Tetris 99

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 303 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 243 out of 303
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 303
  3. Negative: 24 out of 303

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  1. jj350
    Apr 28, 2020
    7
    This game is a real mixed bag. I give it a 7 because the single player is classic Tetris and it's great at that, but I have to keep the score down because of the online aspect that is a big focus. Luckily it isn't really necessary, tickets can be earned offline and everything. I just hate playing this game online because it's the type of game where you have to be absolutely obsessed withThis game is a real mixed bag. I give it a 7 because the single player is classic Tetris and it's great at that, but I have to keep the score down because of the online aspect that is a big focus. Luckily it isn't really necessary, tickets can be earned offline and everything. I just hate playing this game online because it's the type of game where you have to be absolutely obsessed with it and a absolute master at playing it or you will simply get beat up on the entire time. Because of this I can't say that I have ever had fun playing it online. Still, good game if you buy the offline content.… Expand
  2. drlowdon
    Apr 7, 2019
    7
    The concept is pretty simple, 99 people play Tetris simultaneously and the last player standing wins. It can sometimes feel like you are being targeted more frequently than other players in certain games, which can be frustrating, but it's free if you have an online subscription and is good fun to play.
  3. BGrun08
    Feb 26, 2019
    7
    Tetris 99 is fun and addictive, but can also be maddening and can leave you feeling like you got screwed over by a vortex of random chaos. I've played dozens of games and still cannot find any real strategy. For those who are not aware, the game is simply Tetris that you play against 98 other people. When you clear lines you send them to an opponent, and lines can be sent to you by otherTetris 99 is fun and addictive, but can also be maddening and can leave you feeling like you got screwed over by a vortex of random chaos. I've played dozens of games and still cannot find any real strategy. For those who are not aware, the game is simply Tetris that you play against 98 other people. When you clear lines you send them to an opponent, and lines can be sent to you by other opponents. Each player has the option to send their tiles to a Random Person, someone attacking you, the players with the most badges, or those closest to elimination.

    The best 'strategy' I have found it to choose to send my line clears to Random opponents this seems lead to me getting attacked less. Presumably because I am not targeting the same person each time -- If I were they would then be attacking me back if they chose the option to send their tiles to the person attacking them. This option, however literally leads to the game just being Tetris with a huge random element to it. Many games i am doing very well and clearing lines and chunks and keeping my board clear, I am quickly bombarded by attacker tiles and eliminated in seconds. Other games I horribly mess up tile placements but finish top 20 anyways because I am lucky and not randomly being attached. There is POTENTIAL strategy involved, but I have yet to find a way to make any sense of it.

    You get in games quickly so I do find myself getting sucked in and playing several games in a row. As a free offering to those who pay for the Nintendo Online service (which I was doing anyways), it is a great addition. It's a fun game to sit down and play when you have a few free minutes. Is the '99' element to it great? Not really.    … Expand
  4. Turboyoshi
    Mar 26, 2019
    6
    I rarely can even get the game to load up, and the matches are repetitive and boring. Tetris is fun, but the whole targeting thing doesn't work to well.
  5. Josuezzz
    Mar 31, 2019
    7
    It´s entertaining... until you just got randomly killed, some times almost no one attack you and some times yo just got banged.
  6. RedXTL
    Oct 31, 2019
    7
    This game needs to be more free. The offline DLC should not be paid for and i would rather pay for the online function.
  7. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    1
    Estamos em pleno século XXI, chega dessa porcaria, tem isso aí no celular de graça, aí vem a Nintendo meter como se fosse um jogo bom, para né. Quantidade não é qualidade Nintendo, vocês lançaram muito jogos em 2019, mais do que uma carteira de uma consumidor normal aguentaria, ameniza isso aí daqui para frente, não precisamos de mais Tetris na vida.
  8. Bankbill
    Mar 3, 2020
    5
    Offline in this game is really fun to play but the multiplayer is complete and utter unfair and unfun trash
  9. alan2pc
    Oct 8, 2020
    10
    The best version of one of the most popular games all time. Man does it feel good to beat 98 other players! Took me 450 tries to get my first win but now I’m winning 12% of games. Practice makes perfect in this one. 10/10
  10. Mollup
    Feb 14, 2019
    10
    tetris is the most sold video game of all time. if you consider that fortnite is one of the most downloaded, you have a beautiful combination. tetris battle royale
  11. gusman
    Oct 7, 2019
    1
    Pure crap, they have managed to convert a classic arcade puzzle game into a battle royale. Don't waste your time with it and play the original one, a million times better.
  12. WilliamVaz98
    Feb 13, 2019
    10
    Goty!
    Crackdown3 Killer.
    Se esse jogo tirar nota menor que crackdown3 eu gravo video meu dando o rabo e posto no XavierVideos.
  13. okottekoneko
    Mar 13, 2019
    4
    You would think tetris would be hard to screw up, buy somehow they managed to.

    The gameplay idea is a good one, i enjoy battle tetris. But the game suffers from some pretty piss poor design choices. There is no tutorial, and no training mode to get used to the controls. The controls are HORRIBLE, this would not be an issue if we could set them how we like, but we cannot do that,    You would think tetris would be hard to screw up, buy somehow they managed to.

    The gameplay idea is a good one, i enjoy battle tetris.
    But the game suffers from some pretty piss poor design choices.

    There is no tutorial, and no training mode to get used to the controls.

    The controls are HORRIBLE, this would not be an issue if we could set them how we like, but we cannot do that, the controls we are forced to use, they simply are clunky, i play tetris pretty well, i am no grand master, but the controls on offer make me look like i have never touched a tetris game before in my life.

    I would much prefer to be able to move the block with one joy stick, and rotate and drop with the dpad.
    on a single joycon.
    use the bumpers to cycle targeting.

    but no i am forced to use the ass backwards controls they force on us.
    All you change is what joy stick is the one for targeting.

    I know the games free for subbed users, but really its just lazy.    … Expand
  14. CountDerpy
    Feb 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tetris 99 is a true oddball of a game. A battle royale twist on a classing game, in a way that feels like a loving send up to the genre while feeling as obvious as a Weird Al parody. It's a game that should not work, but it does, and it gives me a rush of joyous anxiety every damn time I play it. While it is a little bare bones, for a free game in 2019 that isn't full of micro-transaction and Nintendo is bringing up events for, it's perfect for what it is. A fun little time waster with a lot of classic charm. The soundtrack could use some beefing, but the two remixes of Type A (basic from the start and a panic version for the top 50) with a Tetris style remix of Flight of the Bumblebee (when you get to the top 10) are just great. All in all while it isn't as flashy and relaxing as Tetris Effect, it's an amazingly fun and hectic 99 person puzzle free for all that i'm looking forward to see updated.… Expand
  15. EXECritical
    Feb 16, 2019
    8
    This game is simple, It's Tetris, but with 98 other players. It's a really fun time waster, but the controls are kinda confusing for new players. There should be a way to configure them.

    Also, never play this game with a gamecube controller.
  16. Urises
    Feb 20, 2019
    9
    El mismo tetris de siempre, no cambia la forma de jugar, pero esta vez te enfrentas a otros jugadores. Puedes atacar y contraatacar enviandoles basura a sus partidas al hacer lineas ya sea dobles, triples, tetris, etc. Es muy adictivo y entretenido, el intentar quedar en primer lugar resulta aveces muy complicado ya que te encuentras con jugadores con un muy buen nivel y tal grado que hayEl mismo tetris de siempre, no cambia la forma de jugar, pero esta vez te enfrentas a otros jugadores. Puedes atacar y contraatacar enviandoles basura a sus partidas al hacer lineas ya sea dobles, triples, tetris, etc. Es muy adictivo y entretenido, el intentar quedar en primer lugar resulta aveces muy complicado ya que te encuentras con jugadores con un muy buen nivel y tal grado que hay mucha tensión y con una pequeña distracción puedes perder la partida.

    Espero y que lo esten actualizando con forme pase el tiempo, con nuevas mecánicas y/o modos de juegos, incluso poner un 1 vs 1.    … Expand
  17. BusterBuckwheat
    Aug 20, 2020
    10
    The single best battle royale game out right now. How is it rated this low? Play it and ignore the haters. Yes, I use haters ironically.
  18. crotch
    Feb 20, 2019
    8
    The most fun Tetris I’ve ever played. Massive multiplayer just makes this so exciting.
  19. realgamefan
    Feb 17, 2019
    10
    Superb! It's already fun and satisfying and it's only version 1.0. I can imagine it will get even better as they update it. Tetris 99 in 2019......1985 never felt so good. :) I just made Top 5 and my heart was racing!!!!
  20. btedge
    Feb 18, 2019
    9
    This was the craziest thing from the recent Nintendo Direct, and I gotta admit, after giving it a chance, it's actually pretty fun and addicting. It gives an interesting twist to the best selling game of all time. I would rank it higher, but hopefully more we'll see more modes (like an offline single player mode) in the future.
  21. crock
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    the Last of us, devil may cry ... PFFFFF I WANT THIS GAME LIKE GAME OF THE YEAR !!!
  22. Ernest_Figueroa
    Feb 21, 2019
    10
    Me lleve una gran sorpresa, un juego para viciar mientrar esperas unas bajadas de muchas gb, o mientras escuchas otras cosas, haces la hora, es viciador y se pasa la hora muy rapido.
  23. Bbplayer
    Feb 19, 2019
    8
    The joke of an idea actually came to life, tetris battle royale. It actually makes you want to keep playing too!
  24. greninjaX
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    TETRIS BATTLE ROYAL!!! . . . I wanted that to be my entire review, but apparently there's a limit to how short your review can be.
  25. ijol
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    The only reason I finally registered to Nintendo subscription. Tetris battle royale is the game I never knew I needed.
  26. EpicDrewSon
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    Its a decent game and its free. Not much else to say about it. I enjoyed it and definitely a very unique experience.
  27. Ronnoc
    Oct 19, 2019
    8
    This is a great and bizarre idea for a game and it works perfectly. You can also unlock themes and icons as you level up or from events. I would definitely reccomend this game and its also free
    8/10
  28. LazyLoad08
    Apr 15, 2020
    8
    What is it about this game that makes it so addictive? I don't know, but there really is something about battling other 98 players in Tetris... also, the themes and events we get from time to time are fun.
  29. Desdelon
    Feb 15, 2019
    5
    Its Tetris, so that part is fun. What part isnt fun is people switching to you in an instant and dropping 8 clear lines on you out of nowhere and having no possible way to fix it because for some dumb reason, one of the options on who to attack is who is close to being knocked out. So the second you mess up, you lose, and it feels like very little is in your control. Its a 'free' game so IIts Tetris, so that part is fun. What part isnt fun is people switching to you in an instant and dropping 8 clear lines on you out of nowhere and having no possible way to fix it because for some dumb reason, one of the options on who to attack is who is close to being knocked out. So the second you mess up, you lose, and it feels like very little is in your control. Its a 'free' game so I cant be too harsh but the main mode isnt that fun. I rarely make it out of the lower half of people just because of people ganging up on me, or by the fact that someone at the beginning is a Tetris master and gives me 20 ger-billion lines to deal with from the second the match starts. I would love to see another mode for the game though. Tournament mode, where you only face off with 1 person at a time, but as you wait for your opponent to be decided in another match, you still have to play and survive until they get there. Now that, would be fun as hell, as your ability to stay in and win is more determined by your own personal skill and not as much luck.… Expand
  30. ryanbyerly
    Mar 17, 2019
    3
    I would say that this game has a pretty fun idea at best but it works much better on paper than in reality.

    I would like to start with the most basic thing, controls. The controls are fine, I can do fine with using a d-pad to move, but that is pretty much the only control method available. What about the people that would like to use the Joystick to move? That just isn't possible at    I would say that this game has a pretty fun idea at best but it works much better on paper than in reality.

    I would like to start with the most basic thing, controls. The controls are fine, I can do fine with using a d-pad to move, but that is pretty much the only control method available. What about the people that would like to use the Joystick to move? That just isn't possible at least when I'm writing this and I doubt they will change this. The only controls you can change are the most useless ones, who you want to target. When you first start in this game, you probably won't be using these controls very much. By the time you learn how to use them effectively, there is no reason to swap the joystick controls. I only touch one joystick at the beginning of the game and then play tetris.

    Second, I would like to tell you how luck based the game is. Yes, you do have to have a basic understanding of tetris to play, and you have to be good at it, trust me, but after that it depends on if you are getting targeted by 0 or 5 people, let alone if 1 or 2 of them are gods at tertis. This has no skill involved and is just about being lucky. One time I got into a game and, no joke, got 3 tetrises sent my way within the first 30 second. How am I supposed to counteract that. Oh yeah, I can't.

    Finally, I want to talk about something that I don't fully understand withing the game. For the different tactics you can you to determine who you are sending lines to, the options being Random, KO, Badges, and Attackers, I want to talk about specifically how KO works. I have 2 theories on how this works, and they are both pretty sketchy. Either 1. It puts you against lo levels players, so basically a noob targeter, or people who are not doing so well with their boards, essentially making those people unable to come back.

    I have had fun times with this game, but I have had many many more horrible times because I simply couldn't compete against 4 people at once.    … Expand
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#36 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#23 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019
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#69 Most Shared Switch Game of 2019

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Nintendojo
    Sep 11, 2019
    91
    With online tournaments to partake in, new modes like Tetris Invictus where only the elite can compete, and a thriving community of fans logging in every day to play, Tetris 99 might very well represent the pinnacle of the series. It would be nice to have a better variety of tunes to listen to (although themes help alleviate this problem), and the issues with the UI can occasionally make it slightly hard to see what’s happening on-screen, but overall any Switch owner should consider giving Tetris 99 a whirl. This is brilliant game design that deserves the acclaim that has been lavished on it up to this point.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Aug 28, 2019
    90
    The best reason to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online right now! [Issue #39 – May/June 2019, p. 21]
  3. God is a Geek
    Jun 9, 2019
    90
    If you’re after a royale-y good time you should look much farther than Tetris 99.
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