The first Puyo Puyo Tetris cleverly combined two classic falling block puzzle franchises, but it almost stayed in Japan. I wrote an import guide for the Japanese Xbox version! The first game did eventually make it to English markets on some platforms, but not poor Xbox. Thankfully, Sega has seen fit to release Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 in English on ...
The Tetris Effect: Connected Beta Test just wrapped up last week, providing the developers and publisher Enhance with useful cross-play data. While Xbox and Windows 10 gamers have been enjoying the 'Connected' version of Tetris Effect for almost a year now, players on other platforms have had to wait. The wait will soon come to an end, as Tetris Effect: Connected will officially launch on PlayStation and Steam on August 18, with cross-play coming to all versions simultaneously.
Although Tetris Effect first launched as a PlayStation exclusive in 2018, the enhanced co-op version Tetris Effect: Connected that came along in late 2020 has been exclusive to Xbox and Windows 10 for quite a while now. A free PlayStation beta test version is currently available to download in advance of the full game's July release, giving players a taste of sweet cross-platform co-op.
Is cooperative gaming a counter towards the development of potentially violent behavior? Studies have shown that it’s true! Video Game psychologists have looked into the opposite spectrum of video game violence to discover if playing violent video games under certain circumstances will ultimately lead to more cooperation and trust in real-life behavior.
One of the most popular games ever has just hit Nintendo's casual console. Tetris Party on WiiWare brings a co-op mode to the Tetris franchise. Is this a good reason to fire up your Wii, in this season of awesome rhythm games, zombie titles, and Sackboys? Read our review to find out!
Earlier this year, we brought you the news that Tetris will be coming to Nintendo's WiiWare service. That's hardly surprising, given that the classic puzzler has been released in some form on most Nintendo systems. However, thanks to 1Up, more details have arrived, some interesting and some that will make you scratch your head in befuddlement. News from the former category: the official title is 'Tetris Party', and the game will indeed feature a co-op mode, as pictured above. Co-op is one of 18 different modes, 10 of which are said to be new to the series. The head scratcher? One of the control schemes will be the Wii Balance Board. Yes, THAT Balance Board. The jury is still out as to whether this will be the best way to lose weight of all time, or the next Virtual Boy-magnitude failure. I guarantee there's more depth to Tetris than to Wii Fit, but somehow, I fear the repurcussions. It's bad enough to be beaten by Japanese virtuosos in Tetris DS Wi-Fi, but my self-esteem would plummet if some soccer mom whooped up on me while she was trying to make up for last night's Ben and Jerry's binge. One final note: I estimate 4 hours from the game's release before Wii Fit Girl wannabes hit YouTube shaking their buns to block matching action.
