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Puzzle Quest may have made crazy genre-combining games popular, but we have no qualms when other titles follow suit. Take, for example, Jigsaw Battle World. Fusing jigsaw puzzles with action gameplay, that combination of styles sounds incredibly addicting. It’s been a expanded duration since we’ve obsessed by a jigsaw, but those things are like crack once you start them; there’s really no stopping until you finish.

This duration, there’s even more of an incentive to get your jig on, since there’s a story included that involves overthrowing Satan. So, where precisely does the “action” element come in, thereupon? Basically, you race against your opponents to complete puzzles. You

can additionally attack your opponents, though (and vice versa), and by correctly putting pieces in place you gain stronger attacks.

The game is being developed by Nippon Ichi, makers of such gems like Disgaea. There will even been a Disgaea character, Etna, featured in it. plus, since NIS is furiously localizing games for us English-speakers, there’s a chance that one might show up in North America eventually.

If you’re curious about that crazy hybrid, you can check out some screenage after the break.

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