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If they would of simply made this the same as the classic tetris game from gameboy, it would be great. It is really distracting to see three of the next peices coming instead of one. Also, when you get a "Tetris" (four lines at once), the classic sound is not there. The sound effect when your piece hits the other blocks is not there. Also, the blocks themselves should be more detailed. The detailed backgrounds are cool, but sometimes very distracting. They should of included the option to play the original tetris as standard, instead you must put in a code to get it to appear. When you play the "popular" version, the background is always ugly grey, and the game makes no noise at all when you score a Tetris. Worst of all, it does not save scores. I got a score over 1,500,000 and I cannot save it. At least you can choose the classic tetris music though, thats the best part of the game so it gets 3 stars instead of 2.

This newest breed of Tetris starts out like any other. You have the option to play the classic Tetris game that everyone, including Homer Simpson, has played. But, there are also 5 new play modes, included Fusion which is the most unlike classic Tetris. Each of the games offers hours of reply.

This game also includes an outline option to help you see where your piece will land, for newer or less skilled players. As well as being able to see the next four pieces ahead.

Additionally you can swap out one piece by pressing the L or R button, and trade that piece with any piece later in the game... this option is very helpful for storing straight pieces.

Unfortunatly each game only has 15 levels, unlike the nearly limitless play of the origional title.

Another flaw on my system is that most of the backgrounds are so dark you have to be in a very well lit area to play, this is a typical flaw of all gameboy games without an SP, but the purple pieces are almost invisible without some serious overhead lighting.

All in all this game offers a new look at a great game, and offers at least a month of solid replayablity, plus it's great to pick up for a 5 minute distraction.

-- nemo54321 (3 1/2 stars)

This game is okay. The game portion of the display takes up only 1/3 of the screen. The other 2/3 are graphics on the left and right side. At first I thought this would be a problem, since the tiny screen of the GBA gives me headaches at times. But it plays fine, and no problems seeing things. The controls are fairly smooth, but take a little getting used to. The "Ghost" feature is helpful. It shows you where and how a piece will lie, as it is still falling.