Tetris
Tetris was a puzzle video game developed by EA Mobile and published by Electronic Arts for iOS, Android, BlackBerry OS, and Windows Phone. The game featured gameplay like other Tetris titles, with a new soundtrack.
The game reached 100 million paid downloads by 2010, making it the best-selling paid mobile game of all time, and third best-selling game of all time altogether. It was discontinued and rendered inoperative in 2020 after EA’s license expired.
Gameplay – Tetris
Gameplay was nearly identical in gameplay to other Tetris titles, but with a new soundtrack. Players also had the ability to create their own soundtrack for the game using the music library of the iPhone or iPod Touch device on which the game is being played. The game offered two modes of play dubbed “Marathon” mode and “Magic” mode.[1]
History – Tetris
On December 1, 2011, the iOS version of the game was replaced with a new version, which came with an additional “Marathon One Touch Mode” as well as a paid subscription which comes with discounts and premium content.[4]
In January 2020, EA announced that they would retire their mobile version of the game on April 21, 2020, and the game became unplayable after this date, even if the full version was purchased.[5] The Tetris Company instead licensed the rights to N3TWORK to create a new mobile version.[6]
Reception – Tetris
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | iOS: 69%[7] |
| Metacritic | iOS (2011): 65/100[8] iOS (iPad): 76/100[9] |
EA Mobile’s 2011 release of Tetris received heavy criticism to be “needlessly cumbersome” in terms of touch controls, and missing (online) multiplayer options were seen as no longer up to current times.[10]
By 2010, the game reached 100 million paid downloads.[11][12]
Ball Breakers (USA) Soundtracks
1. Mario Tetris
2. Zelda Tetris (Mission)
3. Death Mountain (Mission)
4. Destruction Trip (Touch)
5. Metroid Charge (Catch)
