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Hanagumi Taisen Columns

This game is a spin-off of Sakura Taisen and Columns. This was developed by Sega and was released in 1997 for the ST-V arcade board and the Sega Saturn in Japan. The game follows the Sakura Taisen story line…

28 March 1997

Hanagumi Taisen Columns is a puzzle, released 28 March 1997 on Sega Saturn and Arcade.

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What Hanagumi Taisen Columns is

Hanagumi Taisen Columns was released in 1997. It is available on Sega Saturn and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This game is a spin-off of Sakura Taisen and Columns. This was developed by Sega and was released in 1997 for the ST-V arcade board and the Sega Saturn in Japan. The game follows the Sakura Taisen story line and uses Columns gameplay.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Columns series

Hanagumi Taisen Columns is the fifth of 26 entries we hold in the Columns series. The next entry was Sega Ages: Columns Arcade Collection in 1997.

See all 26 Columns games in release order →

What it launched against

Hanagumi Taisen Columns launched on 28 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64 and Need for Speed II.

Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64, Need for Speed II.

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When did Hanagumi Taisen Columns come out?
Hanagumi Taisen Columns was released on 28 March 1997 for Sega Saturn and Arcade.

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