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((Infobox video game
| image = Poy Poy North American box art.jpg
| developer = [[Konami]]
| publisher = Konami
| designer = 
| composer = [[Akira Yamaoka]]
| released = ((Video game release|JP|June 12, 1997|NA|October 6, 1997<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.konami.com/pr-poy.htm |title=JOIN THE WILD AND WACKY POY POY PARTY |date=October 6, 1997 |website=[[Konami]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980705142532/http://www.konami.com/pr-poy.htm |archivedate=July 5, 1998 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>|EU|April 1998<ref name=OPMUK/>))
| genre = [[Party game#Party video games|Party]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| caption = North American box art
))

'''''Poy Poy''''', known in Japan as ((nihongo|'''''Poitters' Point'''''|ポイッターズ・ポイント|Poittāzu Pointo)), is a [[Party game#Party video games|party]] [[video game]] developed and published by [[Konami]] for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in 1997. It was also released on the Japanese [[PlayStation Network]] on November 28, 2007.

==Gameplay==
''Poy Poy'' is a [[multiplayer]] [[action game]] in which four players battle each other using various props, such as rocks, logs, and blocks of ice in one of six environments. Combat consists of picking up the various props, and throwing them at opponents. One can also pick up and throw the opponent's character directly.<ref name=NGen33/> Each character has different strengths and weaknesses in terms of strength (ability to pick up heavier props and do so more quickly) and speed (agility moving about the play field). Players can also use special gloves that use "psychopower" to unleash different abilities. Each character has a glove with which they have a 100% synchronisation rate (they have the most aptitude for). In several environments, there are hazards that must be avoided by players, but some players with the proper abilities can use these environmental hazards against their opponents. Up to four players can participate at a time (provided the players have a [[multitap]] peripheral which is compatible with the PlayStation).<ref name=NGen33/> Computer-controlled players fill any spaces not occupied by human players.

In exhibition mode, players engage in three rounds of combat. Poy Poy Cup is the single-player mode in which three computer-controlled competitors try to defeat the player in each environment. Each victory gives the player prize money to be spent on upgraded equipment.<ref>((cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Poy Poy: One Part Bomberman, Two Parts Poy |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=97 |date=August 1997 |page=101))</ref>

==Reception==
((Video game reviews
| GR = 74%<ref name=GR>((cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198338-poy-poy/index.html |title=Poy Poy for PlayStation |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505153900/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/198338-poy-poy/index.html |archivedate=May 5, 2019 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| Allgame = ((Rating|3|5))<ref>((cite web |last=House |first=Michael L. |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7934&tab=review |title=Poy Poy - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116055215/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=7934&tab=review |archivedate=November 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| Edge = 7/10<ref>((cite magazine |author=Edge staff |url=https://archive.org/details/edgeuk057/page/n85/mode/2up |title=Poy Poy |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=57 |date=April 1998 |page=100 |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| EGM = 8.25/10<ref name=EGM97>((cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Poy Poy |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=97 |date=August 1997 |page=52))</ref>
| Fam = 24/40<ref name=Fam>((cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=6466&redirect=no |title=ポイッターズ ポイント [PS] |language=Japanese |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| GI = 7/10<ref name=GI>((cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/july97/poypoy.html |title=Poy Poy [Import] |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop|FuncoLand]] |issue=51 |date=July 1997 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19971021142847/http://www.gameinformer.com/july97/poypoy.html |archivedate=October 21, 1997 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| GameFan = 258/300<ref name=GameFan>((cite magazine |last1=Halverson |first1=Dave "E. Storm" |last2=Jevons |first2=Dan "Knightmare" |last3=Hodgson |first3=David "Chief Hambleton" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_5_Issue_07/page/n15/mode/2up |title=POY POY [Import] |magazine=[[GameFan]] |publisher=Metropolis Media |volume=5 |issue=7 |date=July 1997 |page=14 |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| GamePro = ((Rating|4.5|5))<ref name=GamePro>((cite magazine |author=Art Angel |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/458.shtml |title=Poy Poy Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com [author mislabeled as "Air Hendrix"] |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=107 |date=August 1997 |page=72 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041213044306/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/458.shtml |archivedate=December 13, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| GSpot = 5.3/10<ref name=GSrev>((cite web |last=Fielder |first=Joe |date=November 19, 1997 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/poy-poy-review/1900-2546040/ |title=Poy Poy Review |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=November 9, 2018))</ref>
| IGN = 8/10<ref name=IGN>((cite web |author=IGN staff |date=September 18, 1997 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/09/19/poy-poy |title=Poy Poy |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| NGen = ((Rating|4|5))<ref name=NGen33>((cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_33/page/n131/mode/2up |title=Complete Blast (''Poy Poy'' Review) |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=33 |date=September 1997 |page=131 |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| OPMUK = 7/10<ref name=OPMUK>((cite magazine |author=OPMUK staff |url=https://archive.org/details/opm031/page/n111/mode/2up |title=Poy Poy |magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|Official UK PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |issue=31 |date=April 1998 |pages=112–13 |accessdate=November 29, 2020))</ref>
| OPM = ((Rating|3|5))<ref>((cite magazine |title=Poy Poy |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=1 |issue=2 |date=November 1997))</ref>
))

''Poy Poy'' received above-average reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name=GR/> In Japan, however, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 24 out of 40.<ref name=Fam/>

''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]''(('))s early review called it "the best multiplayer game for the PlayStation, hands down", elaborating that, "There isn't too much strategy, per se, but with a long, impressive list of special powers each competitor can choose from before the match, and a few special items to grab for during a match (or avoid, since there are some dangerous doodads mixed in with the good ones), the amount of entropy generated is enough to please even the most die-hard of [[Chaos theory|chaos theorists]]."<ref name=NGen33/> Art Angel of ''[[GamePro]]''(('))s early review called it "a [[Bomberman]]-esque arcade/strategy game that rocks the house with great graphics, fun multiplayer action, and an unusual array of characters."<ref name=GamePro/> Other reviewers, including ''[[GameFan]]'' and ''[[Game Informer]]'', gave the Japanese version early reviews as well, months before the game was released Stateside.<ref name=GI/><ref name=GameFan/>

''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]''(('))s Shawn Smith described it in an early review as "A swingin' multiplayer title that's easy to control, looks good and has long-lasting, one-player features to boot." He and the other three members of the ''EGM'' review team concurred that the game has enough variations and secrets to make it highly replayable even in one-player mode, though they still felt the multiplayer was the game's chief draw.<ref name=EGM97/> ''[[IGN]]''(('))s early review said that the game was "so addictive that once you start playing, you won't put your controller down."<ref name=IGN/> Joe Fielder, who reviewed ''Poy Poy'' for ''[[GameSpot]]'' several months after it had been covered by other gaming publications, was a dissenting voice against the game. While he remarked that ''Poy Poy'' has much more strategy and depth than similar games, he felt that it simply lacked the addictive quality needed to make it a success.<ref name=GSrev/>

((clear))

==Sequel==
The game was followed by ''[[Poy Poy 2]]'', also released on PlayStation which featured similar gameplay to that of ''Poy Poy''.

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* ((moby game|id=/poy-poy))

((Konami fighting games))

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