<s>
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
is	O
a	O
block-dropping	O
arcade-styled	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
studios	O
Monstars	O
and	O
Resonair	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enhance	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
named	O
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Connected	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
during	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
Showcase	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
and	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Tetris	B-Device
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
place	O
tetrominos	O
into	O
a	O
playfield	O
to	O
create	O
complete	O
lines	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
cleared	O
from	O
the	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
adds	O
themes	O
and	O
music	O
across	O
thirty	O
different	O
stages	O
with	O
gameplay	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
"	O
Zone	O
"	O
mechanic	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
stop	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
clear	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
lines	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
what	O
is	O
possible	O
in	O
conventional	O
Tetris	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
phenomenon	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
where	O
after	O
playing	O
Tetris	B-Device
for	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
see	O
falling	O
Tetris	B-Device
blocks	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
quitting	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-producer	O
Tetsuya	O
Mizuguchi	O
had	O
wanted	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
music-based	O
game	O
around	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
but	O
its	O
licensing	O
had	O
been	O
held	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2012	O
,	O
Mizuguchi	O
began	O
discussing	O
with	O
Henk	O
Rogers	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
The	O
Tetris	B-Device
Company	O
which	O
now	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
about	O
developing	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
set	O
to	O
music	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
zone	O
"	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
achieve	O
while	O
playing	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
VR	O
systems	O
,	O
launched	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Connected	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscribers	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
competitive	O
mode	O
that	O
pays	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
with	O
its	O
simplified	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
stricter	O
rules	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
Classic	O
Tetris	B-Device
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connected	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
the	O
free	O
multiplayer	O
expansion	O
for	O
existing	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
Epic	O
Game	O
Store	O
and	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
versions	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
Connected	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
preorder	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
preorders	O
ended	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launch	O
day	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
"	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
praising	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
VR	O
integration	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
critics	O
calling	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
fitting	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
named	O
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
its	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
2018	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
utter	O
purity	O
,	O
a	O
contemporary	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
timeless	O
classic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
genuinely	O
inspiring	O
and	O
uplifting	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
sold	O
4,372	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
