Tetris Effect flew under the radar. I saw it in a store one day and realized there was a new PS4 VR video game. The PR and Marketing folks for this game failed Family Friendly Gaming completely. I had no idea what to expect from Tetris Effect. I have played a variety of Tetris games over the years.

Chris spaces out with Tetsuya Mizuguchi's psychedelic spin on Tetris.

Game play, audio, and visual feedback combine to produce a gaming experience truly wonderful; Is still Tetris

Sometimes the separate elements don't merge well, which can ruin a game; Is still Tetris

Bought for a gift for my partner as she loves tetris.

There must have been a time before I played Tetris Effect. I can't remember it. More precisely, I can't remember it without a Tetris playfield, called a matrix, superimposed over my memory. The matrix entered my mind when I loaded the first level of this game and it hasn't left.

Beautiful and varied levels; engrossing music; sharp controls; flawless implementation of modern Tetris gameplay; variety of standard and creative modes

On default settings; visuals obscure gameplay on occasion

Don't let the price point put you off – it might seem expensive but for a game with literally infinite replayability, it won't take long for you to...

Incredibly stylish; Loads of modes; Zone mechanic is awesome

No multiplayer; A lot going on with some of the visual themes; Can be dangerously addictive

The game is very pretty and very addictive it's just so much for your eyes and ears to enjoy even if your spectating. Besides it's freaking Tetris man what's not to love . This version is miles beyond the old game boy I used to play way back when.

Tetris Effect is an enthralling, hypnotic experience, and easily the best Tetris game since Tetris DS. It takes the immaculate, trance-inducing audio-visual presentation of Mizuguchi's previous games Lumines and Rez and merges it with the beautiful simplicity of Tetris to produce an extraordinary...

Beautiful music and visuals; Plenty of variety, with just enough gimmicks to enhance the gameplay without diluting the feeling of Tetris

No two-player mode

the eternal puzzler reimagined on a truly cosmic scale

When it comes to the classics in this medium of video gaming, the line-up of usual suspects almost always include the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda and others of that kind.

One could argue that Tetris is the perfect videogame. Many long-running videogame franchises have experimented with new ways to shake up their respective formulas to varying degrees of success, Tetris included.