Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Release Date(s)
Nintendo Switch	JP: December 10, 2020 WW: December 8, 2020
Nintendo Switch	JP: December 10, 2020 WW: December 8, 2020
Platform(s)
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Rating(s)
ESRB	04
PEGI	01
CERO	01
ACB	02
USK	01
SMECCV	02
GRAC	01
CID	02
GSRR	00
RARS	01

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is a crossover puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch on 8 December 2020.

Gameplay

In addition to a new story and characters, the game introduces new modes, such as Skill battles which allow for character based skills and items to quickly change the game. It was also stated to have an improved online mode from the first game, allowing for more competition in leagues and free play, as well as new modes. In Adventure mode, the player will traverse an overworld and engage in Skill Battles with other characters in the story, that acts more like a JRPG.

Development and release

On August 26, 2020 during a Nintendo Direct Mini presentation, the game was showcased and was slated for December 2020 for Nintendo Switch. Later that day, it was discovered that the game would be released on December 8, 2020 alongside Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 4 versions with the Japanese version releasing two days later. A PlayStation 5 version was also announced and would release during 'Holiday 2020', later revealed to be the same day as the other versions. A Microsoft Windows version on Steam was said to be released on March 23, 2021. An update on January 14, 2021 added Sonic the Hedgehog from the series of the same name as a playable guest character; this was intended to be the last work featuring Sonic to be released before voice actor Roger Craig Smith announced his retirement from the role two weeks later. Craig would confirm in May 2021 that he would be continuing in the role after all. In a second update, released in 2021, four new characters were added from Puyo Puyo 2, the Puyo Pop Fever games, and Puyo Puyo Chronicle. Accessibility options for color blind players were added, alongside three new songs and multiplayer support for certain modes previously only playable in single-player. New challenge rules were also added. In March 2021, the final update was released, adding four characters from the Puyo Puyo series, the ability for Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 players to participate in online play together, four additional songs, a spectator mode, allowing players to watch online matches, and a harder "Super Spicy" difficulty setting. Twenty new avatars were also added.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Trivia

• This is one of the very few video games rated 3 by PEGI that was rated E10+ by the ESRB. Another example is the initial release of Balatro that was formerly rated 3 by PEGI but was re-rated all way to 18 despite the E10+ rating by ESRB (M rated Australia and banned in South Korea). Nonetheless, it was released as a PEGI 3 rating without changes.
• The first in the series to have an Australian PG rating due to its mild innuendo.

External links

• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 at GameFAQs
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 at MobyGames