Tetris 2 (1993 video game)

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Tetris 2
North American NES cover art
Developer(s)Tose
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Producer(s)Gunpei Yokoi
Composer(s)Mitsuhiko Takano
Miyuki Uemura
SeriesTetris
Platform(s)Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Release
September 21, 1993
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Tetris 2, known in Japan as Tetris Flash[a], is a puzzle video game developed by Tose and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was ported to the Game Boy in 1993 and Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994.

Gameplay

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The gameplay is a variation of the Tetris concept. Blocks descend from the top of the screen as tetrominos. However, rather than the objective of filling horizontal lines with blocks, the player aims to match the colors of the descending blocks to those of blocks already on the game board. When three blocks of the same color are matched, blocks disappear from the board, in a way reminiscent of the game Dr. Mario. Also, unlike in Tetris, the squares in the tetromino blocks aren't always adjacent to other squares; some only connect to other squares at the corners.

Reception

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In the United States, it was the top-selling NES and Game Boy game in January 1994,[11] and the top Game Boy game in February.[12] In the United Kingdom, it was the top-selling NES game for eight months in 1994, in March[13] and then from May[14] through summer[15][16][17] and autumn[18][19] to November.[20] It was also the top-selling Game Boy game in August 1994.[17]

The four reviewers in Electronic Gaming Monthly found the NES version of the game to have poor quality graphics and that it was not as strong as the more popular versions of the first Tetris release.[5]

Electronic Gaming Monthly recommended the Super NES version of the game if they were fans of the original game, praising the background graphics and the two-player mode.[6] Nintendo Power found the SNES version of the game similar, but superior to both the Game Boy and NES release giving SNES owners "the best Tetris experience for any game or computer system". The only drawback they had was that the game lacked the Russian music from the original game which were replaced by "some rather sad tunes."[3] The magazine Game Players found the NES version of Tetris 2 "a disappointing attempt for puzzle fans who have patiently waited for this sequel."[7][full citation needed]

Nintendo Power complimented the Game Boy release of Tetris 2 a challenging action puzzle game highlighting the ability to play with two players via a Game Link Cable. They found the release had generally "bland graphics" and was not different enough from similar games like Tetris or Dr. Mario.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: テトリスフラッシュ, Hepburn: Tetorisu Furasshu

References

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  1. ^ a b Tsūshin, Hamamura; Doitsu, Suzuki; Watanabe, Miki; Chuji, Giorgio (July 8, 1994). "New Games Cross Review". Weekly Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 290. ASCII Corporation. p. 37.
  2. ^ a b Tilden, Gail, ed. (January 1994). "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Vol. 56. Nintendo of America. p. 106. ISSN 1041-9551.
  3. ^ a b Tilden, Gail, ed. (July 1994). "Now Playing". Nintendo Power. Nintendo of America. p. 102. ISSN 1041-9551.
  4. ^ "テトリスフラッシュ [ファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Review Crew". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 12. EGM Media, LLC. December 1993. p. 54. ISSN 1058-918X.
  6. ^ a b Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Manuel, Al; Sushi-X; Weigand, Mike (October 1994). "Review Crew: Tetris 2". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 7, no. 2. Ziff Davis. p. 34.
  7. ^ a b Game Players. February 1994.
  8. ^ GamePro. November 1, 1994.
  9. ^ "Tetris 2 SNES Review Score". Archived from the original on November 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Tetris 2 Game Boy Review Score". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "EGM Hot Top Tens" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. March 1994. p. 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "EGM Hot Top Tens" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. April 1994. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Charts" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 150 (May 1994). Future plc. April 15, 1994. pp. 114–115. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 152 (July 1994). Future plc. June 15, 1994. pp. 126–128. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 153 (August 1994). Future plc. July 15, 1994. pp. 126–128. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 154 (September 1994). Future plc. August 15, 1994. pp. 112–113. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 155 (October 1994). Future plc. September 15, 1994. pp. 128–129. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 156 (November 1994). Future plc. October 15, 1994. p. 113. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  19. ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 157 (December 1994). Future plc. November 15, 1994. p. 145. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  20. ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 158 (January 1995). Future plc. January 1995. p. 115. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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