Here's the Tetris Party Deluxe Review:
Tetris Party was an impressive downloadable package when it was released on WiiWare two years ago. Twelve bucks got you an excellent version of Tetris with online play and the feature set of a full-price retail game. Now we have that full-price retail game with Tetris Party Deluxe. While it's still a great package, the $30 price tag is tough to swallow knowing we can get most of this content on WiiWare for less than half the price.
You know what Tetris is all about, right? It's everyone's favorite organizational exercise from the Soviet Union. This is a great version of Tetris that was just as essential on WiiWare as it was on the Nintendo DS and Game Boy way back in the day. Purists can play good old regular Tetris in all its glory. But there are also loads of variations on the classic formula that will keep you busy for a good long while. Field Climber, for instance, drops a tiny fellow into the playing field who will scale the mountain you create for him in an attempt to reach the goal zone. Shadow mode has you creating pictures by dropping Tetriminos into their silhouettes. For the most part these Tetris modifications are successes.
Shadow mode has you unveiling pictures by dropping Tetriminos onto a silhouette.
Your plethora of friendly options continues into the many multiplayer modes, which can be played locally against up to four people, up to five online, and in some cases cooperatively. Perhaps cementing the fact that this is essentially the same game as the WiiWare version, you can play online against owners of the original Tetris Party.
Here are the new modes added for Tetris Party Deluxe:
Bombliss: This mode was last seen in Tetris 2 for the NES and Game Boy back in 1993. Players have to deal with non-standard Tetris pieces that include bombs. Clear lines and the bombs will cause chain reactions.
Sprint: Clear 40 lines in the shortest amount of time possible.
VS Sprint: Three players compete locally to see who can be the first to clear 40 lines.
Master: This is for the super hardcore Tetris players out there. You start on the maximum level of difficulty and speed. Pieces don't fall -- they just appear at the bottom of the screen and you have a single moment to place them.
Co-op vs. Co-op: You and a partner team up to take on another pair on a super wide game board.
All Clear Sprint: Achieve 20 perfect clears in the shortest time possible.
A few of the existing modes have also been enhanced with new options. The additions are welcome, but I don't know if they justify the steep increase in price.
Tying all this content together is an accommodating records system that tracks your progress in every mode and allows you to compare your skills against the entire world.
While Tetris Party Deluxe is heavy on content, it does lack style. Everything from the menus to the music is generic. It's definitely a far cry from Nintendo's Tetris DS, which featured a lot of lovable, classic Nintendo imagery.
Closing Comments
Tetris Party is a must-have WiiWare game but I can't say the same for its retail counterpart. It costs over twice as much and only offers a few extras. Tetris Party Deluxe is still a great, full-featured game of Tetris but if you already own the downloadable version (and you should) you've already got your bases covered.
Source: Tetris Party Deluxe Review
To receive gaming updates and blogging tips, please subscribe to my FULL RSS FEEDS.
Comments
Post a Comment
If you have comments, questions, or additional info to add in this post please share them here.