Games Database
GBA
Puzzle: Falling Blocks
| Also for: | PC, PS2, Xbox, GameCube | ||
| Viewed: | 2D Static screen | Genre: | Puzzle: Falling Blocks |
| Arcade origin: | No | ||
| Publishers: | THQ
(GB/US) |
Released: | 30 Nov 2001
(GB) 2001 (US) |
| Ratings: | 3+, ESRB Everyone | ||
| Connectivity: | Link Cable | ||
Summary
The game that sold a million Game Boys and turned the whole world into puzzle fans was Tetris. It came from a humble Russian background and turned into a global phenomenon. We played Tetris so much that we could still see it with our eyes closed and we used to imagine upside down L shapes joining onto buildings. Tetris is simple, but ridiculously addictive. Now the latest edition of Tetris is coming to deprive us of precious sleep once again.
Tetris is about making lines disappear by joining together falling blocks. Blocks come in a variety of shapes and can be rotated as they fall down the screen. Join the shapes together like a jigsaw puzzle and when you fill one side of the screen across to the other, it vanishes, scoring you points. Removing multiple lines at once results in big points, and a four line clearance is called a Tetris. The further into the game you go, the faster it gets and subsequently more difficult.
The idea of Tetris Worlds is that the rules for Tetris are different on every planet that you travel to. In addition to the classic game there several new game modes for you to enjoy: Sticky, Fusion, Hotline, Square, and Cascade.
Sticky is similar to the original game but the tetraminos (simple geometry shapes) will stick together to form polyminos.
Fusion Tetris is when you have single fusion blocks that cannot be moved or destroyed. The fusion blocks also have special properties when they are close to other fusion blocks.
In Hot-line Tetris, you need to build up lines to correspond with horizontal lines already present in the playing field. Build up next to them and level off the line to clear them. This mode becomes really tricky when the speed increases.
With several new game modes, impressive background graphics, and a two-player link-up mode, Tetris Worlds is another quality puzzle game for your Game Boy Advance.
Tetris is about making lines disappear by joining together falling blocks. Blocks come in a variety of shapes and can be rotated as they fall down the screen. Join the shapes together like a jigsaw puzzle and when you fill one side of the screen across to the other, it vanishes, scoring you points. Removing multiple lines at once results in big points, and a four line clearance is called a Tetris. The further into the game you go, the faster it gets and subsequently more difficult.
The idea of Tetris Worlds is that the rules for Tetris are different on every planet that you travel to. In addition to the classic game there several new game modes for you to enjoy: Sticky, Fusion, Hotline, Square, and Cascade.
Sticky is similar to the original game but the tetraminos (simple geometry shapes) will stick together to form polyminos.
Fusion Tetris is when you have single fusion blocks that cannot be moved or destroyed. The fusion blocks also have special properties when they are close to other fusion blocks.
In Hot-line Tetris, you need to build up lines to correspond with horizontal lines already present in the playing field. Build up next to them and level off the line to clear them. This mode becomes really tricky when the speed increases.
With several new game modes, impressive background graphics, and a two-player link-up mode, Tetris Worlds is another quality puzzle game for your Game Boy Advance.
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