Tetris Evolution | 
| From: THQ
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 2749
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 55019
Model: 55019
UPC: 752919550199
EAN: 0752919550199
ASIN: B000NA6M2C
Release Date: March 19, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | All-new gameplay modes, like Go Low and Eraser | | • | Compete with up to four players through Xbox Live | | • | New intelligent matchmaking system pits players against others with an online ladder system | | • | Players can track their overall skill level and accumulate Xbox Live achievement points to increase their Gamerscore | | • | More than a dozen high-definition background videos |
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Product Description
In Tetris Evolution, you'll get all-new game modes as you revisit the aliens from Tetris Worlds. The puzzles and gameplay are here, with fun new multiplayer options. High-definition graphics make the Tetriminos appear to pop off the screen Comes with themes, skins, icons and soundtracks you can customize
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 If it weren't for the sloppy controller... April 19, 2007
C. Bakehorn (Bloomington, IN)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
When a new Tetris game comes out, I know to expect a few common modes. Marathon and Cascade, and a few new ones as well as some sort of feature that brings out the individuality of its platform. Tetris DS offered new Nintendo-flavored gameplay, some touch-based control, and WiFi multiplayer. Tetris Worlds on the Xbox introduced Xbox Live gameplay. Tetris Evolution, the $29.99 Xbox 360 Tetris title, doesn't actually offer a lot of new stuff. Is it still worth picking up?
Here you'll find eight single-player game modes. Familiar modes like Marathon, Cascade, and Score make a repeat appearance. There are also a few styles I'd never heard of. The first was Ultra-you race against the clock, clearing lines and scoring as many points as possible in the said amount of time. There's Race, which I found to be particularly addictive in my quest to earn Achievement points-you set out to clear 10, 25, or 40 lines as quickly as possible. Points don't matter in this gameplay mode, so setting up huge line clears isn't as necessary-it's all about quick drops and speedy fingers. Hotline and Eraser are quite similar-there are highlighted lines on the board that must be cleared to earn points. The latter ends only when the designated lines are eliminated. Go Low, the final option, distributes points based on the height of the block that clears a line. The goal is to keep the blocks from rising too far above the bottom of the matrix.
All of the gameplay modes are fun to play. For God's sake, it's Tetris! I found myself nonchalantly popping in the game, expecting to play a few rounds and then having to peel my wireless controller out of my hands to go about my normal life. The addictive gameplay accompanied by addictive Achievement collection accompanied by addictive Xbox Live gameplay-well, that's gaming crack if I've ever seen it. Still, Tetris Evolution falls short of being one of the better Tetris games for one sole reason: you have to play it with an Xbox 360 controller. The Xbox 360 controller, which I find ideal for sports games and shooters, is hardly favorable for any sort of 2D experience. The analog stick just doesn't work well for a Tetris game, and the finicky directional pad will work against you from time to time. You will occasionally try to move a falling piece around the board and accidentally just slightly touch the directional pad in an upward direction, sending the piece hard-dropping to the bottom of the board. It's annoying, it causes a lot of gaps, and it can even ruin your round of Tetris. Clearly this controller just doesn't work for the game as well as others do. Still, that's hardly the game's fault-after all, Microsoft called for the directional pad design, not THQ or Mass Media.
Multiplayer (same-screen or Xbox Live) is a blast, but that's to be expected. It's unfortunate, though, that only four players are supported in any given game mode. After all, Tetris DS allowed 10 players to connect wirelessly and clear lines together. The three modes of play in multiplayer matches are Versus (clear lines to plug up the bottom of your opponent's matrix), Hotseat (cooperative Tetris, where players alternatively control pieces as they fall), and Independent (non-competitive play). Versus is obviously the standard Xbox Live mode of play, but I thought Hotseat was an interesting idea-clearing lines back and forth with a friend is an interesting and different concept. One of the perks in Tetris Evolution is the customizable icons, skins, and backgrounds-the icons and skins appear when you play on Xbox Live and allow you to show a bit of your personality, but the backgrounds, I felt, were just really distracting. Fortunately they can be set to still or slideshow settings rather than full-motion video, but truthfully I'd have almost preferred a static or black background.
Tetris Evolution is mostly a no-frills Tetris compilation. It is offered at the low price of $29.99, which I think is pretty fair for a totally-capable Xbox Live-enhanced, Achievement-loaded Xbox 360 game. Tetris fans will enjoy Xbox Live multiplayer and familiar modes in high definition, and newcomers-well, if Tetris newcomers really exist-will enjoy the nice selection of different gameplay styles. Still, I must warn any player of the finicky Xbox 360 controls; they can definitely hamper the otherwise addictive and fun experience and turn it into a frustrating one.
What I expected from a next gen tetris game? April 3, 2007
Bill.B (Illinois, Mchenry USA)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
There's only so many ways you can play tetris. This version pretty much comes with all of them. There are 8 different tetris games with some being good and some just being ok. The graphics are a nice step up but are nothing special. The cool thing is there are 10 different songs to choose from and several different backgrounds. The visuals in the backgrounds are pretty cool and its cool that you can change them. There are quite a few options to choose from so you can play tetris just the way you want to. There's no story mode which shortens gameplay and kind of prevents you from playing it a lot. There is however some cool achievments with some being very easy to some being extremely hard. There's also a high score list so you can compete scores with your friends. There's also an online mode which not to many people play and a multiplayer mode where you can play up to 4 people at once which is fun. All in all its a great game but nothing I wouldn't of expected. If you have no other tetris games I would buy this otherwise I would consider. It's a $30.00 price tag which I find a bit expensive. I would of preferred it to be $20.00. That would of been worth it but in my opinion its not worth $30.00.
 The Best Tetris yet March 25, 2007
InHis grace (Seattle,WA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you liked Tetris on the DS you will love Tetris Xbox live style. It's great single or up to 4 multiplayer. It has cool skins and background music and videos while you play. If you like your 360 and Tetris buy this!
Just as fun as it used to be. May 8, 2007
Donna Corbin (Johnstown, PA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Growing up my mom and I used to play tetris together on the original Nintendo. It was one of very few games that she would play with me. Now when I go to visit her we can play again.
I was so happy when this came out for Xbox 360 since there were not many games at all that I was interested in and I wasn't disappointed. This version does expand upon previous versions of Tetris and I like the idea that you can have up to four people playing even though I haven't tried that yet.
Some of the achievements are rather hard but it gives us something to work towards.
The Best Tetris yet!!!! April 16, 2007
W. Walls (WV)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has to be the best Tetris yet! I love the multiplayer features, which allow up to 4 people to play. Some of the achievements are a little rought to get, but they are doable. We are about 80% through and have had it for a week. A truly great game, but I don't think we will play it any more once we achieve all of the achievements! An easy 1000 points!
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