Puyo Puyo Tetris - Nintendo Switch

- Local 4 player versus- A single player campaign mode with a cheesy (the good type), japanese styled plot and character archetypes- Online mode with fully functional rankings- Not one, but TWO fully fledged puzzle games within, carrying unique modes for each- Two gamemodes that incorporate both puyo and tetris: Swap, fusion- And much more!This game is a solid experience for any skill level of tetris or puyo puyo player. Even my girlfriend, someone who isn't much of a fan of tetris, enjoyed playing puyo puyo tetris. I will say that the adventure mode is pretty easy for a tetris expert, but that's to be expected, singleplayer assumes you're a huge beginner at first, in order to help get new players into the game. The scenes are pretty enjoyable too, the plot isn't anything to write home about, but the characters interacting and the voicework should be more than interesting to watch at least once. The singleplayer mode features each regular game/challenge mode at least once, and manages to seamlessly incorporate all of them.The puzzle league mode leaves a bit to be desired in terms of matchmaking filters and the rank system, but it's still a blast to play. Replays work VERY well too, the only thing is, you can't upload them to youtube or anything straight from the game itself (can't even record captures on switch for some reason) so I'd STRONGLY recommend the PC version if you're planning to stream or record your matches, else you're gonna need to buy a capture card.In conclusion, this game is a fantasic purchase and offers hundreds of hours of content. It's hard to get burned out with all the variety, and it seems there's new things to do and more ranks to grind no matter how far up you are.Definitely buy this if you're a puzzle game fan.

I have to say I'm very happy with this game! I missed playing Tetris and I actually have been really enjoying Puyo Puyo just as much if not more than Tetris! Don't feel discouraged if at first you aren't very good at Puyo Puyo. I recommend starting out by watching the beginning and intermediate lessons. Practice by playing the computer a bit and then watch the expert lessons. Practice against the computer again. With time and practice you will improve your skills greatly.Puyo Puyo plays similar to Tetris but it uses dual multi-colored balls or Puyo Puyos. After you group 4 or more of the same color Puyos together they disappear. After they disappear the Puyo's on top drop which may create another group of 4 or more with the same color which in turn disappear and so on. This is called a chain when more than one color group disappears after strategically placing one Puyo Puyo. In order to get really good at Puyo Puyo you'll need to master how to "sandwich" which is a method that stacks the Puyos in a certain way in order to get long chains. You want to get as long of a chain as you can because the longer the chain the more "Garbage Puyos" will be sent to your opponent once their next Puyo Puyo's is released. Your opponent can try to counter the incoming Garbage Puyo attacks by using their current Puyo Puyo to make chains of equal or greater size. Garbage Puyos are basically colorless Puyos and cannot be used to create color groups. This in turn clogs up your/their board and makes it harder to play.I tried playing the online mode and it was really fun as well. Although I did get booted offline mid game about 5 or 6 times during the hour that I tried it. We have high speed 60 mps internet with a high quality router and modem. Hopefully, this wont be a common occurrence. Regardless, it wasn't horrible enough for me to remove a star YET. I will monitor this and update if necessary.Bottom line is it's really fun and addicting! My friends, family and I will play this for hours on end!! I'd agree with other reviewers that this is probably the 2nd best game out for the Switch right behind Zelda. I'm so happy I own this!

Tetris is a popular game in the west, so I'm sure that needs to explanation. However, Puyo Puyo is a game that may be newer to some people. Puyo has a long line of games in Japan that were not localized to the west, however, there are about 3 or 4 games that do exist in the Puyo series that got a western localization. The game lacks a tutorial and will not teach you anything beyond the basics. This puts players at a disadvantage when going up against more experienced players online. Utilizing the internet, though, may allow players to learn new tactics.For the game in general, it sports up to 4-player multiplayer (local and online). This is great with people that are into puzzle games! Not so great as a general party game with casual players. The two games - Tetris and Puyo - are fine games by themselves. The game has some balance issues with combining that though since players can choose to battle against each other playing their favorite type of game. This allows Puyo players to have an advantage at lower-level play and Tetris players to have an advantage at higher-level play. The imbalance is prevalent online as it seems to be skewed to Tetris players since that's the western favorite. In addition, Puyo released a new game, further diminishing the Puyo player base.I cannot suggest this game for online play because of the imbalance. However, local play is amazing in terms of gameplay options and solo modes. This game is definitely for puzzle game fans or those looking to get into the genre - not for casual players.