Any larger than 300 and the games seem to go on for too long if you are evenly matched with your opponent. I have experimented with different quota sizes and found 300 to be the most enjoyable. Well, in MDV, you can and it's pretty awesome. I'm sure anybody who has played Magical Drop on the Neo-Geo has, at one point, wanted to change the quota. Sometimes the game will even completely drop both players from the match, making the online portion of MDV a frustrating experience. With a game as quick as Magical Drop lag is an issue and MDV suffers from some serious lag issues. Even if you do manage to get into a match, it's not the best experience. You would be extremely lucky to get into a quick match. Unfortunately there is almost nobody playing online. So what does MDV offer that the prequels didn't? Well, as mentioned earlier, online is probably to biggest reason I was excited for this game. It really feels just like Magical Drop III. And for the most part, this has remained intact for the sequel. Speed is the key element in Magical Drop, it's fast paced gameplay is what garnered so many fans of the series. The challenge comes in being able to form combos by quickly clearing away bubbles in succession and being able to capitalize on your opponent's drop pattern. If a single column of bubbles reaches the bottom of the play area or if your opponent fills their quota of bubble popping first, it's game over. If the player creates a vertical row of 3 of the same colour bubble then they, and all touching bubbles of that colour, are cleared from the play area. The player controls a small jester-looking character at the bottom of the screen that can grab as many bubbles of 1 colour as wanted then throw them back.
To give a quick description of Magical Drop: 7 columns of differently coloured bubbles (4 colours not including special bubbles) fall from the top of the screen.
The gameplay behind MDV is, as with most puzzle-battle games, easy to learn. Adding in modern elements such as online play and leaderboards, MDV is an interesting sequel. Creating a true sequel to the almost perfection of Data East's Magical Drop III is a tall order but the developers at Golgoth Studio have taken on the challenge, and have had a fair amount of success. Magical Drop V is the next installment in the cult Neo-Geo puzzle-battle franchise.
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