Tetris Party

Tetris Party
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft Blue Planet Software
Publisher(s)	JP: Hudson Soft NA/EU: Tetris Online, Inc. AU: Nintendo
Platform(s)	WiiWare, DSiWare, Nintendo DS, Wii
Release	Tetris Party JP: October 14, 2008 NA: October 20, 2008 PAL: October 24, 2008 Tetris Party Deluxe NA: May 25, 2010 JP: August 5, 2010 EU: September 3, 2010 AU: October 14, 2010 (Wii) Tetris Party Live NA: November 22, 2010 PAL: December 3, 2010
Gameplay info
Next pieces	6 (most modes) 3 (4-player VS modes)
Playfield size	10w x 20h visible (most modes) 5w x 10h visible (Beginner's Tetris mode and Wii Balance Board modes)
Hold piece	Yes (most modes) No, but "SKIP" feature is available instead (Shadow mode) No (Wii Balance Board modes)
Hard drop	Lock
Rotation system	SRS

Tetris Party is an official Tetris game for WiiWare. Tetris Party Deluxe (Tetris Party Premium in Japan) was a physical release for Nintendo DS, and Wii. Tetris Party Live was released on DSiWare in 2010.

Gameplay Details

• ARE: Yes
• Initial actions (IRS,IHS): No
• T-Spin detection: 3-corner T no kick
• Combo bonus: Yes
• Bravo bonus: Yes, called "All Clear"
• Soft drop speed: Native * 20
• Gravity does not reach 20G in standard marathon mode, but does reach 20G in beginner's Tetris mode. (Actually it's 10G, however)
• In multi-player modes, players do not receive same sequence of pieces.

Single Player Modes

Marathon

Standard marathon mode that ends when you clear 150 lines, or in the settings you can turn on endless off and play as many lines as you would like.

Field Climber

Help a small little man climb your tower of tetrimino's to the goal line if you squish him the level ends.

Computer Battle

A versus mode where you face off against the comptuer the AI has 15 levels of difficulty.

Shadow

Fill in a design in the matrix using standard and non standard tetrimino's shapes include video game characters and fruit.

Beginners Tetris

Simple shapes many of which only include 3 blocks and a small playing field, the game ends after 150 lines.

Stage Racer

Guide a tetrimino through a course rotating it and try to reach the goal at the bottom as fast as you can.

Wii Balance Board Mode

Play tetris using only your feet on the wii balance board very similar to beginners tetris.

Local Multiplayer Modes

Vs Battle

Face off against up to 4 computer or human oponents.

Vs field climber

Help a small man climb up your terminos to reach the flag(s) and get to the goal.

Co-op Tetris

Play together on a 20x20 matrix with another player with a shared hold piece. The game ends after 150 lines.

External links

• Wikipedia entry on Tetris Party WiiWare game
• Tetris Party official website
• Tetris party quick start guide (PDF)