Hatris
Hatris (ハットリス, Hattorisu) is a puzzle video game developed by Alexey Pazhitnov for Bullet-Proof Software. An arcade version was manufactured by Video System.[1]
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| Developer(s) | Bullet-Proof Software |
| Publisher(s) | Bullet-Proof Software Video System Co. (arcade) |
| Designer(s) | Alexey Pazhitnov |
| Series | Tetris |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, Game Boy, TurboGrafx-16 |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Hatris plays similarly to Pazhitnov's previous Tetris, in that game objects falling from the top of the screen must be arranged in specific patterns to gain points and to keep the play area clear. In Hatris, hats of different styles fall from the top of the screen and accumulate at the bottom. To eliminate hats from the play area, five hats of identical style must be stacked. Different style hats stack differently.
Reception
Entertainment Weekly gave the Game Boy version of Hatris an A and wrote that "There is, after all, a cure for Tetris addiction. It’s Hatris, a habit that's even harder to kick."[2]
References
- Hatris at the Killer List of Videogames
- Strauss, Bob (May 24, 1991). "New Videogames". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc.
