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The clincher, however, that makes Planet Puzzle League a must buy for all puzzle fans is the fact that it sports full Wi-Fi support. By getting onto the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can jump into a standard one on one match up against other players from around the world. Unfortunately, like all other DS Wi-Fi enabled games, the online play is pretty bare bones with only one mode of play available and the fact that you can’t communicate with your opponent unless you actually have their friend code.

One interesting aspect to take note of with the online mode is the Birthday Battle mode. In this mode your record is matched up against other people that share the same birthday as you. It’s somewhat odd, but it does feel a little cool to know that you’re the top player that was born on your birthday.

In the end, what it really comes down to is that Planet Puzzle League is essentially Tetris DS for Panel de Pon fans. It’s got a huge variety of single player modes that are all worth sinking your teeth into, gameplay that is enhanced dramatically thanks to the addition of stylus based control, and most importantly, fantastic online multiplayer support. If you’re like me and consider Panel de Pon to be the greatest puzzle game ever made, then you owe it to yourself to pick this one up and provide some much needed extra competition on Wi-Fi.