Review of TETRIS Forever for Xbox Series

The fever of the most famous game in the world over the years

These days, even those who don’t play video games know TETRIS, the most popular and imitated Russian puzzle game of all time; TETRIS forever It’s his tribute. Even today, playing any of its versions or variations is capable of keeping you glued to the controller for hours thanks to its simplicity and ingenuity.

In recent years we have seen versions like Tetris Ultimate or Tetris99, which were real revolutions of the popular puzzle game. But now, Digital Eclipse takes us back in time from the conception of the idea, its development and its popularization to gamers and non-gamers.

Simple mechanisms for simple machines

40 years ago, one of the video game industry’s brightest ideas, Alexey Pajitnov, developed a simple and addictive video game that defied all logic of the time. How could something so simple get young and old addicted to rudimentary computers, arcades and portable consoles?

This was observed by Henk Rogers, founder of the Tetris company, which expanded the Russian idea to reach more people until it became the most popular video game of all time . TETRIS Forever has in its main menu a walk through time, going through these 40 years of conception, design and “copying” of other companies that wanted this creativity for their titles.

Videos, photographs, retro consoles and video games, this is what we will see during the trip, in a kind of documentary that traces the history of this popular IP. We will be able to complete 100% of this journey by clicking on every image, watching every video, and reading the versions that have happened so far.

15 varied games born thanks to Alexey

From MS-DOS, through Famicon and other devices like the Nintendo Gameboy, we have 15 TETRIS games, ranging from the most rudimentary to the new version developed by Digital Eclipse. Tetris Time Wrap is the game itself, but we’ll get to that later.

I even discovered not only different versions of Tetris, but also more fun variations of them. From its first release for the Electronika 60 computer, another release for MS-DOS, home and home consoles, what stands out most is the variety and inspiration it sparked among developers.

Super Bombliss, Hatris or Super Tetris are games that I have never tried and they are very very interesting. Hatris, for example, installs hats of the same type vertically, which descend on the screen randomly, two by two. It’s curious that, like in the original, it can keep us glued to the screen while challenging us.

Personally, the arcade version of TETRIS and the Gameboy version are the ones I played the most in my childhood, but it’s not bad to discover, even if it’s just for fun culture or curiosity, how the franchise evolved and its different inspirations. You can even play the cult title Tetris Battle Gaiden, a very crazy multiplayer version that will delight those who like a good challenge between friends.

Tetris Time Warp

The climax of Forever is Tetris wrap timein which in addition to being able to play with more friends, you will be able to go back with the appearance of special coins from other versions of the game as bonuses. You will be able to intersperse different editions, mix mechanics to make more combinations and increase your score.

Definitely, when you have gone through the older versions (if so, don’t)kidnapped“like me Hatris), you will come to Time Wrap alone or with up to 3 other friends to compete and combine mechanics in an addictive challenge. Hours and hours of putting together the most popular pieces and others eras, systems and video games.

Each game has a difficulty selector, where you enter speed, initial height of coin accumulation, and other handicaps for those who want a greater challenge suited to their skills. And Time Wrap is no different, although it is the most modern, it also has the possibility of reserving the room that we are going to use and letting another one appear, adding a strategic component.

For me, without a doubt, it is the most complete and fun game to travel through time and mix different eras to boost your score and keep you guessing without being monotonous.

Conclusions

Tetris Forever is undoubtedly a tribute to this living video game legend and a walk through time through its 40-year history, its conception by a brilliant mind and a collaboration that spread a fantastic idea across the world . The video documentaries are very interesting, revealing facts you probably didn’t know, and the footage takes you back to the era when video games were born.

This is a great compilation, in which you can find very interesting and addictive variations, with simple but exceptionally fun ideas that will make you spend hours and hours glued to the controller. And as a final highlight, a Time Wrap which will captivate you with its mixture of mechanics and which you can enjoy with up to 3 other friends.

TETRIS Forever is available on November 12 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|SNintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5 and PC. The title benefits from a temporary promotional discount, which goes from its initial price of $34.99 to $29.74.

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