Ultimate Block Party Sequel Announced

Source - IGN

Ultimate Block Party offered the perfect bang for the buck back at its late December 2005 US release. Sure, it didn't stack up to Lumines, but what puzzler does?


The game's original developer/publisher Cyber Front is having a go at a sequel, the latest issue of Famitsu reports. Known as Koro Koro Kollon (the original was called "Kollon" in Japan), the sequel has the same basic rules. As colored blocks push the playfield up, your goal is to rotate your current set of blocks in order to make four like-colors line up and disappear. It's unclear if any major gameplay changes have been made for the sequel, but Cyber Front has reportedly increased the play field size, making it easier to see the action.
Four main modes of play are planned for the title. In addition to single player practice mode and a tutorial mode, the game includes wireless play for two players; this is a bigger deal in Japan, as the original Japanese release of Kollon lacked multiplayer play. Also included is a campaign mode where you work through a story as you defeat CPU opponets.

Koro Koro Kollon will see Japanese release on 6/22. A US version has yet to be announced (although unlike last time, let's hope it actually does get announced before seeing release).