Advertising Blurbs
www.nintendo.com.au – GameCube:
Tetris is a deceptively simple, completely addictive electronic puzzle game. The object of the game is to position the falling shapes, called “Tetraminoes,” across the bottom of a rectangular pit. Tetraminoes are shapes created from 4 blocks joined together into 7 different patterns.The Tetraminoes must be rotated as they fall and positioned across the bottom leaving no open spaces. When an entire horizontal line fills with blocks, the line clears from the screen. If lines are not completely filled with blocks, they will not clear from the screen, and the Tetraminoes will continue to stack up higher and higher. If the stack of Tetraminoes reaches the top, the game is over! Tetris Worlds places the player in a universe where Tetris is played in different ways on different planets. The inhabitants of these worlds (Minos) interact with the player and with each other. Test your Tetris skills in the most popular versions of Tetris, or the latest cutting-edge variations, such as Gadget Tetris and Bombtris. If you aren’t addicted to Tetris, you must be living under a rock!
Contributed by Evil Ryu (31332) on Oct 05, 2005.
www.nintendo.com – GameCube:
Blockheads of the world, unite!
Hey, it's Tetris. New to this version, though, is a backstory with all-new characters searching for a safe planet before their sun goes supernova.
Welcome to Planet Tetris
Hence you travel to six different planets (essentially, different backgrounds), five of which feature a unique twist on the basic Tetris rules.
* Deneb, the Forest planet. Yer basic Tetris rules here.
* Mira: Mountains. In Square Tetris, you'll earn extra points for clearing lines that contain part of a four-by-four square, in which all the blocks are the same color.
* Aludra: Ocean. In Cascade Tetris, you will get extra points if you clear a line, then the falling blocks clear an additional line. This sounds a lot like the chains and combos in Pokémon Puzzle League.
* Antares: Volcanic. In Sticky Tetris, your main goal is to clear a bottom line of garbage blocks. If 25 blocks of the same color connect, they will clear.
* Talitha: On the Cloud planet, Hot-Line Tetris is the order of the day. The matrix is marked with horizontal lines. Cover one of these lines with blocks, then clear it to earn extra points. The higher the line, the more points you'll earn.
* Unukalhai, the Ice planet, where a game of Fusion Tetris calls on you to connect falling "Atom" blocks to the "Fusion" block below.
You can see as many as six upcoming Tetriminos, or shapes. You can also save a Tetrimino for later use. Each type of Tetrimino has a unique color. For example, the four-by-one column is baby blue.
Controls for Tetris have always been very much a matter of personal taste. Unfortunately, Tetris Worlds only gives you two very similar Controller configurations. Watch out for that Y Button -- in either configuration, if you press it by accident, your Tetrimino will "hard drop" (i.e. plummet) to the bottom.
Graphics and Sound
To repeat: It's Tetris. Nevertheless, developer Radical Entertainment has done a nice job with the look of this venerable standby. The Tetriminos shimmer alluringly, lines clear in colorful explosions, and the opening cinema sequence is a pretty piece of futuristic corn. Adding to the inevitable retro feel of any Tetris title is a techno score that's straight out of a mid-1980s disco.
Tetris Worlds also includes two multiplayer modes for as many as four players. In Race Mode, your goal is to beat your rivals to completing certain objectives. In Knock-out Mode, clearing lines on your side builds up inert garbage blocks on your rivals'. Both versions allow handicaps, but are short on options.
Bottom Line
At the risk of sounding boring, we got one last thing to say: It's Tetris. You can't really go wrong with this classic. If you want a version that looks nice on your big-screen TV, Tetris Worlds fills the bill.
Contributed by Evil Ryu (31332) on Oct 05, 2005.
www.nintendo.com - Game Boy Advance:
Tetris Worlds features all of the addictive block-dropping gameplay Tetris is known for, along with new updated modes such as "Fusion Tetris" and "Hotline Tetris." Players can test their skills in the classic version of Tetris, or the latest variations of the game. Developed by 3D6 Games, Tetris Worlds also features multiplayer capabilities allowing two Tetris fans to compete directly against one another.
Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Apr 13, 2005.
THQ UK website - Windows:
THE GREATEST PUZZLE GAME EVER
The object of the game is to position the falling shapes, called "Tetraminoes," across the bottom of a rectangular pit. Tetraminoes are shapes created from 4 blocks joined together into 7 different patterns. The Tetraminoes must be rotated as they fall and positioned across the bottom leaving no open spaces. When an entire horizontal line fills with blocks, the line clears from the screen. If lines are not completely filled with blocks, they will not clear from the screen, and the Tetraminoes will continue to stack up higher and higher. If the stack of Tetraminoes reaches the top, the game is over!
Tetris Worlds places the player in a universe where Tetris is played in different ways on different planets. The inhabitants of these worlds (Minos) interact with the player and with each other. Test your Tetris skills in the most popular versions of Tetris, or the latest cutting-edge variations, such as Gadget Tetris and Bombtris. If you aren't addicted to Tetris, you must be living under a rock!
Tetris is the world's best selling electronic game. Over 50 million licensed copies of Tetris have been sold worldwide over the past 10+ years
Tetris games have appeared on nearly every game platform available. No other electronic game has demonstrated the longevity and universal appeal of this simple, yet addictive puzzle game
Because the concept is so simple, anyone can play. And, it seems that almost everyone does! Unlike many other computer games, Tetris appeals to men and women alike
Single player game inlcudes seven modes of gameplay, which take place within seven different worlds. Each world has unique rules for playing Tetris
Multiplayer game lets up to four players, either online or offline, see who can clear levels the fastest
Increasing levels of complexity and difficulty as players complete each level
Simple gameplay, easy to pick up without instruction, and completely addictive!
Cinematics involving the Mino characters and evolving backgrounds motivate players to clear levels
Chat and challenge others via the established community at www.tetris.com
Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Aug 20, 2004.
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