History VideoGame / PuyoPuyoFever

* ArtShiftedSequel: The game notably marks a massive shift in the franchise's art style, ditching the anime aesthetic of previous games in favor of a more simplified, exaggerated and cartoony style, courtesy of modern ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' artist Yuji Uekawa. ''Fever'''s art style would become the norm going forward, only seeing refinements over time.

->Do you have the fever?!

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[[caption-width-right:300:The [[SwanSong end of an era]] for Sega, but the [[SoftReboot start of an era]] for ''Puyo Puyo''...or ''[[MarketBasedTitle Puyo Pop]]'' in this case.]]

[[caption-width-right:300:The [[SwanSong end of an era]] for Sega, but the [[SoftReboot start of an era]] for ''Puyo Puyo''.]]

** Just like in earlier titles, Arle has the Diacute spell which she announces when pulling off a large enough chain. Unfortunately, no one told the localizers that "Diacute" [[ShapedLikeItself is exactly what it sounds like]], so the English script has her declare '''"Diamond Cutie"''' instead, which is a spell that doesn't exist in any ''Puyo'' or ''Madou'' continuity.

* VersionExclusiveContent: The [=PlayStation=] 2, [=Gamecube=], and Xbox versions all have a special setting that allows for dynamic 3D camera movements whenever you set off a chain, thanks to those versions being developed under the Renderware engine. [[AwesomeButImpractical This is heavily spectacle]], and to pro-players, can be ''detrimental'' to the game's flow.

* TemporaryOnlineContent: ''Carnival Edition'', a special Free-to-Play PC version released to celebrate the franchise's 15th Anniversary. Though the only offline mode included was Endless, it was one of the first ''Puyo Puyo'' game to have Online Multiplayer, and held monthly events where you could fight other Sega characters like [[VideoGame/SonicRiders Sonic]] or [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Akira Yuki]].

* TemporaryOnlineContent: ''Carnival Edition'', a special Free-to-Play PC version released to celebrate the franchise's 15th Anniversary. Though the only offline mode included was Endless, it was technically the first ''Puyo Puyo'' game to have Online Multiplayer, and held monthly events where you could fight other Sega characters like [[VideoGame/SonicRiders Sonic]] or [[VideoGame/VirtuaFighter Akira Yuki]].

** Unlike ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo1992 Puzlow Kids]]'' and the Neo Geo Pocket Color ''Puyo Pop'', ''Fever's'' translation is not grammatically busted; instead, it is rife with highly-questionable name romanizations, some of which would persist all the way until ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris'' more than ten years later. By far the most notable example is Lidelle, with the game using ''[[InconsistentDub three different names]]'' for her.

''Puyo Puyo Fever'', localized as ''Puyo Pop Fever'', is a 2003 entry in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series of competitive FallingBlocks games; it is the first major arcade/console ''Puyo Puyo'' game developed under Sega, the final ''Puyo Puyo'' game released for arcades outside of spin-offs, and, with its UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast port, the final first-party game released on a Sega console. Initially released for the Sega NAOMI arcade hardware, ''Fever'' represents both a gameplay {{Retool}} and an aesthetic SoftReboot not too different from what ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' had done for [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]].

** For, of all things, the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, where a special save game icon option on ''Puyo Puyo Fever'' also unlocked a secret alternate mode for the Dreamcast's menu screen. As far as is known, no other game has this special key file.

** Unlike ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo1992 Puzlow Kids]]'' and the Neo Geo Pocket Color ''Puyo Pop'', ''Fever's'' translation is not grammatically busted; instead, it is rife with [[SpellMyNameWithAnS highly-questionable name romanizations]], some of which would persist all the way until ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris'' more than ten years later. By far the most notable example is Lidelle, with the game using ''[[InconsistentDub three different names]]'' for her.

* DemotedToExtra: Arle and Carbuncle, protagonists of the Compile ''Puyo Puyo'' games, are here. However, Arle is a normal opponent without story relevance while Carbuncle is a BonusBoss.

* ThinkNothingOfIt: ...and Amitie realizes that she just lost out on a reward for finding the magic cane.

''Fever'' also introduces an almost entirely new set of characters. Ms. Accord, teacher at Primp Town's magic school, has lost her flying cane; she tasks her class with finding the cane and promises a reward if they do so. Bright-eyed magician Amitie, as well as her haughty rival Raffina [[SpellMyNameWithAnS (known as Raffine here)]], battle their classmates and other strange creatures while searching for the cane.