After Compile went bankrupt, with Sega in control of the Puyo franchise, they eventually had to make an entry in the main series of games. This was no small task; adding innovation to a game you only handled and made ports of takes quite a bit of careful planning to not mess up. Playing it too safe often led to mediocre results, as Minna de Puyo Puyo showed. Although it was a large step for Sega, Puyo Puyo Fever (Puyo Pop Fever as its english title), the fifth entry in the main series, actually managed to be a rather fine game. With a new set of characters, gimmicks, and art style, Puyo Puyo Fever started the Sega-era of puyo games with quite the bang.