Puyo Puyo Tetris is One of the Best Switch Games Yet

Fifty-fifty if Puyo Puyo Tetris was just a new have on the line-clearing classic from 1984, it would already exist one of the best Tetris games e'er released. It's quirky, it's fun, and there's way more content than should justifiably be in a simple puzzle game.

But that'south not all, because by adding Puyos to the mix, you turn an already fast-paced puzzle game into a wild whirlwind of falling blocks and exploding slimes. Then if you are trying to decide whether to pick up Puyo Puyo Tetris (out now for PS4 and Nintendo Switch) , here are a few reasons why you should plunge correct in.

Puyo Puyo Fever

If you don't know what Tetris is, I'm not even going to ask what rock you're living under. Only Puyos are another story, a story that'due south largely been hidden overseas. Depending on how you look at it, the last internationally released Puyo Puyo game was Puyo Pop for the short-lived N-Gage in 2003, or the Puyo Puyo mini-game from a Hatsune Miku game on the Nintendo 3DS in 2013.

Only at present Puyos are back on the scene in a big manner, and having some other style of puzzle to solve offers a Yin to Tetris' Yang in a mode that combines the best of e and west, kind of like a ramen burger. Mmm, that's tasty.

Who Put a Story Mode in My Puzzle Game?

There's absolutely no reason why in that location should be a story mode in a puzzle game, but I'm really glad information technology's there. The story adds depth to the characters, which even come with total vocalization acting, while likewise easing you into the concept of Puyos, Tetriminos and the insanity that happens when you mix them together. And now that I've tasted this much, the only thing I actually want out of the story mode is more of information technology.

Also, in case yous run out of story missions to practise, there'southward also a challenge manner to provide y'all with countless replayability.

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The Characters

I never knew I wanted multiple characters in a Tetris game until now. There'due south Suketoudara, the flamboyant fighting fish, Ai, the canine science chief of the spaceship Tetra, Zed, the large robotic housekeeper and so much more. When you battle, characters are constantly shouting and squabbling in what amounts to a verbal fist fight, which only makes the puzzle-contesting even more intense.

Multiplayer Madness

The dream of the Switch is taking your arrangement to a swanky roof political party and having the scene instantly turn into an impromptu gaming extravaganza. And thanks to Puyo Puyo Tetris' built-in local wireless multiplayer, that could actually be a reality. On top of that, since Tetris and Puyo Puyo don't crave all-encompassing control schemes, you lot tin use each Joy-Con to its full potential by giving the left and right controllers to different people and instantly doubling your fun.

There's also a total online mode for people who'd rather stay inside. Just don't come crying when practiced Puyo Puyo masters in the land of the rising lord's day bear witness you how much of a noob you really are.

Cost

Starting at $xxx for a PS4 disc or as a eShop download on the Switch, Puyo Puyo Tetris already offers a discount compared to your standard $50 or $60 game. On top of that, considering yous can play Tetris, Puyo Puyo, or both at the same fourth dimension through a number of different game modes, it's like you're getting ii games in 1.

Also, if you lot search for Tetris on the PlayStation Store, the simply event you get is for Tetris Ultimate for $fifteen. While that' game is a very straightforward interpretation of the classic puzzler, it'due south not nearly as fun. And if y'all're a Switch owner, this game is the perfect intermission for when y'all just don't experience like climbing walls in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, or just desire something quick to play on the get.

I would, however, advise y'all stay away from the physical version of Puyo Puyo Tetris for Switch, as it cost $ten more the digital release. The whole game only takes upwardly 1GB of space, and then downloading shouldn't be an effect.

If you're like me and you've bought endless versions of Tetris across multiple consoles and platforms, Puyo Puyo Tetris is easily one of the all-time. When you lot throw in the vivid colorful graphics, lovable characters and whole a new earth of squishy blocks to find, yous take a game that's definitely worth the money.

Screenshots taken from the Nintendo Switch version of Puyo Puyo Tetris.