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Channel: ƒ r u 7 7 y · 2018 · Gaming

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Tetris iOS is probably not going to get anyone giddy with excitement, but it’s also not likely to be completely overlooked by gamers either. The fact remains that after nearly 30 years, Tetris remains a truly great game and the king of casual gaming in general. EA hasn’t forgotten the series’ eternal popularity and has been busily releasing as many versions as possible in recent years. So, here’s one mainly aimed at iPads– especially the newest one.

Aside from a super sharp presentation on Retina-equipped iPads, this latest version of falling blocks includes a couple interesting modes specific to touchscreens that first showed up in the latest iPhone version. Both of these modes give you a specific block to drop, but offer you a limited choice of places to actually drop it. The screen shows outlines of possible positions, and the player simply taps on the best choice.

It’s still Tetris.

It sounds limiting, but actually adds a nice distinction to the general Tetris gameplay, since it turns the classic block dropping into a different sort of puzzle game. In Galaxy mode, the game offers an array of ever-increasing pre-set levels to puzzle out this way, grading you based on how few moves it took to empty the screen. One-touch mode uses this same gameplay, but in an endless mode.

Beyond these new modes, there’s the standard marathon mode, which has graced Tetris since the start. The problem with Tetris for iPad is simply that there’s not enough to warrant a new purchase if you already have the game. EA still hasn’t implemented a multiplayer mode, which is what’s truly needed to breathe new life into the iOS versions. On any console platform, a developer wouldn’t dream of releasing Tetris without multiplayer. For the premium price of $7, iOS gamers should expect nothing less.

If you haven’t bought Tetris yet and really want it on your tablet, this is still a very mechanically-sound version of the game. The new touch modes are a nice addition, and the core gameplay is still superb. Without multiplayer, however, the value of the game as a whole is definitely hurt.

EA hopes you'll love the new Tetris...after emptying your wallet.

We fell in love with Tetris the moment Nintendo released it alongside the original Game Boy in 1989. Tiny screen? Black and white graphics? Flickering images? Nothing prevented us from escaping reality (AKA long car rides with the parents) and spending several hours manipulating Tetriminos to form horizontal lines. And that theme music...as iconic as anything we've heard in games and even film. Good luck getting it out of your head.

That said, this is without a doubt the best version of Tetris for the iPad, largely because it's the only version of Tetris for the iPad. Electronic Arts saw fit to nix the previous iOS title for something futuristic, which we'll readily admit looks much nicer, with slick neon blocks crowding the retina display, but it's more than just eye candy. That is, if you can recover from sticker shock long enough to appreciate it.

Yes, this Tetris costs $6.99, a hefty sum for an iOS puzzle game, though when you consider the publisher involved, the price is par for the course. EA could justify the cost had the app come with a plethora of modes, similar to Tetris Axis on 3DS, but it only comes with three, and EA wants you to spend more cash. The game has in-app purchases baked into the experience. The first involves paying for T-Coins, a virtual currency that helps you unlock new planets in Galaxy mode (more on that in a bit). These range from the acceptable $1.99 to the absurd $99.99. Then, we have the T-Club, where official members score 15 percent more coins each time they play, as well as additional lines. That'll run you $2.99 per month, or $29.99 for the year.

Absurd? Yes, and greedy, too. It's weird to see Electronic Arts nickel-and-diming players on a puzzle game that's been around more than 20 years, especially after charging $7 to download it. This issue, though, was a bit overblown by App Store users, largely because you don't have to spend another cent, and the game does exactly what it was designed to do: run Tetris, and do so extremely well.

To that end, we definitely appreciate the effort that went into making this title entertaining. There's Marathon mode, of course, where you just create as many lines as possible before the game gets insane. From there, we have One-Touch, a more casual-friendly mode where you're able to play Tetris with a finger, tapping highlighted "ghost" blocks to quickly drop Tetriminos into place.

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