Tetris 2 (1993 video game)
Tetris 2 | |
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Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 (NES, Game Boy) TOSE (NES, Game Boy) Bullet Proof Software (Super NES) |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Producer(s) | Gunpei Yokoi |
Composer(s) | Mitsuhiko Takano Miyuki Uemura |
Series | Tetris |
Platform(s) | Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
Release | show
September 21, 1993 |
Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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]
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 colors 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 color are matched, in a manner similar to the game Dr. Mario.
Reception[]
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 85.83% (SNES)[10] 74% (GB)[11] |
Publication | Score |
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Famitsu | 21/40(NES)[2] 23/40(GB)[3] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.3/10 (NES)[4] 8/10 (SNES)[5] |
Game Players | 52% (NES)[6] |
GamePro | 5/5 (SNES)[7] |
Nintendo Power | 2.95/5 (NES)[8] 3.875/5 (SNES)[9] |
In the United Kingdom, it was the top-selling NES game for eight months in 1994, in March[12] and then from May[13] through summer[14][15][16] and autumn[17][18] to November.[19] It was also the top-selling Game Boy game in August 1994.[16]
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 Game Boy 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)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Review Crew: Tetris 2". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis (63): 34. October 1994.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Game Players. February 1994.
- ^ GamePro. November 1, 1994.
- ^ Nintendo Power. January 1, 1994.
- ^ Nintendo Power. July 1, 1994.
- ^ "Tetris 2 SNES Review Score". Archived from the original on 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Tetris 2 Game Boy Review Score". Archived from the original on 2015-09-10.
- ^ "Charts" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 150 (May 1994). Future plc. 15 April 1994. pp. 114–115.
- ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 152 (July 1994). Future plc. 15 June 1994. pp. 126–128.
- ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 153 (August 1994). Future plc. 15 July 1994. pp. 126–128.
- ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 154 (September 1994). Future plc. 15 August 1994. pp. 112–113.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 155 (October 1994). Future plc. 15 September 1994. pp. 128–129.
- ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 156 (November 1994). Future plc. 15 October 1994. p. 113.
- ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 157 (December 1994). Future plc. 15 November 1994. p. 145.
- ^ "Chart Attack with HMV" (PDF). Computer & Video Games. No. 158 (January 1995). Future plc. January 1995. p. 115.
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