As a huge fan of Tetris Attack, I was excited to get my hands on PPL. Overall, the game is enjoyable, but...
Gameplay hasn't changed much since Tetris Attack, and that is a good thing because Panel de Pon's core gameplay is probably the best of the puzzle genre. As far as looks go, it's generic stuff. I have to say, I prefered Tetris Attack -- and even the Pokemon one. Wrapping the game up like that gave the game a lot more character and inspired a much better soundtrack. I wish they would have stuck with the Yoshi theme, but alas! Core gameplay is still there, and that is what is most important -- especially with this series. And the extra features in this iteration make it definitely worth picking up even if you have some of the older games -- case in point: online WiFi battles. Woot.