Planet Puzzle League

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Product Features

• Up to four players can battle over local wireless
• Two can slug it out over Nintendo WFC -- newcomers learn the ropes in a stress-free enviornment
• Full voice chat - Once you and a friend have exchanged Friend Codes, you can talk for free while you battle each other
• Voice chat is compatible with the Nintendo DS Headset

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000OAOJ12
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 4, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,324 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

Product Description

Planet Puzzle League is easy to play and hard to master. Give yourself the gift of addictive puzzle action with simple Touch Screen controls. Use the stylus to grab panels and slide them from left and right. If you match three or more panels of the same color, they will vanish. Form chains and combos to create cascading waterfalls of panels and rack up high scores!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, if familiar, puzzle blast, June 9, 2007

By	N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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The minute you pop Planet Puzzle League into your DS, you'll automatically feel familiar with the game's overall gameplay aspects. If you've played games like Columns or even the original Puzzle League, you'll feel right at home here. Despite it's familiar aspects though, Planet Puzzle League still offers a good amount of fun for your DS. Using the stylus and touch screen allows you to manuver your blocks around to set up chain reactions, and actually gets old after a while thanks to the fact that there are no real rewards to earn the further you advance in the game. The real meat of Planet Puzzle League lies in the multiplayer and online options, which are second to none. Going head to head against another player is oh so much fun, and the Wi-Fi and online capabilities of the DS shines as you play against other players all over the world works surprisingly well, and when using the DS headset, you can even chat with your opponents. What kills Planet Puzzle League from being something really special is the game's overall gameplay elements, which we've seen before, and seen done better. That being said though, most of Planet Puzzle League is a great blast to play with the real meat and potatoes being found in the multiplayer options of the game, and for that alone it is worth checking out.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Version of Puzzle League Ever, June 16, 2007

By	JB in Minot "jbinminot" (Minot, North Dakota United States) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This is the DS version of the old Tetris Attack, Pokemon Puzzle Leagues and Puzzle League for the GBA.
You move the stylus to move certain colored blocks to line up vertically or horizontally with 2 blocks of the same color to make them disappear. There are several modes to play.
It has all of the old modes of those classics but adds a few more. There is one mode where you have a split second or so to move blocks to make them disappear.
It looks great and the whole vibe feels like the original Meteos from a few years back.
You can play against your friends online if you have a wireless connection with full chat using the special headphone peripheral using the friends codes.
Overall the game is really awesome and worth buying for your collection.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent except for one thing..., June 4, 2007

By	Gomerboy (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

If you've ever played Tetris Attack, Panel de pon, Pokemon Puzzle League or Challenge, or just Puzzle League, you've played this game. It's been through a bunch of different logos and characters, but Nintendo has settled on Planet Puzzle League for the latest iteration. This DS version is excellent. You will have fun playing this puzzle game, whether it's your first time or you've been playing for years. Unlike the Pokemon, Panel de pon, and Tetris Attack versions, there is no story mode in the one player mode. But, really, this game is about puzzling, not story-telling.

You can play single player or with a bunch of friends wirelessly, and you can also play against opponents online. Which is where my 'one little thing' comes in. If you have played Tetris DS, you may have noticed their online ranking system, which awards you points when you beat someone and takes points away when you lose. This is a great system and really adds to the replay value, because you can work really hard to improve your personal score. Sadly, Planet Puzzle League, although you can play online versus other people, does not have this system. There is some crazy setup where you can compare your win/loss record with people who share your same birthday (of all things!), but a regular ranking system is not there.

For this reason, I have to give Planet Puzzle League a 4 out of 5. It is a great game. It is exactly what it should be, except for no online ranking system. Which, unfortuately, is important to me. Playing someone for no ranking points is like playing poker for toothpicks. It's still poker, but who really cares? Do you want to go home with a bunch of toothpicks? No. I do not. I want to go home knowing I'm one of the best Planet Puzzle League players in all the world. But I'll never know if I am, because this fun little game can't tell me.