Since Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix just came out on LIVE Arcade yesterday and PlayStation Network today, I thought I’d post an introduction to the mechanics of the gameplay.

I found this video, taken from I believe a previous arcade version of the game. It explains the basic rules of X mode (and the re-balanced X’ mode). It’s great, and shows how the rules work, how to set up combos, and more. It also gives you an idea of how the gems and breaking effects looked like in the original.

Once you have a handle on the basics, you should check out the advanced techniques guide written by one of our resident Puzzle Fighter (and Street Fighter) gurus at Capcom, s-kill (Seth). He posted it over on our forums, so go check it out.

—Brian