Columns II: The Voyage Through Time is, as its name implies, the sequel of the popular tetris-like puzzle game by SEGA. Released worldwide for the System C, the game plays in a very similar maner as the first episode. However, the "time travel" features in the title allows the gems that you have to destroy to be replaced with various objects such as fossils or futuristic disks - a mere graphical update, as it doesn't affect the gameplay at all. The only novelty is the appearance of a "Flash Columns" mode that didn't appear on the Arcade version of the first game, and that commands you to destroy a specific flashing object among the tiles that cover it. The game also contains a bonus stage that occurs every three levels. The two-players game mode act in a way very reminiscent of Puyo Puyo, with both players being given the same gems in order to build up devastating combos.
