Tetris Blitz
| Tetris Blitz | |
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| Developer(s) | EA Salt Lake |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android, Windows Phone |
| Release | Original May 17, 2013 2016 Edition June 28, 2016 |
| Gameplay info | |
| Next pieces | 1 |
| Playfield size | 10 × 20 |
| Hold piece | Yes |
| Hard drop | Yes |
| Rotation system | SRS |
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Tetris Blitz is a mobile game developed by EA Salt Lake published by Electronic Arts for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Gameplay
Tetris Blitz is a Guideline-based game with cascade gravity. The goal is to score as many points as possible within a 2-minute period. After clearing an amount of successive lines, the game activates Frenzy mode, which separates all Minos during line clears to trigger cascade combos. At the end of the round, all remaining Minos will collapse for more line clears. Much like EA's Tetris app, game controls can be switched between Swipe or One-Touch.
Items
Two types of items are available in Tetris Blitz: Power-Ups and Finishers. Power-Ups are activated by using specially-marked Tetriminos and clearing lines with them; Finishers are used during the "Last Hurrah" at the end of a round.
Power-Ups include the following:
- Lasers - clears three random rows
- Meteor Storm - drops random Minos into the playfield
- Insta-Frenzy - activates Frenzy mode more often
- Three Strikes - changes the next 3 Tetriminos to I pieces
- Bombs - clears nearby blocks within 3 columns
- Avalanche - drops three rows of blocks into the playfield
- Multiplier - increases the score multiplier when activated
- Groundswell - creates a stack at the bottom for a Tetris clear
- Mino Vortex - launches random Minos into holes
- Frostbite - forms a block of ice at the bottom of the playfield then shatters for a Tetris clear
- Tunnel Vision - drops a column of Minos on both sides of the playfield
- Quake - eliminates all holes in the stack
- Magnet - Pulls all blocks to the left side of the playfield
- Bulldozer - drops three rows of blocks which clear two rows below and separate into individual Minos for cascades
- Blitz'n (Holiday-themed) - drops three squares of Minos into the playfield
- Nuke - separates all blocks into individual Minos
- Amplifier - multiplies the score of each line clear with the power-up piece
- Time Shift - adds 5 seconds to the timer
- Mega Crusher - drops two rows of heavy Minos that fill gaps
- Super Seven - optimizes the next 7 pieces for faster line clearing
- Wildcard - activates a random Power-Up
Finishers include the following:
- Mino Rain - drops a large amount of Minos into the playfield
- Inversion - converts the empty space in the playfield into Minos and vice versa
- Birthday Cake - replaces any remaining blocks in the playfield with a special birthday-cake-themed map (with the number on top varying according to the current year in relation to Tetris's anniversary) and activates six random Power-Ups
- Popcorn - adds 4 rows of special blocks at the bottom, which then adds random Minos and then form line clears
- Starfall - drops a meteor-shaped block map onto the playfield and activates a random Power-Up
- Gifting Tree - replaces any remaining blocks in the playfield with a special Christmas-tree map and activates six random Power-Ups
- Instant Replay - replays the largest-scoring move from a round
Development
On January 21, 2020, it was announced that the game would be delisted on April 21, 2020 along with EA's Tetris app.[1]