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Tetris 99 is a online multiplayer puzzle game released for the Nintendo Switch developed by Arika and published by Nintendo. The player competes with 99 players to see who lasts the longest in a game of Tetris. The game is exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.
Gameplay[]
The game is a much like multiplayer Tetris in the previous entries of the series. The player tries to stack up tetriminos to create combos. These combos generate garbage blocks for an opposing player. When receiving garbage blocks, some can be prevented by performing their own combos. The game is played battle royale-style with the players being ranked at the end by where they placed. The other players' games can be seen beside the game space with a special mark if they were knocked out by the player. The player can only send their garbage blocks to one player and this is determined by using the right to select either Random, Badges (level), Killshots (those close to losing) or Counter (someone who is targeting the player). The better placement results in more experience to raise the player's badge level.
Themes[]
Tetris 99 has several themes, several of which based upon other Nintendo properties.
Regular themes[]
- Default theme
- Galaxy
- Fancy
- Scary castle
- Elegant
- School
- Treasure hunt
- Toy blocks
Nintendo-based themes[]
Themes purchased with tickets[]
Event themes[]
- Game Boy (Special Theme 01)
- Splatoon 2 (Special Theme 02)
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Special Theme 03)
- Super Kirby Clash (Special Theme 04)
- Luigi's Mansion 3 (Special Theme 05)
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (Special Theme 06)
- Ring Fit Adventure (Special Theme 07)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Special Theme 08)
- Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Special Theme 09)
- Paper Mario: The Origami King (Special Theme 10)
- Super Mario All-Stars (Special Theme 11)
- Kirby Fighters 2 (Special Theme 12)
- Super Mario 3D World/Bowser's Fury (Special Theme 13)
- Miitopia (Special Theme 14)
- Mario Golf: Super Rush (Special Theme 15)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Special Theme 16)
- WarioWare: Get It Together! (Special Theme 17)
- Monster Hunter Rise (Special Theme 18)
- Metroid Dread (Special Theme 19)
- Mario Party Superstars (Special Theme 20)
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Special Theme 21)
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Special Theme 22)
- Kirby's Dream Buffet (Special Theme 23)
- Fire Emblem Engage (Special Theme 24)
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Special Theme 25)
- Pikmin 4 (Special Theme 26)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Special Theme 27)
- Super Mario RPG (Special Theme 28)
- WarioWare: Move It! (Special Theme 29)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Special Theme 30)
- Princess Peach: Showtime! (Special Theme 31)
- Endless Ocean: Luminous (Special Theme 32)
- F-ZERO 99 (Special Theme 33)
- Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass (Special Theme 34)
Reception[]
Upon release, Tetris 99 received "generally favourable reviews" according to the review aggregator Metacritic. According to IGN Tetris 99 is a "wondrous pandemonium in a battle royale bottle" and that "the massive player count really ups the intensity." The Telegraph said the game is "fiercer than Fortnite" and "as exciting and cutthroat as any video game deathmatch."
During a financial results briefing, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa reported that Tetris 99 had been played by over 2.8 million accounts as of April 2019. Furukawa also noted that the game has boosted "user engagement" with the Nintendo Switch.
Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of the original Tetris, stated that he "love[s] the game" and called it "one of the best games of Tetris of the last year. I really like what was done."
External links[]
- Tetris 99 at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Tetris 99 at GameFAQs
- tetris99.nintendo.com
References[]
| Tetris series | |
|---|---|
| Nintendo games | Tetris (Game Boy) • Tetris (NES) • Tetris 2 • Dr. Mario • 3D • Tetrisphere • The New Tetris • DS • Party Deluxe • Tetris 99 |
| Third-Party games | Tetris (Famicom) • Tetris (Tengen) • Blast • Hatris • Tetris 2 + Bombliss • Battle Gaiden • Super Tetris 3 • 64 • Magical Tetris Challenge Worlds • Party • Puyo Puyo • Tetraminos • V-Tetris • Plus • Advance • Pokémon Tetris • Axis • Ultimate • Tetris Effect • Puyo Puyo 2 The Grand Master |
| Related | The Tetris Company • BPS • Alexey Pajitnov • Henk Rogers • Knight Move • Wordtris Tetris Attack (Puzzle League) • Columns • Puyo Puyo |
| Nintendo Switch Online | |
|---|---|
| Games with Phone App service | Splatoon 2 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe • ARMS • Mario Tennis Aces • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online |
| Exclusive games | Tetris 99 •Super Kirby Clash • F-ZERO 99 • Nintendo Entertainment System • Super Nintendo Entertainment System • Game Boy Defunct: Super Mario Bros. 35 • Pac-Man 99 |
| Expansion Pack | Nintendo 64 (Mature) • Sega Genesis • Game Boy Advance Happy Home Paradise • Booster Course Pass • Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion |