Despite its appearance as your average, colourful puzzle game, Puyo Puyo Tetris actually offers a much deeper challenge than other games in the genre can muster. Sega's Tetris and Puyo Puyo mashup also excels at local multiplayer, so there's every reason to take a closer look.

Remember those early Nintendo Switch promotional videos we all made fun of The ones where grinning, Joy-Con-gripping millennials giddily gathered around the console at a rooftop party Well, if you pick up Puyo Puyo Tetris , plan on becoming one of those blissfully smiling idiots.

Tetris is a classic almost as old as gaming, having first released in 1984 before making its first appearance on Nintendo hardware in 1988. Puyo Puyo is comparatively new, but has a legacy all its own.

Great fun, can't go wrong with Tetris or Puyo Puyo really. Fun graphics and entertaining for all ages. I took 1 star away due to the price which is a little expensive for what it is! Would be perfect at ￡20.

Puzzle games, in recent times, have become the domain of mobile platforms. We've seen them thrive on the likes of the App Store and Google Play . However the Nintendo Switch , which brings together a console and a portable gaming device, appears to be changing that.

Suite of game modes; Adventure mode is a great addition; Colourful presentation

Suite of game modes; Adventure mode is a great addition; Colourful presentation; Proper touchscreen support would be nice; Steep difficulty curve

I've never played Puyo Puyo before, but as a Tetris game, this is so much fun. The beauty is in the multiplayer, despite it's fully fledged single player element.

Puyo Puyo Tetris is a perfect blend of both Puyo Puyo and Tetris and gives us our first Puyo Puyo game in over ten years and while some of its modes aren't as thrilling, the new modes offer an exciting new take on the competitive puzzle genre. - Sean Anthony

Both a great Puyo Puyo game and a great Tetris game; The modes that embrace both games work well together; In-depth competitive puzzle mechanics; Large variety of different modes

Character voices may be on the irritating side for some; Tetris players have an advantage over Puyo Puyo players

The beautifully presented has a ton of content, a really fun multiplayer with a lot of variations, and is very easy to pick up and play with just about anyone despite the slight balance issues.

If you have a Nintendo Switch and have ever enjoyed Tetris, or Dr. Mario, or Puzzle Fighter, or any other puzzle game of the same breed, you need to get Puyo Puyo Tetris. It's Puyo Puyo, it's Tetris, it's both, and it has a lot of different ways to enjoy all three of those things.

Loads of game modes; Classic Tetris and novel (for North America) Puyo Puyo gameplay; Extensive Adventure mode

Adventure mode story builds on lore from games only released in Japan

Buy Puyo Puyo Tetris Tetris needs almost no introduction. The puzzle game has endured for decades and single-handedly made the Nintendo Game Boy a success. Another classic puzzle game, Puyo Puyo , is a much bigger deal in Japan, but emulation and handheld releases have also given it a cult following...