<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Device
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
various	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
incorporating	O
both	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
characters	O
modeled	O
and	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
seven	O
Tetrominos	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
different	O
puzzle	O
pieces	O
each	O
made	O
of	O
four	O
blocks.Puyo	O
Puyo	O
Tetris	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
Tetris-related	O
title	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
since	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
:	O
Tetris	B-Device
Collection	O
,	O
an	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Tetris	I-Application
adopts	O
the	O
guidelines	O
used	O
in	O
contemporary	O
Tetris	B-Device
games	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
rotation	O
patterns	O
and	O
colors	O
of	O
the	O
Tetrominoes	O
differ	O
from	O
Sega	O
's	O
previous	O
releases.Puyo	O
Puyo	O
Tetris	B-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
December	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
a	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
game	O
since	O
Puyo	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Tetris	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2020	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Tetris	I-Application
centers	O
around	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
two	O
main	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
Puyo	B-Application
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
style	O
,	O
colored	O
blobs	O
known	O
as	O
Puyos	O
will	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
rotated	O
before	O
being	O
placed	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tetris	B-Device
style	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
has	O
players	O
placing	O
shaped	O
blocks	O
known	O
as	O
Tetrominos	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Puyo	B-Application
style	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
if	O
a	O
Puyo	B-Application
reaches	O
the	O
X	O
mark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tetris	B-Device
style	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
if	O
Tetrominos	O
pile	O
up	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
these	O
two	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Tetris	I-Application
features	O
five	O
main	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
both	O
locally	O
or	O
online	O
,	O
or	O
against	O
computer	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Swap	O
and	O
Fusion	O
modes	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
can	O
independently	O
choose	O
between	O
Puyo	B-Application
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
performing	O
chain	O
combos	O
in	O
Puyo	B-Application
style	O
or	O
clearing	O
lines	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Device
style	O
,	O
garbage	O
is	O
sent	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
opponents	O
,	O
which	O
appears	O
as	O
Garbage	O
Puyos	O
in	O
Puyo	B-Application
style	O
and	O
added	O
lines	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Device
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swap	O
mode	O
has	O
the	O
players	O
periodically	O
alternate	O
between	O
Puyo	B-Application
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
styles	O
,	O
each	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion	O
mode	O
combines	O
both	O
Puyo	B-Application
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
styles	O
onto	O
one	O
board	O
,	O
with	O
Tetrinimoes	O
sinking	O
below	O
any	O
Puyos	O
when	O
placed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Big	O
Bang	O
mode	O
combines	O
Fever	O
mode	O
from	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
with	O
Lucky	O
Attack	O
from	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
style	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
quickly	O
clear	O
waves	O
of	O
pre-arranged	O
Puyos	O
or	O
Tetris	B-Device
blocks	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
clear	O
as	O
many	O
waves	O
as	O
possible	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
Adventure	O
story	O
more	O
campaign	O
consisting	O
of	O
various	O
battles	O
against	O
computer	O
opponents	O
and	O
mode-specific	O
challenges	O
,	O
and	O
six	O
single-player	O
Challenge	O
modes	O
:	O
Endless	O
Fever	O
,	O
Endless	O
Puyo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Tiny	O
Puyo	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Puyo	B-Application
style	O
;	O
Sprint	O
,	O
Marathon	O
,	O
and	O
Ultra	O
for	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Device
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
then	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
spaceship	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
SS	O
Tetra	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
Tee	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
,	O
who	O
come	O
from	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
they	O
battle	O
using	O
Tetris	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
3	O
bonus	O
acts	O
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
JP	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
cast	O
is	O
thrown	O
into	O
"	O
Dream	O
"	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
and	O
releasePuyo	O
Puyo	B-Application
Tetris	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
7	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
circumstances	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
rescheduled	O
that	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
!!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
following	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
EA	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Device
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
from	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
titles	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
called	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Tetris	I-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
contained	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
alongside	O
the	O
system	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
later	O
localized	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
Tetris	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
multiple	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
marketplace	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
were	O
given	O
additions	O
to	O
their	O
news	O
feeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
titles	O
included	O
Nights	B-Application
into	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
Tembo	B-Application
the	I-Application
Badass	I-Application
Elephant	I-Application
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
Binary	B-Application
Domain	I-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
posts	O
were	O
ASCII	O
art	O
representations	O
of	O
different	O
Puyos	O
and	O
Tetriminos	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
PC	O
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Sega	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
contained	O
all	O
previous	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
4K	O
output	O
support	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
voiceover	O
and	O
the	O
English	O
voiceover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
system	O
to	O
prevent	O
cheating	O
and	O
piracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/9/9/8.Famitsu	O
review	O
scores	O
(	O
1/28/14	O
)	O
Eurogamer	O
ranked	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
24th	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
2017	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
one	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
44,627	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
compared	O
to	O
10,306	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
8,973	O
for	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
did	O
not	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Game	O
,	O
Puzzle	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Puyo	O
Puyo	O
Tetris	O
2''	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
2021	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
