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki
- President & COO: Ian Curran
- EVP of Publishing and Strategy: Hitoshi Okuno
- EVP of Publishing: Rich Williams
- SVP of Publishing: Mitsuhiro Tanaka
- VP of Sales and Digital Strategy: Alaine C. de Leon
- VP of Corporate Planning: Kenya Numata
- Publishing Manager: James Low
- Forecasting and Research Analyst: Jiyang Xie
- Business Planning Analyst: Yuko Shimura
- Financial Analyst: Sawako Yamaji
- VP of Production: Bill Alexander
- Director of Production: Samuel G. Mullen
- Associate Localization Producer: Damian Mougakos
- Translator: Ryan Sugo
- Senior Manager, QA & Dev Support: Carl Chen
- Assistant QA Manager: Scott Williams
- Submissions Specialist: Justin HQ Phan
- QA Lead: Logan Sandefur
- QA Compliance Specialist: Rob Stone
- QA Testers: Lucas Amutan, Derrick Gutierrez
- Director of Marketing: Robyn Mukai Koshi
- Senior Marketing Manager: Sakura Minamida Harris
- Brand Manager: Melissa Smith
- Associate Brand Manager: Sara Chan, Mathew Roniss
- Brand Specialist: Becky Li
- Senior Communications Manager: Jacob Nahin
- Communications Manager: Jonathon Stebel
- PR Specialist: Zachary Reese
- Traffic Manager: Ann Namie
- Traffic Specialist: Kenichi Linus Morita
- Events & Purchasing Manager: Elisabeth Hardy
- Manager of Creative Services: Ayami Haruno
- Graphic Designer: Amy Shimoshige, James Ferrell II
- Production Artists: Rod Raymundo
- Senior Web Developer: James Kaneshiro
- Web Developer: Erik Nuber
- Web Designer: Ben Schilling
- Senior Media Producer: John Tubera
- Media Producer: Alex Limon
- Media Associate: Jerry Yongjin Song
- Senior Manager, Sales Operations & Administration: Nate Harris
- Sales Manager: Danny Miscevich
- Digital Promotions Manager: Michael Manzanares
- Senior Sales Administrator: Connie Chinn
- Sales Administrator: Leary Salupen
- Digital Operations Specialist: Lauren Welch
- Commercial Director EMEA: Simon Inch
- Senior Account Manager EMEA: Sam Sadeghi
- Senior Operations Manager EMEA: Linda Kershaw
- Product Marketing Manager EMEA: Melaine Brou, Katharina Bareiss
- PR Manager EMEA: Sarah M D Wellock
- Junior PR and Community Manager EMEA: Mitchell Lineham
- PR & Marketing Assistant EMEA: Sunil Kalotia
- Community Marketing Manager: Ibrahim Bhatti
- Special Thanks: BEEP, Toshihiro Nakaya, Daisuke Sato, Yukata Ito, Koji Tokieda, Yukinobu Arikawa, Mitsuhiro Shimano, Masato Nishimura, Takuma Hatori, Shun Nakamura, Tetsu Katano, Sachiko Kawamura, Nobuya Ohashi, Takaharu Terada, Hitoshi Furukubo, Takayuki Iwasaki, Kazuhiro Matsuta, Chika Kojitani, Daisuke Tabayashi, Emiko Mikuni, Rei Aoyanagi, Yoshiaki Endo, Seiji Hayashi, Shinobu Yokota, Yoko Nakajima, Mayumi Ishimura, Genjiro Takahashi, Norihito Fukata, Sarina Okitsu
- Chief Producers: Osamu Ohashi, Eigo Kasahara
- Executive Producers: Haruki Satomi, Kenji Matsubara, Toshihiro Nagoshi
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sega Ages Columns II/Magazine articles.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Nintendo catalogue pages: JP, US, UK
- SEGA AGES Columns II | Staff Reflections: Japanese, English
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000016609 (archive.today)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/sega-ages-columns-2-a-voyage-through-time-switch/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-15 12:51)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/SEGA-AGES-Columns-II-A-Voyage-Through-Time-1655021.html (archive.today)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Jeux-a-telecharger-sur-Nintendo-Switch/SEGA-AGES-Columns-II-A-Voyage-Through-Time-1655021.html (archive.today)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Nintendo-Switch-Download-Software/SEGA-AGES-Columns-II-A-Voyage-Through-Time-1655021.html (archive.today)
- ↑ https://ntdeals.net/au-store/game/5216/sega-ages-columns-ii-a-voyage-through-time (Wayback Machine: 2022-10-17 03:52)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://ec.nintendo.com/AU/en/titles/70010000016607 (archive.today)
Games in the Columns Series | |
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Columns (1990) | Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (1990) | Columns III: Revenge of Columns (1993) | Stack Columns (1994) | Super Columns (1995) | Columns '97 (1996) | Hanagumi Taisen Columns (1997) | Columns Arcade Collection (1997) | Columns GB: Tezuka Osamu Characters (1999) | Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (2000) | Columns Crown (2001) | Columns Jewel (2005) | Columns Deluxe (2008) | Jewelpet Kira Kira Mahou no Housekibako (2009) | Sega Ages Columns II (2019) | |
Columns Taisen Mode Tsuki (1991) | Columns (Mame Game) (1997) | Columns (Pocket Boy) (1997) | Columns for Zaurus (2001) | Columns for Clié (2002) | |
Unlicensed Columns games | |
Super Columns (1990) | |
Columns Related Media | |
Columns・Columns II (1991) | |
Hanagumi Taisen Columns Official Guide (1997) | Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 Perfect Guide (2000) |
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