The Next Tetris
A Tetris sequel introducing cascading multimino gameplay.
Blue Planet Software created The Next Tetris, a puzzle game in the Tetris franchise. It launched for the PlayStation on June 16, 1999, via Hasbro Interactive. A Dreamcast variant, The Next Tetris: On-Line Edition, arrived in the US from Crave Entertainment in 2000, featuring online play. Toshiba also bundled a version with their Nuon-equipped DVD players.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Blue Planet Software; Animatek
- Publisher
- Hasbro Interactive (PlayStation, Nuon)
- Bullet-Proof Software (Japanese version)
- Crave Entertainment (Dreamcast)
- Series
- Tetris
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- PC
- Dreamcast
- Nuon
- Genre
- Puzzle
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
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Reception
The Next Tetris received a score of 6.5/10 from IGN for the PlayStation version, while the Dreamcast version scored 8/10. IGN's Anthony Chau called the cascading gameplay an interesting mechanic and praised the industrial menu presentation and soundtrack. Official Dreamcast Magazine's Alex Huhtala dismissed the game as poorly conceived, citing sluggish controls and gameplay tweaks that made it too easy. Ryan Davis of GameSpot described the Next Tetris mode as a novel idea but argued it encouraged sloppy play.
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