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Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: puzzle
Date posted: 2 March 2006
ScreenShots: 9
Written By: PlayDevil.com CREW
Tetris on your DS
Somewhere mid April, Nintendo of Europe will unleash their new "Tetris" game for their latest handheld, the Nintendo DS.
Of course Nintendo will make sure that this new version of "Tetris" offers something special and new. And you know it will support the unique capabilities of the DS such as the 'touch screen'.
"Tetris DS" will have several modes (6 in total) which are all theme based on a famous Nintendo character or game, including Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Samus, Yoshi and even yes the Balloon Fighter.
Players race to complete missions before Link loses all his hearts or fuse Tetriminos (falling blocks) to detonate a Tetris core with Samus. The full game also boosts tons of ways to play. For example players can whip out their styluses and clear a towering pile of Tetriminos in 'Touch mode', or clear line after line to pummel opponents in 'Push mode'.
The "Push" mode features a two-player battle against friends or strangers.
Standard mode includes items for players to use to foil their opponents. When competing against friends, players can engage in two- or four-player battles with or without use of items. When competing against strangers, players can engage in two-player battles without items or four-player battles with items.
How to progress
Like we mentioned before, 'Tetris DS' will have six game modes to choose from.
The biggest mode available on the game is the so-called "Standard mode".
This Mario-themed mode features the same addictive game play that made the original Tetris so wildly popular. Players guide falling Tetriminos (falling blocks) and form horizontal lines to clear them away.
'Mario' runs around Super Mario Bros. levels in the background.
Standard mode includes items for players to use to foil their opponents. When competing against friends using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, players can engage in two- or four-player battles with or without use of items.
When competing against strangers, players can engage in two-player battles without items or four-player battles with items.
The "Touch mode" is exactly completely based on the 'touch screen' of your DS.
Players use a stylus to drag and move Tetriminos in a giant stack to make them fall into horizontal lines. In early levels, they can tap Tetriminos to spin them just the way they need them. Players have as much time as they need to carefully plan their moves, so it plays very differently from the other frantic modes.
The goal of the "Push mode" is to clear two lines at a time to move the screen down and push opponents into the red zone. Players just can't let their own blocks build up too high, or it's game over.
Players also can play this mode with another player using DS Download Play. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in this mode features two-player battles against friends or strangers.
"Catch" is a Metroid-themed mode where players guide a flying block through Metroid-infested levels and seek out falling Tetriminos. Players can spin and maneuver their block to catch falling Tetriminos and create a 4x4 square. Once they do that, the block will explode in all directions and earn points.
The "Puzzle mode" is where players solve tricky Tetris puzzles at their own pace using just the Tetriminos provided. Players tap the orientation they want to use and then the Tetrimino will automatically fall into place. There are more than 50 puzzles for players to complete in all.
The sixth mode is called "Mission mode" and is a Legend of Zelda themed mode where players have to complete the missions that appear on the top screen before time runs out. If they don't complete it before time runs out, a heap of new blocks will appear on their screen. If they let blocks stack up to the top of the screen, the game is over.
Supporting Wi-Fi
Gladly "Tetris DS" will be also using the Wi-Fi function of the Nintendo DS so you'll have the opportunity to compete your Tetris skills with other gamers.
Up to four players can compete in wireless two- or four-player battles against friends or strangers, near or far.
With the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection players can compete in two different modes. A rating system tracks players' battle results and displays the information for opponents. Players can be matched based on their skill levels.
If you don't have a Wi-Fi connection or don't find a hotspot the game also offers "DS Download Play" and up to 10 players can compete against each other. The good part is that ONLY ONE game card is needed! Modes available for DS Download Play are 'Push', 'Standard' and 'Mission' mode.
"Tetris DS" is at this moment scheduled for a release on April 21st and really, we hoped that it was already out today! It's a magnificent puzzle game and equals the original. Now you can compete on Wi-Fi and DS Download Play, up to 10 players with just one game card!
A true example on how every DS game should be. Clever, a lot of features and so addictive!
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