Love Tetris but looking for the next challenge? Then Tetris Ultimate for 3DS by Ubisoft is the game for you. Tetris Ultimate has six 6 modes that increase in difficulty as you play.
These modes are: Marathon – (15 levels ) complete as many lines as possible. The more lines you complete, the more levels you finish (you must complete Marathon to unlock Endless); Sprint – make 40 complete lines as fast as you can (complete Sprint to unlock Ultra); Ultra – get the highest score as fast as possible in 3 minutes; Battle – Battle the TetriBot (computer) and clear lines and send attacks to your opponent by performing T-Spins to send line attacks to the TetriBot. (T-Spins are when you rotate the Tetriminos after they have been placed at the bottom of the Tetris Board).
You must complete Battle to unlock Battle Ultimate. When you compete against the Tetribot, you must clear special Tetriminos to unlock power-ups and trigger special abilities. The more blocks that are cleared, the more powerful the power-ups will be.
You can also join a group or create a group of your own. If someone doesn’t own a copy of Ultimate Tetris, they can join you by using the Download Play feature. There are on-line features as well. These allow you to compete with other Tetris players around the world (Quick Play), join friends in multiplayer games (Friends Play) and join/create a community of players to compete against (Community Play).
You can also see how you compare to other Tetris players by looking at the Leader Boards. Moreover, Replay Storage allows you to watch or play against your own games, and even games that you have downloaded from the Leaderboards or from StreetPass/SpotPass.
There are 4 challenge modes to experience – Rotation Lock (Tetriminos do not rotate), Invisible (earn 10 Badges to unlock; blocks turn invisible when they approach the bottom of the board); Escalation (Earn 20 Badges to unlock; you must clear more lines the higher the level is); and Master (earn 30 Badges to unlock; the blocks drop instantly and appear at the bottom.)
Challenges show you all the challenges available and the badges earned when completed. When you have earned a badge, it turns green. Tetris Rank is earned by playing Marathon and Endless. You earn belts, starting first with 1stYellow Belt and ending with 8th Black Belt. My Tetris Self shows your progress through the game. It shows your high scores and statistics. These include total lines, single lines, double lines, Total T-Spins, Mini T-Spins, T-Spins singles, Combos, Etc.
Tetris Ultimate offers new challenges for any Tetris player. You choose the starting level (1-15) for the Marathon, Sprint, and Battle modes. The hardest for me was Marathon. When you complete Marathon and Sprint mode, you will get a screen that shows your total lines, LPM, Time, My Best Times, Tetris, and T-Sprins. With Battle mode, you get the progress screen.
Tetris Ultimate is a fun game that has added many features to this classic title. You can sharpen your game skills before heading online to challenge other players. Tetris allows you to play against friends who don’t even have the game, so go ahead and challenge your friends. I love games like this and found myself returning to play the game whenever I had the chance.
I was able to beat Sprint and Battle mode, but not Marathon mode. I have played Tetris for a long time, but I went through and watched the How to Play just to see what it had to say. It showed me some things I had forgotten. Tetris Ultimate is a fun game for everyone who loves Tetris. Even if you have played Tetris before, this version will challenge you like never before. So fit in a little time for Tetris Ultimate, you won’t be disappointed.
DaniP
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
ESRB: E (Everyone)
Price: $29.99
Tetris Ultimate’s Official Website
| Review Score | |
|---|---|
| Graphics |   |
| Beautiful and colorful graphics. | |
| Sound | |
| The sounds add to the game's atmosphere. | |
| Gameplay | |
| Very easy to play; intuitive use of the buttons and how to play is very clear if a first time user. | |
| Overall | |
|---|---|
| Tetris Ultimate is a great game for the new or old Tetris player. It has new variants of Tetris that keep the game from getting repetitive or boring. | |
