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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Wii)

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Description

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a version of Puyo Puyo with a storyline involving characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog games. The evil Dr. Robotnik decides to turn the citizens of Beanville into robots. It's up to the player to save them from their doom. The player drops pairs of beans into the dungeons, trying to create groups of four in matching colors. He or she must challenge Dr. Robotnik's robots to a battle and defeat them, and eventually face the Eggman himself.

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Alternate Titles

  • "Dr. Robotnik and his Mean Bean Machine" -- French Genesis title

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The Press Says

IGN Dec 11, 2006 7.5 out of 10 75
Eurogamer.de Jan 26, 2007 3 out of 5 60
Nintendo Life Dec 12, 2006 6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars6 Stars 60

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Development

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is actually a conversion by Compile of their game Puyo Puyo for the U.S. market. In 1995 there was also a Puyo Puyo conversion released for the SNES called Kirby's Avalanche.
Corn Popper (69739) added Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Wii) on Feb 06, 2007
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