There Goes Another Year of My Life
(Nintendo DS; $34.99; Rated E; tetrisds.com)
(four and a half stars)
“Tetris’” resurrection on the Big N’s quirky touch-screen handheld may single-handedly propel the Nintendo DS into the portable Hall of Fame in the same way it did for the original Game Boy in 1989.
The falling-block puzzler returns in all of its original glory and then some. In addition to classic NES 8-bit themes throughout the game, “Tetris DS” also boasts new game modes to add longevity to a title that most fans can lose days of their lives playing. Most notable of these new game modes are the two-player Touchdown-meets-Tetris game of “Push.” Players vie to complete lines from opposite sides of the same puzzle and push the puzzle into their opponents’ end zone for a win- great stuff.
But even cool new game modes can wear thin if the computer is the only one to beat. “Tetris DS,” however, makes great use of the Nintendo WiFi feature and allows players to jump online and compete against up four players in a traditional game of “Tetris.” Better yet- wireless multiplayer games of up to ten players can happen locally, with just one copy of the game!
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