Developed By: Sonic Team
Published By: Sega
Date of Release: April 25, 2017
Price: $29.99
Back in 1984 when Alexey Pajitnov released Tetris, I can't imagine he ever could have conceived that it would end up mashed together with arguably one of the most popular puzzlers from japan, 1991's smash hit Puyo Puyo. But here we are, in 2017 and such an absurd combo platter does in fact exist! (Though it should be noted that Puyo Puyo Tetris actually came out in 2014 in Japan, it's only now been localized!) So now, Tetris has got it's smooth chocolate all up in Puyo Puyo's creamy peanut butter, and the resulting consolidated confection is pretty sweet indeed.
I'm not sure who decided that it would be a good idea to combine both of these time-honored franchises, but I am certainly glad that they did. Somehow the two distinct games play off each other quite nicely, and manage to strike a decent balance. It's a bit different to see a normally serious (and somewhat bland) game such as Tetris spiced up with cutesy visuals and plot. Tetris: The Grand Master 3 Terror-Instinct this is not. That;s not to say that this game can't put up a good challenge, it can easily hand you your puyos on a silver platter if you're not careful.
So Puyo Puyo Tetris is part visual novel, part puzzler, and 100% weird! You have your 4-player battle modes that mash up the classic block stacking and puyo-blobbing, and as you rack up combos you dump garbage blocks on your foes, last one standing is the winner. A wacky story with a colorful cast of characters rounds things out, and a host of different ways to play each game is the icing on the cake. There's not a whole lot else to be said here, I mean it's Puyo Puyo and Tetris. Those two games really need no explanation as you've probably played several versions of each by now. TL;DR: Get Puyo Puyo Tetris, you won't regret it!
