Tetris Effect

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• Title — Tetris Effect • Developer — * Monstars • Resonair • Stage Games • Publisher — Enhance Games • Director — Takashi Ishihara • Producer — * Tetsuya Mizuguchi • Mark MacDonald • Programmer — * Natsuki Nishimura • Takanori Uchida • Composer — Noboru Mutoh • Artist — Takashi Ishihara • Engine — Unreal Engine 4 Unreal Engine 5 (PS5) • Series — Tetris • Platforms — * PlayStation 4 • PlayStation 5 • Windows • Xbox One • Xbox Series X/S • Nintendo Switch • Meta Quest • Genre — Puzzle • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

• Illustration — Journey mode in Tetris Effect As in the original Tetris game, the player must place tetrominos into a playfield to create complete lines, which are then cleared from the playfield. Tetris Effect adds themes and music across thirty different stages with gameplay tied to the beat of the music. A new "Zone" mechanic allows players to "stop time", allowing the player to clear more than four lines at once, not possible in conventional Tetris games. The game also includes a meta-game leveling system that leads to new challenges for players as they progress.

Tetris Effect has been in development since 2012, and is inspired by the phenomenon of the same name, where after playing Tetris for a long period of time, players would continue to see falling Tetris blocks for some time after quitting the game. Co-producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi had wanted for many years to produce a music-based game around Tetris, but its licensing had been held by Electronic Arts, making it difficult to use. Around 2012, Mizuguchi began discussing with Henk Rogers, the founder of The Tetris Company which now owns the rights to Tetris, about developing a version of Tetris set to music with a "zone" that players would achieve while playing, leading to the start of the game's development. The game was released on November 9, 2018, on PlayStation 4 compatible with the PlayStation VR headset. A Microsoft Windows version, with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR systems, launched exclusively on the Epic Games Store July 23, 2019, followed by Oculus Quest on May 14, 2020.

A version for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and Windows 10 via the Microsoft Store was announced on July 23, 2020. Titled Tetris Effect: Connected, it was released on November 10, 2020, and was also made available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers at launch. This version includes a new cooperative multiplayer mode, as well as the new competitive mode that pays homage to the first console versions of Tetris with its simplified visual style and stricter rules similar to those used during the Classic Tetris World Championship. Connected was released on Steam on August 18, 2021, and was made available as the free multiplayer expansion for existing PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, Epic Game Store and Oculus Quest versions on the same day. The Nintendo Switch port was released on October 8, 2021, the same day the console's OLED model was released. A physical release of Connected for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch produced by Limited Run Games was made available for preorder on June 17, 2022, and preorders ended on July 31, 2022. The game was made available for Amazon Luna on August 26, 2022. A PlayStation 5 version of the game was released on February 22, 2023. It was also upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 to take advantage of the PlayStation VR2.

Tetris Effect utilizes a vast array of songs alongside its visuals, all of which were original compositions by Hydelic, with multiple tracks, notably "Connected (Yours Forever)" including vocals from Kathleen. The original soundtrack released in 2020, and to coincide with the updated release with Connected, an additional album was released in 2021.