Tetris Effect: Connected Reviews

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 29, 2020

Griz said how amazing Tetris Effect can be in VR, but I’m happy enough just playing with the sights and sounds emanating from my TV. If Xbox isn’t your bag, you’ll be pleased to know that Connected will eventually be coming to your platform — and that includes your VR platform — of choice soon, and for free at that. Everybody wins.

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8.1 / 10.0
Nov 10, 2020

Tetris Effect: Connected is 2 steps forward and 1 step back from the original 2018 release so if you want to play Tetris online, I can't think of a better option than this. Oh, right; Tetris 99... but that doesn't have a cool single player campaign like this does.

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9.5 / 10.0
Nov 11, 2020

I mean yeah, in the end it's "just Tetris" but it goes deeper than that. This is a Tetris game that can be as chill or as intense as you want it or need it to be. It's an experience that draws you in, you can't help but lose yourself for hours.

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10 / 10.0
Nov 11, 2020
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9 / 10
Nov 11, 2020

Classic Tetris with the audio/visual touches we're used to from Lumines developer Mizuguchi. Tetris in its most gorgeous form now with comprehensive multiplayer nodes but unfortunately VR support was lost along the way.

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Recommended
Nov 12, 2020

Tetris Effect gets the multiplayer of its dreams with four delightful modes

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9 / 10.0
Nov 13, 2020

Plain and simple, the best Tetris incarnation currently available. Now with new interesting multiplayer modes.

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9.5 / 10.0
Nov 13, 2020

Tetris Effect Connected innovates further on 2018's mesmerizing, beautiful and addictive iteration of the Tetris formula, introducing a stable of tried and true multiplayer offerings, as well as a delightful new mode.

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10 / 10
Nov 16, 2020

Perhaps not <em>quite<em> as transcendental as it is in VR, Tetris Effect: Connected remains an incredible, visionary piece of work, that you can now experience with others. With its arrival on Xbox Series X, it can be a game for a new generation.

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Slant Magazine
Aaron Riccio and Ryan Aston
Top Critic
Nov 17, 2020

Tetris Effect is one of the best VR titles on the market, so without the feature Connected feels, well, disconnected.

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8 / 10
Nov 17, 2020

etris, the granddaddy of all puzzlers, has hit the dance floor in his sequined disco outfit. It’s the best you’ve ever seen him, dazzling, blinding even. He’s dancing with your friend who’s half his age, but the moves he’s rocking are old-school dad-dancing and oh so dated.

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Unscored
Nov 18, 2020

More Tetris Effect is never a bad thing.

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GamingBolt
Matt Bianucci
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2020

The way Tetris Effect: Connected complements its traditional yet timeless Tetris gameplay with a gorgeous, constantly evolving presentation, combined with an array of modes that now encompasses everything you can want in a Tetris package, makes it the best way to experience one of gaming's quintessential pieces.

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Nov 20, 2020

Arguably the definitive version of one of the most famous, and enduring, video games in history, with some very welcome new multiplayer features.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 20, 2020

That being said, this is one of the best Tetris multiplayer experiences I’ve played in years. It’s not only catered towards those with a vague notion of how this game works, but also those beautiful lunatics like myself, those who follow the Classic Tetris World Championship to a borderline religious degree. I would love to see Tetris Effect: Connected become an esport staple in the near future.

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4.5 / 5.0
Nov 20, 2020

Though it may harbor the same delightful and immersive single-player offerings as the 2018 original, there's no doubting that the online and competitive expansion to Tetris Effect has only heightened Resonair's work evermore.

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Unscored
Nov 21, 2020

The best version of one of the best puzzle games of all time. You owe it to yourself to play this one. It’s even better with immersive lighting or VR.

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JVL
Kikitoès
Top Critic
17 / 20
Nov 21, 2020

A true wind of addictive and hypnotic freshness, Tetris Effect Connected offers a visual and auditory spectacle of high quality. Each level, each matrix, embarks us on a new universe that is sometimes poetic, sometimes psychedelic, but always captivating.

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81 / 100
Nov 23, 2020

Tetris Effect: Connected is the best version of one of the top releases of 2018. The multiplayer additions are all excellently designed, with Connected Mode being one of the best co-operative experiences out there.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 24, 2020

Tetris Effect finally arrives on Xbox with an even wider and more enjoyable content offer, which makes up for the absence of VR with a new multiplayer sector to discover.

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