Type of medium: Game - GBA
Posting date: 26-01-2006
Author: Zhen-Chan

Review: Tetris Worlds
You know, there is a game out there, that is just perfection itself. A game that didn't need an update.

It's called Tetris.

Of course, the Tetris from back then could not save your scores, so you had to write them down on a piece of paper, but I didn't mind. After that, the color versions of the game appeared on the NES and SNES, as well as some spinoffs. It was all good and fun.

Then came the GBA.

I'm not sure what happened here, but the game has somehow landed in the hands of 3D6 games and THQ. It's like seeing a beautiful tropical bird that's one of his kind being plucked and painted neon green, attached a spoiler to his ass and replaced the beak with a fucking trumpet, right in front of your eyes.

The game "Tetris Worlds" fucking suck. The pieces do NOT stick when they land, giving you time to spin it around half an hour, before attaching it to the ground. What's the fun, use and...fun in that? there are some other annoying gimmicks about the game, like holding a piece till you'll need it later, see where the brick lands and all that shit, but you can turn off most of them. notice the MOST.

Apperantly, they thought it was funny to include some more backgrounds and some sprite animation on the background as well. HELLO, WE'RE PLAYING TETRIS, I WANT TO SEE THE FUCKING BLOCKS LAND, NOT SOME DIMWITTED CUBE DOING SOME KIND OF RETARDED DANCE!

There are some other game modes as well, like Sticky Tetris, Fusion Tetris, Hot-Line Tetris, and more. Gee, sounds like they've ripped off those games right out of those LCD El-Cheapo Brick game-thingies. They all SUCK. Badly.

I hate 3d6 games and THQ for fucking up perfection. I hate them, and wish they'd all come to realize what kind of monster they've created and perform mass suicide. Or become Linkin Park fans....which.....leads to the same path, only with a bit more self-loathing along the road.

Also, Did i mention Tetris Worlds STILL can't save your scores?
 
Grade: 25 out of 100

It's Tetris, so it SHOULD have been an instant 90, but they really did a number on it's perfect gameplay, by adding too much crap, which ruins everything. It's a real shame. I've heard the DS version is on it's way.... I can only hope they'll learn from their mistakes. All in all, stay away from this game, and keep your GBA/SP around for the original GB tetris.

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