Money Puzzle Exchanger - so addictive!
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It's great, but it can't hold a candle to Magical Drop 3. Especially for vs play. MPE involves more strategy, and I like to think of it as a thinking mans MD3, but nine times out of ten if I want that style of game play, I'll go for the twitch and speed of MD3.
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MD3 and MPE seem similar on the surface, but they are completely different games. MPE is much more of a thinking game, where MD3 is manic fast.
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agreed, both games are fun for their own quarks.
MD3 may be the original and have the polish but MPE has it`s own charm.
to those who have not yet played MD3... what are you waiting for! awesome title! you`ll be addicted.
I would love to get a copy of MPE, as I enjoy it, but I also love MD3. They are similar, but different enough I wouldn't mind having them both. Although, comparing the Magical Drop games, if you can find MD3, I wouldn't really bother with MD2. Seems they polished it quite a bit and have made MD3 a much better game with a lot more modes than MD2.
Also, for those with the Unibios installed and MD3, definitely change it over to Japanese. All of the characters will have unique voices instead of the one generic voice in the US version. All you really need to know in Japanese, the menu is (from top to bottom), Puzzle (1P only), Versus (1P or 2P), and Story (Board game like) mode (I can't remember, not really a fan of this one).
Also, for those with the Unibios installed and MD3, definitely change it over to Japanese. All of the characters will have unique voices instead of the one generic voice in the US version. All you really need to know in Japanese, the menu is (from top to bottom), Puzzle (1P only), Versus (1P or 2P), and Story (Board game like) mode (I can't remember, not really a fan of this one).
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I'll have to disagree with everyone that has given the edge to MD3 because MPE makes you think and do math on the fly. MD3 if a fun puzzler, but I'll play MPE more often than not when I want that style of game. There's just more to it. My wife even likes it alright (at least more than most NG games).
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Yagyu Jubei
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MPE is fun but MD3 is cracktastic!
Psygnosis8
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I kind of prefer MPE actually. I like the added strategy and I think it looks a bit better. I love all the animations during the demo screens.
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Anyone who picks MPE over MD3 doesn't know how to play MD3 correctly. There are a few high-skill MD3 players on this forum, and I promise you if you saw it played correctly you'd be really hard pressed to pick MPE over it any day of the week 
The amount of fast thinking and ability to move and adjust on the fly to create enormous combos in MD3 cannot be replicated by MPE's slower pace and more thinking-man's game. MPE is good, but MD3 is great.
The amount of fast thinking and ability to move and adjust on the fly to create enormous combos in MD3 cannot be replicated by MPE's slower pace and more thinking-man's game. MPE is good, but MD3 is great. 
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LOL, he's a push over. I seriously have never had a problem with him... Nor, do I bet, does Bobak.
PS: Black Pierrot's strategy is a poor one over all to win at vs play. It's better to do multiple small chains that quickly drive your opponents screen down (or push them with the special attacks) than it is to bury with a heavy chain. The bigger chains are great for points, but if you want to kill someone quick in MD3 vs play, do several smaller 3 and 4 linked chains and keep moving.
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