Tetris 2 (1993 video game)
Tetris 2 (known in Japan as Tetris Flash Japanese: テトリスフラッシュ) is a video game published in 1993 and 1994 by Nintendo for the Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.[1]
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 North American NES cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 (NES) Tose (Game Boy) Bullet Proof Software (Super NES) |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Composer(s) | Mitsuhiko Takano Miyuki Uemura |
| Series | Tetris |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release | 1993 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
Gameplay
As a variation of the Tetris concept, rather than having the objective of matching horizontal lines of blocks that descend from the top of the screen as tetrominos, instead the player matches the colours of the descending blocks (which include irregular tetromino shapes) to blocks already fixed on the game board, which causes blocks to disappear from the board when three blocks of the same colour are matched, in a manner similar to the puzzle video game Dr. Mario.
Reception
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Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the SNES version an 8 out of 10, saying that "If you were a fan of the first one, then this one will definitely please." They particularly praised the backgrounds and the two-player mode.[5]
Reviews of the NES version were more mixed. The magazine Game Players, who reviewed the NES released in February 1994, called Tetris 2 "a disappointing attempt for puzzle fans who have patiently waited for this sequel."[6] Famitsu gave it a score of 21 out of 40.[2] Famitsu also gave the GameBoy version a 23 out of 40 score.[3]
See also
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2015-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "テトリスフラッシュ [ファミコン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- "テトリスフラッシュ [ゲームボーイ] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- Electronic Gaming Monthly. December 1993.
- "Review Crew: Tetris 2". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis (63): 34. October 1994.
- Game Players. February 1994.
- GamePro. November 1, 1994.
- Nintendo Power. January 1, 1994.
- Nintendo Power. July 1, 1994.