The New Tetris
Review It's 1999, and odds are you already own Tetris in one form or another, be it on the Game Boy, NES, PlayStation, or even some crazy freeware Tetris clone for the PC. They all pretty much played the same way. One of six different shapes, each ma...
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Reviews around thank (5.00 of 5)
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Good as we expected ,thanks
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Game works great thanks !!!
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Reviews around finish (5.00 of 5)
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Once it's finished, the wonder looks much more realistic
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One cool thing about this is that after so many lines you do, when you finish a certain game, it will show how many lines needed and actually show part of the wonder but not a part of the final product, just a part that looks like building blocks until it's all finished
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Reviews around feature (5.00 of 5)
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Another really cool feature in this Tetris is the shadow
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Good as we expected ,thanks
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I LOVE this feature!!
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Reviews around square (5.00 of 5)
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This gets you out of a tough situation, and the lines you clear during the collapse count towards your line total, however, it also cancles out any remaining bonus square sections
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It will have to be a perfect square but you can use two of the square blocks and one straight piece on one side and one straight piece on the other
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thats because there are a few frills added to this game that make it more interestingone, you can take 4 identical or differant tetroids and weave them together to form a solid 4x4 square and get bonuses when you clear a line containg a portion of the square
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Reviews around score (5.00 of 5)
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The tetris game on this package is pretty much the same as the classic version, but you only get one point for each normal line cleared, but it is still a pretty good scoring system
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After a couple of months of playing my best score is now 659.
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Reviews around twist (5.00 of 5)
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The little twists are very cool, I love dumping all my trash on to my friend's board.
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Very fun twist on a great game
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Reviews around today (5.00 of 5)
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and I enjoyed when they were young, that pleasure continues today with this purchase
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I really love it more than any other Tetris, even today, six or seven years after it's release!!
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Good as we expected ,thanks
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Reviews around line (5.00 of 5)
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Ultra is pretty cool, you have to see how quickly you can clear 150 lines
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thats because there are a few frills added to this game that make it more interestingone, you can take 4 identical or differant tetroids and weave them together to form a solid 4x4 square and get bonuses when you clear a line containg a portion of the square
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Reviews around condition (5.00 of 5)
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It arrived on time and in good condition.
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The Seller was fast and the game was in perfect condition... but he has stopped coming over to play with us so much now that he has his own copy.
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Reviews around thing (3.61 of 5)
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another good thing this game features is that it tracks how long you managed to stretch a game
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Probably the most annoying thing about this game is the pathetic interface.
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One cool thing about this is that after so many lines you do, when you finish a certain game, it will show how many lines needed and actually show part of the wonder but not a part of the final product, just a part that looks like building blocks until it's all finished
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The coolest thing about this version is you build seven wonders of the world
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Reviews around potato (3.61 of 5)
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Hot Potato Garbage is really unique because whenever a player cleares a line, that "garbage" will be dumped on the other players side, making it even harder for the other player.
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Hot Potato Garbage, Directed Garbage, and regular that is almost like Hot Potato Garbage only you can choose to turn off the garbage feature.
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Good as we expected ,thanks
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Hot Potato Garbage, Directed Garbage, and regular that is almost like Hot Potato Garbage only you can choose to turn off the garbage feature.
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Review It's 1999, and odds are you already own Tetris in one form or another, be it on the Game Boy, NES, PlayStation, or even some crazy freeware Tetris clone for the PC
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They all pretty much played the same way
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One of six different shapes, each made up of four blocks, descend into a pit
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You can rotate and place the shapes wherever you wish
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Your goal? Make lines that go across the entire pit
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So with all these different versions of Tetris, and with one (Capcom's Magical Tetris) already available for the N64, does the world really need a "new" Tetris? Not really
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Does that make the game any less exciting? Not a bit
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The single-player modes in Tetris let you play by yourself or against a computer opponent
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It's pretty straightforward
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If you clear more than two lines at once, one or more lines of garbage are sent to the computer player and vice-versa
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Marathon mode is your standard never-ending Tetris game, while ultra mode ends at 150 lines
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Sprint mode puts a countdown on the proceedings, and whoever clears the most lines wins
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But enough about one-player
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The multiplayer mode is where this game pays off, specifically the three- and four-player games
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There are three types of garbage modes to choose from here
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None is the boring way to play; this disables garbage altogether and makes it more like four separate games than one competition
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Directed lets you choose which of your opponents will receive the junk lines, allowing you to gang up on a really good player and knock him out early
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Hot potato highlights one of the players, and all garbage goes to that player
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When the highlighted player clears a line, the highlight moves to a random player - maybe even the player who's already highlighted
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Other than the modes, it's roughly the same old Tetris, though there are a few more twists
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If you can manage to make a four by four block, it will fuse together into a giant, hulking slab
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Clearing this monster block gives you a lot more lines than a normal clear
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Another nice touch is the hold piece, which gives you a go-to piece you can swap with the currently falling piece
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This lets you save the straight pieces for later in the game, when you can do the most damage
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Also, you can see the next three pieces; most old Tetris games only let you see one piece into the future
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Finally, the ghost shadow of your currently falling piece appears at the bottom of your well for easier placement
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Also, your lines are used to unlock various wonders of the world: You fit Tetris blocks together to build a pyramid or other building
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Once you have enough lines to complete the structure, a lush 3D scene unfolds, complete with a mini history lesson on the structure
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Graphically, well, it's Tetris
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It doesn't really have to do much
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But the backgrounds are very nice-looking, and the blocks are, well, colorful
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The little scenes that unveil the wonders are pretty well animated and really give you a sense of accomplishment
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The music is surprisingly great
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The game fires up to a remix of some of the old Game Boy Tetris music, and most of the in-game music consists of some pretty competent drum and bass
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The New Tetris puts on a good show
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It's a great version of Tetris
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Will you ever complete 500,000 lines and unlock the seventh and final wonder? Not if you're playing alone
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N64 owners looking for a good multiplayer puzzle game would do well to pick it up, but if you're just looking for a great single-player version of Tetris, open up your closet instead of your wallet
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Chances are you already own one
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