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Tetris 2

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Oh man, if you loved the original Tetris then you're gonna love this! It has the same addictive game play and the blocks have different patterns this time. It's much funner than a lot of those other Tetris remakes and spinoffs! A highly recommended title for your NES library.

The first Tetris was what everybody thinks of as an average puzzle game then and now. But what had become of its sequel, Tetris 2?

For Tetris 2, you must line up 3 in a row using the usual Tetris shapes, as well as a few new shapes. It is a cool spin off of both Tetris and Dr. Mario. In fact, even the setup is similar to Dr. Mario. You can choose from Slow, Medium, or High falling blocks, 20 levels, and 3 different tunes.

Unlike Nintendo's Tetris 1, you get to play against a friend. You can also face a computer player.

It's another addicting puzzler that is as much fun as the original.

This game is played the same way as Tetris, with the exception that blocks disappear when three or more of the same color blocks are lined up in a vertical or horizontal row, regardless of how complete your horizontal rows are. It is fun and challenging. If you like Tetris and "line up the colors" games, you'll like this. It has a two-player mode, which is fantastic because not a lot of NES games can say that. Playing against the computer one day, the blocks started changing color as they fell, which was really annoying and I'm not sure if it was the level I was on or a glitch in the program. It certainly made things interesting though. I've also found that friends who don't necessarily like the original Tetris sometimes enjoy Tetris II.

It's more like Dr. Mario with all the colors. I got it because I thought it more like the original Tetris with the ability to challenge. This game is just ok.

whether you should be lucky to acquire the original game booklet or not, the gameplay is fairly easy to figure after a few rounds: line up sets of 3+ blocks of the same color to destroy the "bomb blocks" that are flashing (and progress to the next level); or you can compete against a friend to see who's faster! I couldn't tell you how many hours I spent frivolously over this game when it was released back in the 90s. It's easy entertainment for age 8+ in my opinion

If you enjoyed the old tetris, you should find this one just as fun. The rules of this game are different - it's no longer about clearing rows, but eliminating flashing blocks by matching colors, though the prices fall from the ceiling as they do in the old game. This game has enough differences from the old one to keep it interesting, but there's just enough original elements to keep a Tetris fan comfortable and having fun.

The original Tetris was so simple in its rules that another game with the same thing would have just been repetitive. It's hard to say which game I liked more, Tetris or Tetris 2, but this game is solid. If puzzle games are your forte, try this out.