This Wednesday: Tetris Splash dives into XBLA
Here's a fun game to play: try to add up the total amount you've spent on Tetris games in your lifetime and don't forget about that $5 iPod version either. We'll give you a minute ...
... done? Good. So we understand why some of you may have been hesitant to drop $30 on the budget-priced Tetris Evolutions when it came out for the 360 earlier this year. If you held out, your reward is the just announced (but long known about) Tetris Splash, an XBLA version of the classic block-dropper featuring multiplayer support for up to 6 players. Oh, and a virtual fish tank. For 800 Microsoft Points ($10), we just may be able to justify yet another Tetris purchase. Maybe ...
... done? Good. So we understand why some of you may have been hesitant to drop $30 on the budget-priced Tetris Evolutions when it came out for the 360 earlier this year. If you held out, your reward is the just announced (but long known about) Tetris Splash, an XBLA version of the classic block-dropper featuring multiplayer support for up to 6 players. Oh, and a virtual fish tank. For 800 Microsoft Points ($10), we just may be able to justify yet another Tetris purchase. Maybe ...












Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
GRANTED @ Oct 1st 2007 1:57PM
needs. more. lolcat.
frozengod @ Oct 1st 2007 1:58PM
You think THAT's milking?
Remember the time I bought Super Mario Bros. for the tenth time?
baby sea tuna @ Oct 1st 2007 2:03PM
Considering the last time I actually "paid" for Tetris was back when it came with the Game Boy, I think I'll have no qualms in picking this one up.
sqwarlock @ Oct 1st 2007 2:55PM
Same here.
Ash @ Oct 1st 2007 2:07PM
$10 bucks? For this tetris?
Honestly EA's tetris mania for my cell phone has a better art design then this and it was only half the price.
baby sea tuna @ Oct 1st 2007 2:12PM
Pets peeved.
http://www.grammartips.homestead.com/than.html
mike @ Oct 2nd 2007 12:49PM
you bought a game for your cell phone? LOL
I would rather stare at a wall when im doing nothing then pull out my cell phone and play a game.
upz @ Oct 1st 2007 2:10PM
Logo copyright infringement?
http://www.thisnext.com/media/230x230/Trident-Splash-Sugar-Free_8127FE83.jpg
BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 1st 2007 2:34PM
A little bit similar, but the same typeface.
Norm @ Oct 1st 2007 2:11PM
I love tetris. I will certainly buy this. This is one game I'm still addicted to, one game where the high score is the ultimate goal that I am not totally sick of after a month. I loved the 30 dollar tetris game that I bought before for 360, but I admit after I got the achievements I quit playing. I'm actually really happy to see this. I wish we would get a port of the Arika version someday. (tetris grand master challenge or something like that- japan only.)
VClol @ Oct 1st 2007 2:11PM
First!
Got in before the fanboys!
T3H WICKERMAN @ Oct 1st 2007 2:18PM
u must stop.
Poisoned Al @ Oct 1st 2007 2:23PM
YOU LOSE! GOOD DAY SIR!
ill trooper @ Oct 1st 2007 2:33PM
Yes, that "First!" game is so thrilling, isn't it?
You post as fast as you can, and maybe you'll BE the first!
Fun!
But if you lose, there's no way to retract your bet, so to speak!
Wow! What a rush!
Look stupid posting 'First!' ...or look stupid posting 'First!' when you're not even first. In the immortal words of the WOPR from 'WarGames': "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play."
BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 1st 2007 2:34PM
Douchebag.
lolol @ Oct 1st 2007 2:48PM
I think you're missing the point. the real trick is to wait until at least 5 people have posted. It has its origins, as many things do, in satire. Sick of the 'Firsting' going on in so many widely read blogs, I decided to pose as an excited fan with a rather disappointing connection speed. The irony amused me, although I dare say I am alone in that respect. And so, feeling rather bored this evening, I decided to engage in that old pastime, to see whether or not this practice would be picked up on. Evidently, it has, and while I apologise for any inconvenience caused by my antics, I do not intend to stop.
Good Day!
upz @ Oct 1st 2007 2:54PM
It was kind of funny the first time, but this is no longer the first time.
Lemmiwinks @ Oct 1st 2007 3:06PM
yeah, that's not really how it works anymore.
vidGuy @ Oct 1st 2007 2:22PM
Let's take your little thought game further. Considering how many versions of Tetris there are and how long the game has been around, I'm sure the number of unique players is astronomical. Let's say 100 million for fun, it's probably more than that. Now let's assume that the average Tetris player puts 10 hours in to the game during his or her entire life. That's probably on the low end, too.
That's 114,155.25 years we have wasted on that damn game.
ill trooper @ Oct 1st 2007 2:23PM
It's weird that they have that old 'backward-compatible' Xbox logo in there... I wonder what that's for. But I'm not so full of wonder that I want to spend $10.
Still, if you want tetris, and it's certainly proven itself to be a good value, here you go.
BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 1st 2007 2:36PM
Six players? Pfft, Tetris DS supported up to 8 players!
(Granted, that was for only local multiplayer, and online was limited to 4P, but still... This should be able to match or beat that)
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Oct 1st 2007 8:55PM
Tetris DS supports TEN players on local wireless.
We were rocking that in our Wii pre-order line last year... memories...
warioswoods @ Oct 1st 2007 9:08PM
This has little chance of rivaling Tetris DS. It looks alright visually, but I doubt it will, for instance, have Push Mode, which I find to be far more interesting and interactive a multiplayer mode than normal Tetris multiplayer. Not to mention the fact that Tetris just makes more sense on a handheld.
BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 1st 2007 9:20PM
Gah, you're right. Shows how good my memory is, eh?
10 >>> 6
Pwned.
rockintom @ Oct 1st 2007 3:10PM
Hooray! I've been waiting for a live arcade version of tetris. I hope you are not required to use the infinite spin rule (though I suspect that is the case. Boo).
Sean @ Oct 1st 2007 3:20PM
Tetris is my favorite puzzler.
Ben W @ Oct 1st 2007 3:30PM
I just want to find myself a good PC version.
BPM (FDF - Hypno-Toad) @ Oct 1st 2007 4:56PM
Might I recommend Blocktrix?
http://c3p0.reverse.net/~sl/
ark_v2 @ Oct 1st 2007 3:56PM
So...it's special because...?
Martin @ Oct 1st 2007 5:12PM
Tetris Evolution was absolute garbage. The controls were so unresponsive compared to Tetris DS, I couldn't play it.
I'll be picking this up for sure.
blooh (CDF - Ass Ring) @ Oct 1st 2007 5:16PM
i don't think i've ever paid to play tetris
well, maybe 1 or 2 quarters at an arcade sometime, but that's it
Poisoned Al @ Oct 1st 2007 6:56PM
The only version of Tetris I have bought was Tetris Zone, mostly for the sexy voice in it.
Matthew Hilario @ Oct 1st 2007 7:03PM
if you can't bust t-spins in this game, then i don't want it.
MAIcrosoft @ Oct 2nd 2007 4:05AM
someone knows which engines/physics this tetris game has? Xp