Tetris Friends
| Tetris Friends | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Tetris Online, Inc. |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Tetris Friends is an online Tetris game developed by Tetris Online, Inc. Registered users are able to compare their scores with their friends and with the entire community. It is the only official Flash implementation of Tetris made by the Tetris company itself. It at the time was the only official tetris platform that had advertisements played before a match Tetris Friends has over a million registered users.
Tetris Friends features 6 single player modes and 5 multiplayer modes. Coins are earned for playing any of the games modes. The coins can be used to unlock new skins and Tetrimino styles. The version available on Facebook only has 4 of the modes available on the official website and it has no coin system, but it does feature a special mode available only on Facebook.
All game modes except Tetris 1989 and N-Blox use the SRS rotational system, feature the hold function which allows players to save a block for future use, and have a four Tetrimino preview that allows players to see the next few upcoming blocks.
In Marathon Mode, players have to clear a specified number of lines while trying to score as many points as possible. Clearing multiple lines with one piece is worth more than the actual number cleared. For instance, clearing a single line is worth only one, while clearing four lines with a single piece is worth eight lines. Once the goal has been reached, the level and speed increases and a new, higher goal is set. There are fifteen levels in total. The game ends once level fifteen is completed, and the score is recorded and added to the high score list if the user has a registered account.
Sprint Mode requires players to clear forty lines as quickly as possible. The time required to clear all the lines is recorded as the score. The speed is automatically set to the lowest setting.
Ultra Mode challenges players to score as many points as possible in two minutes. Clearing multiple lines with a single piece scores more points. Special moves called t-spins are also worth extra points. If the player loses by reaching the top, the score does not count and is not recorded in the high score list.
Survival Mode is similar to Marathon Mode. Players have to clear ten lines per level while scoring as many points as possible. Every line cleared is worth only one, unlike in Marathon Mode. There are a total of twenty levels, each one at a higher speed than the last. Once all twenty levels are beaten, the player enters the bonus level. The bonus level is a semi-invisible level. Blocks alternate between being visible and invisible. The blocks are invisible for increasing longer time periods as the level progresses. There is no limit on how many lines the player can clear, and the player only loses when the blocks reach the top of the field. This game mode is not available on the Facebook version.
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