Just a wonderful game.ĭoes this game even need an introduction? Oh everyone knows what Tetris is even if they've never heard of Tetris! Don't ask me how that works, it's embedded in the collective consciousness! Not only is it arguably the best and most addictive puzzle game of all time, one that would teach you the art of patience while causing you to pull your hair out as the difficulty level increased, but the 1989 Game Boy version, which I hope is the one this IMDb page is about, is probably the best adaptation of the series, and believe that over the years, there has been a ton! Released as one of several tie-in games with the original hand-held system at launch, it presented a deceptively simple pick up and play game design which was perfectly accessible to even the most casual and average of gamers. You understand it immediately, it's eternally addictive and each game goes from placid organisation to manic, frantic choices in what is one of the most stressful gaming moments possible. Those are just dressing though for the gameplay, which is amongst the best of any game, ever. The music varies based on which version of the game you are playing - usually some adaptation of a piece of classical music - though special mention must go to the iconic tune that Hirozaku Tanaka created for the Gameboy version. Graphically it's not up to much, but nor does it have to be. The game is over when the collection of blocks reached the top of the screen. Points are scored for lines created and as the score increase so too does the pace that the blocks drop. In a random order, one of seven differently shaped blocks falls slowly down the screen and it's the job of the played to create a complete horizontal line from one edge of the screen to the other.
A simple puzzle game, that still sets the standard that all other puzzle games are judged against.