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Magical Drop III was ported twice to the Sony PlayStation. The first PlayStation port, Magical Drop III: Yokubari Tokudaigou!, and features a mode that attempts to play similar to the arcade version alongside the Saturn's "special" rebalanced mode. Despite the "arcade" version visually mimicking the Neo Geo AES version (down to emulating the starting menu), there are several gameplay and graphical quirks that suggest that it is an adjusted version of the "special" mode rather than a direct port. The choice between Arcade and Special mode is given to the player immediately upon booting the game, and the system must be reset to switch.
The Saturn version of Magical Drop III, named "Magical Drop III: Toretate Zoukangou!", features slower gameplay, different drop patterns (including some balloons generally reserved for single-player modes), different Challenge Mode progression, and longer cutscenes.
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The legendary Japanese arcade game is back! Choose your favorite character—will it be World, the Overseer of the Magical Land, the mighty Justice, or the devious Black Pierrot?—and play in one of the numerous game modes available. Solve diabolical puzzles or beat strong opponents in Arcade match. Follow an adventure in Story or Path of Destiny modes, full of twists and turns. Challenge your friends and the best players online!
Take, throw, and connect the colorful drops! An action puzzle with an exhilarating chain of events! "Magical Drop DX" is an action puzzle game in which characters resembling tarot cards take or throw drops and line up three or more vertically to make them disappear. If you line up other drops while a drop is disappearing, you can create a chain and score high points! Run left and right across the field to gain an edge over your rivals! The game includes a "Story Mode" where you can fight against the computer at three different levels (easy, normal, and hard), and a "Hard Mode" where you just keep erasing drops on a larger stage than usual.
Magical Drop Is Back!!! Yes, the cult-classic returns with all the fast-paced action you expect from the franchise, mixed with modern visuals and multi-player online experiences. The sixth Magical Drop game was developed by French independent studio Golgoth and published by UTV Ignition for Steam in 2012. Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network ports were announced, but ultimately never materialized. The game features a much smaller selection of characters, omits items, and removes Puzzle Mode; however, it adds new online gameplay modes. Characters from the cancelled Data East puzzle game Ghostlop are introduced; these three characters use Ghostlop gameplay instead of traditional Magical Drop mechanics.
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