Whether you will admit it or not, there has been a time in your life when Tetris was “cool” to play. With nearly twenty-two birthdays under its belt, Tetris has been one of the greatest classical games of all time. A distinctive quality about Tetris is how easily modified it can be. Nearly every website on the Internet that offers games has its own version of Tetris. Consequently that is a big part of Tetris and its long successful run. It keeps attracting fans with new game modes and attractive game qualities. The perfect illustration of this idea is prevalent in Tetris DS by Nintendo. It offers six different game modes, each having their own individual objective. With a purchase of Tetris, I can guarantee that it will grab your attention and turn you into a falling block fiend.

Although the argument that Tetris is repetitive (after awhile) is compelling, Nintendo has found the key to keep you playing. Rather than bore the soul out of us, Nintendo has introduced six game modes of Tetris. The first being marathon mode; where the only objective is too beat the two hundred lines cleared maximum. When you finally do beat the game for the first time, you will be granted the option to have an “endless” flow of blocks allowing you to clear lines ‘till the cow come home. Then you have push mode, which allows you to battle the computer and clear blocks as fast as you can. This stacks up with gray blocks that rise underneath its current blocks. This makes it harder for the computer, because it has less room to work with. Followed by that is touch mode Tetris. In this mode you have too move blocks around so they fall into empty spaces and clear the lines. That allows the rest of the blocks to lower down and receive the chance to be cleared. Next, is puzzle mode in which you are given a scenario and must use only certain blocks to clear the puzzles.  With two hundred of these puzzles offered, you will be challenged over and over again. After the puzzles, you may want to try the missions. In mission mode you need to clear a certain amount of lines with a particular piece and will be pressed for time. If you cannot accomplish the task, you build up blocks underneath you making it difficult to complete. Last of all, is catch mode; which you must form four by four sets of blocks as they fall to make the “core” explode and earn loads of points. Furthermore, each style of game allows for loads of new uncharted combinations making the game much less repetitive. Plus when you want to pit your skills against friends or champs you can play up to ten players in either wireless or wi-fi multiplayer. With six different game modes and hundreds of different new goals to reach, there is no debate that you will keep playing Tetris for a long time. Plus you can go up against friends and foes in multiplayer modes that test your abilities against others.

In a long game like Tetris it’s important it has good and catchy music. Tetris has music from your favorite games from over the last twenty years. Music from Donkey Kong, Metroid and Mario are among the music that makes up this great lineup. Although no ways near state of the art graphics for a DS game, Tetris DS still has its Nintendo magic working for it. Every game you play is accompanied with a CPU controlled simulated level from other classic Nintendo games. Each mode perfectly captures the feel of the game they represent and while they aren’t state of the art, its eye catching enough to keep you interested.

Overall, Tetris is a game you may want to purchase. It has many new and fun modes that will keep you busy for a long while. It can be the classical style of Tetris or a new mode such as Push, Catch and Touch modes to name a few. Plus with its friendly presentation and family approved content, you can’t go wrong with this game. So buy it and see how good you think you are and then join the multiplayer servers and try to beat the best (keyword: try).