Fantavision, 2000's PS2 firework puzzler, proves again that all games come to PC eventually

I spent time last week watching old, Japanese PlayStation game adverts afterpuzzler Humanity referenced them in its own trailer. Among those adverts wereseveral for Fantavision, a little-loved colour-matching puzzle game about firework displays from 2000.

Imagine my surprise when today Fantavision showed up on Steam.

Which makes it a little less odd that it has appeared on Steam now - but it’s still odd. Fantavision is a real-time puzzle game in which players match flares with different colours and symbols, by controlling the direction of a beam. Once you’ve matched three or more flares, you can detonate them, causing them to explode like colourful fireworks. Developed by a small team as a PlayStation 2 launch game, Fantavision was designed in part to show off the PlayStation 2’s particle effects.

Its particle effects still look pleasing 23 years later, even if they’re no longer technically impressive. I’d imagine they look pretty good with a VR headset, too.