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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 3.7 hrs on record (3.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: Dec 10, 2015 @ 11:03am
Updated: Feb 7, 2018 @ 11:34am

Final final edit: don't waste time reading my review of Tetris Ultimate. If you're interested in Tetris on Steam, search for 'Puyo Puyo Tetris' instead. No problem, you're welcome.

188 of 220 people found this review helpful prior to final edit of September 3rd 2017

The game does NOT allow you to remap keys in the options menu.
I do not recommend this game.

(edit) A patch has been released that tackles this problem

The game also suffers from crashes..
(edit) The game still suffered from crashes, tested on two Win 10 systems. But I've actually been able to play without crashes on both systems after
- Running steam and Uplay as administrator and verifying the integrity of the game cache
- On one system, I also had to run the game on Win 7 compatibility mode (I've no idea why this worked)
This doesn't mean that you'll be able to run it without crashes

(edit) First impression:
There are too many small annoyances (menu, audio and visual) that has nothing to do with gameplay/game modes itself. Navigating through menus feels unintuitive. The method of remapping key bindings looks amateurish. There are some unnecessary, annoying visual effects during gameplay that can't be completely turned off. So overall, it just leaves a bad taste. This game has several game modes in addition to the standard marathon, sprint and battle, but there is nothing special, exciting or worth mentioning about them.
Online multiplayer is practically dead, and there doesn't seem to be a way to invite someone for a 1v1 match.
This game was released 1,5 years on pc after its first public announcement. However it feels (or is?) rushed, lacks proper support from Ubisoft, seems to have been a low priority money grab project, and it is clearly a lazy, unoptimized port from console to pc.

If you consider it nothing more, nothing less than a simple single player tetris game, then you could enjoy it casually on a rainy day. However, I would definitely not recommend this pc version of Tetris to anyone.

PS The best thing about Tetris Ultimate is its commercial.
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9 Comments
Infinite Fury Feb 8, 2018 @ 12:12pm 
Good thing you were aware! :D
Kevcel Feb 7, 2018 @ 11:28am 
@Werehogfury
Obviously I was aware of that ;-)
Kevcel Dec 16, 2015 @ 9:19am 
I doubt this will be read, but I'll reply anyways.
The lack of custom key bindings* solely, is unforgivable for a modern tetris pc game. The current hardcoded keys are completely unintuitive for an experienced player. Therefore I already requested a refund for this game. (Not to mention some other minor irritable things about the game).
So I don't own TU anymore and I can't check the suggested solutions for the crashes anymore.

Given the fact that my point about the controls is completely ignored, I assume this won't or can't be fixed in future patches. Sadly, I can only conclude that you've lost me as a potential player (and customer).

*Using AutoHotkey is not a desirable workaround.
Ubisoft Dec 15, 2015 @ 4:56pm 
Hello Kevcel,

I'm sorry to hear about the issue's you've had with crashes. Have you tried running both Steam and Uplay as an administrator and verifying the integrity of the game cache in Steam? If that fails, please reach out to our Ubisoft Support team at https://support.ubi.com so our team can help you out with your crashing issue.
Aquahead Dec 10, 2015 @ 5:46pm 
Thanks for the info.
I always skip games with hardcoded keys.
わためいと Dec 10, 2015 @ 2:02pm 
are you fuking serious.... this goddam lazy port.... Thanks for info. I guess buying dirt cheap on 3DS and heavily disappoint and hoping for PC version to fix was asking way too much of Ubisoft.
Kevcel Dec 10, 2015 @ 1:11pm 
Move left : Left arrow or numpad 4
Move right : Right arrow or numpad 6
Soft Drop : Down arrow or numpad 2
Hard Drop : Space or numpad 8
Hold : Shift or numpad 0
Rotate CCW : Z or Ctrl or numpad 3 or numpad 7
Rotate CW : X or Up arrow or numpad 1 or numpad 5 or numpad 9
Frank Dec 10, 2015 @ 11:33am 
out of curiosity, what are they?