Tetris

Tetris: Axis for Nintendo 3DS Announced


Tetris Axis

New Game from World-Famous Puzzle Franchise Launches with Augmented-Reality Features, More Than 20 Play Modes and Online Multiplayer Options

October 3, 2011.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- For nearly three decades, players around the globe have enjoyed the boundless fun and strategic thrills of the Tetris game. Now Nintendo is taking the iconic puzzle game to extraordinary new heights with Tetris: Axis, available exclusively for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS system at a suggested retail price of $29.99. With mind-expanding augmented-reality modes, more than 20 unique modes of play and a variety of multiplayer options, the game offers something new for everyone, whether you’re a Tetris veteran or just getting your first taste of this unique franchise.

Tetris: Axis combines traditional elements from the original Tetris game with new twists and features that showcase the unique capabilities of the portable Nintendo 3DS. The main goal is to maneuver and arrange falling blocks called Tetriminos to clear lines and boost your score. With two new augmented-reality modes in Tetris: Axis, the iconic puzzle action moves beyond the screen as players use AR Cards (included with the Nintendo 3DS system) to view game play in their own real-world environments. Other new modes include Fever, in which players must clear lines and activate special items in speedy 60-second rounds. Nintendo 3DS owners with wireless broadband Internet access can download new items for Fever mode via the system’s built-in SpotPass feature. Read more

Review: Tetris for PS3

by Justin Hubbell on Mon, 2011-01-10 05:00


Tetris for PS3 screenshot

System: PS3 (PSN download)
MSRP: $9.99
Release Date: January 4, 2011

This rendition of Tetris is the most beautiful yet with its support of 1080p HD graphics and it sounds great with its 5.1 surround sound support.

Players can now play online or locally with up to six friends in all-new game modes: Shared, Team Battle, and Battle. "Shared" enables two players to team-up in a single matrix to combine efforts and clear lines together. "Team Battle" allows two teams of two to play against one another, alternating between offense and defense as they compete for the win. And "Battle" has been enhanced with new power-ups for more fast-paced fun.

Additionally, Marathon mode is included, but with a new twist, now multiplayer games let up to four players locally play "Marathon" mode at the same time. Also included, is the new "Challenge" mode, which allows players playing "Marathon" mode or any of the 12 variants to try to beat "replays" of either friends or some of the best Tetris players in the world.Read more

Brain Imaging Shows Playing Tetris Leads to Both Brain Efficiency and Thicker Cortex


Brain Imaging

Study is one of the first to investigate the effects of practice in the brain using two imaging techniques

September 2009 – Researchers at the Mind Research Network just announced the findings of a scientific study that used brain imaging and Tetris to investigate whether practice makes the brain efficient because it increases gray matter. Over a three-month period, adolescent girls practiced Tetris, a computer game requiring a combination of cognitive skills. The girls who practiced showed greater brain efficiency, consistent with earlier studies. Compared to controls, the girls that practiced also had a thicker cortex, but not in the same brain areas where efficiency occurred [see photo].


Brain Imaging

[Relative to controls, red areas show where practice led to a thicker cortex; blue areas show more efficient brain function after practice; right image is right hemisphere; left image is the left hemisphere]Read more

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