Pure class (Tetris DX. (GB))

Member Name: Stalin

Product:	Tetris DX. (GB)
Date:	02/07/01 (51 review reads)
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Advantages: Best puzzler ever, Battery backup, Err, did I mention that it's the best?

Disadvantages: Music, Could lead to addiction that results in serious medical and social problems

Tetris was the first game ever released for the original GameBoy, and in my opinion it was one of the best. Now, Tetris DX is the first game released for the GameBoy Color, and - you guessed it - it's one of the best.

The concept is simple. Blocks of various shapes fall from the top of the screen, and by rotating and moving them you must form rows as they land. A complete row disappears. More rows cleared simultaneously means more points. This simple gameplay has remained unchanged for all this time, and it is still one of the most addictive formulas ever.

By far, the biggest amount of time I have spent on any game *ever* is Tetris - no joke. It just never gets boring. Since there is no real objective to the game (other than getting the highest score) you are always coming back to it to improve on your previous performances.

This edition has a couple of new game modes on offer, but they are all really the same game at heart. Still, it's nice to have a bit of variety. The other major improvement is battery backup, so now all your best scores are retained - a godsend for people like me who play for scores.

If there were one criticism I had to make about this game, it would be the music. You see, they have done away with the classic Russian tunes that accompanied the original, and composed three new tracks, which are not to my liking. Still, that's just my personal taste.

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