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Puyo Puyo Tetris to drop onto PS4, Xbox One in Japan
Puyo Puyo Tetris, a combination of two venerable rival puzzle games that just makes sense to us, is coming to Xbox One and PS4. After bringing the blocky-blobby hybrid to Wii U, PS3, Vita and 3DS earlier this year, Sega announced it's dropping the two new ports onto Japan's retail shelves on December 4. While Ubisoft's busy pumping Tetris Ultimate onto any system in sight, it seems unlikely we'll see Sega transition Puyo Puyo Tetris onto Western systems given Puyo Puyo's limited penetration outside of Japan. Then again, we live in a time where Sega's releasing Hatsune Miku games across the globe, so who knows? To see how the game works, check out our lowdown from last year's Tokyo Game Show. [Image: Sega]
Puyo Puyo Tetris makes sense
Visiting the arcades of the otaku hub Akihabara, it struck me that beyond the many fighters, rhythm games, and prize collection machines lining their halls, I was seeing a pattern repeat itself. Tucked away in each one were several Puyo Puyo variants, and right by them the Tetris machines. Seeing this, I wondered why Puyo Puyo Tetris hadn't been made before. Maybe, like Sonic and Mario teaming up recently, I wasn't appreciating the rival puzzle games' long history. Nonetheless, playing the newly unveiled crossover at the Tokyo Game Show a couple of days later, it was immediately clear how much sense this mashup made. Based on time with a seemingly limited demo, Puyo Puyo Tetris looks to offer simple, cute, but engrossing arcade puzzle fun. Quite appropriately, the two play styles just fit next to each other.
