
- 67/100
- Players4 ratings
- 36/100
- Critics2 reviews

2001 · Radical Entertainment · Puzzle · Strategy
Tetris Worlds
For over a decade, the Tetris series has made an appearance on every game system. Tetris Worlds continues that streak, bringing their distinct brand of simple, yet addictive gameplay to the current generation of systems. Small shapes called Tetraminoes fall from the top of the screen to the bottom and you must rotate them and fit them together to complete lines. The game features six different variations of the classic Tetris, multiplayer mode for up to four players, and six different worlds.
- Released
- 5 September 2001
- Platforms
- Game Boy AdvanceGameCubePlayStation 2WindowsXbox
- Genres
- PuzzleStrategyTetris variant
- Developers
- Radical Entertainment
- Publishers
- THQ
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Country
- United States
- Age ratings
- ESRB E
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Dutch, Japanese
About
Tetris Worlds is a puzzle video game published by THQ based on Tetris (1985) by Alexey Pajitnov. Originally released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance, it was later released for Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 in 2002. In 2003, an Xbox Live version titled Tetris Worlds Online and a single-disc compilation version (bundled alongside Star Wars: The Clone Wars) were released for the Xbox. The latter was bundled with Xbox systems.
Keywords
- blocks
- high score
- falling blocks
- block puzzle
- bink video
- block matching
- xbox 360 backwards compatibility
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Gameplay consists of normal Tetris games. However, there are several game modes, tweaking the way the game works.
The goal is to evacuate the homeworld of the Minos before their solar system's sun Hadar goes supernova.
Development
The game had a marketing budget of $2 million.
The platform-specific versions of Tetris Worlds were developed by three different companies. Blue Planet Software developed the PC and PlayStation 2 versions, Radical Entertainment developed the GameCube and Xbox versions, and 3d6 Games developed the Game Boy Advance version. All versions were published by THQ under license from The Tetris Company.
Reception
The Game Boy Advance and Xbox versions received "mixed" reviews, while the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the GBA version was ported and published by Success on April 26, 2002, followed by the Xbox version on November 14, and the GameCube version on December 20, Famitsu gave it a score of one six, one four, and two sixes for a total of 22 out of 40 for the GBA version, and 24 out of 40 for the Xbox version. Tetris Worlds' Game Boy Advance version was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Worst Game" award among console games, which went to Kabuki Warriors.
In the PS2, PC, and GBA versions, gameplay contained one major difference from a normal Tetris game. In classic Tetris, when a Tetrimino touches the bottom of the screen, it locks in place. , by using Hard Drop to lock them immediately), allowing players to rotate and move the pieces indefinitely until they are satisfied. Critics said that this made the game too easy (although the countdown clock still runs while the player is using unlimited move and rotate) and GameSpot said that it "broke Tetris".
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update
Box artone per regional release we hold art for
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Star Wars - The Clone Wars & Tetris Worlds
- Expanded editions
- Tetris Worlds: Online Edition
- Ported as
- Tetris Worlds
- Built on it
- Tetris Worlds: Online Edition
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