Are you sick of your wordsmith cousin Dwight constantly pulling out triple scores in Scrabble Free with nonsense like "Qi?" Do you also have a hardline stance against paying for Android games? EA wants to hook you up, announcing today that a free version of Tetris is launching on the Android Marketplace (the non-free version is $2.99).
Fear not, anti-microtransactionite, as the game is free due to ads, not because you'll be charged $1 for the ability to use straight pieces. And hey, Dwight won't be able to laugh in your face anymore, so there's that ... unless he's also a Tetris master. Blast!
Reader Comments (14)
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 12:19PM NukeAssault said
Tetris should always be free. Its practically a given right.
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 1:07PM Raffi256 said
Tetris is unplayable crap on touch devices though.
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 1:10PM kaiserspiegel said
Great. Can't download it in Brazil.
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 1:15PM Measlesopolis said
do something about this spam joystiq!
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 1:47PM Measlesopolis said
@Measlesopolis
also being someone who hates mobile games and loves tetris this works surprisingly well, I definitely would have done better sans touch controls, but I don't think they could've done any better with a touch screen. I made it to level 15 before it became a losing battle. Usually I make it to the max and the only thing that stops me is my eyes bleeding.
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also being someone who hates mobile games and loves tetris this works surprisingly well, I definitely would have done better sans touch controls, but I don't think they could've done any better with a touch screen. I made it to level 15 before it became a losing battle. Usually I make it to the max and the only thing that stops me is my eyes bleeding.
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 2:29PM Marco le Polo said
Downloading now. These touch controls might take some time to get used to, but I think eventually I will beat my 40 line time of 45 seconds and my marathon score of 990,000 >.<
Ok update: It's only Marathon and I think the levels are limited, which is lamerz eh.
Ok update: It's only Marathon and I think the levels are limited, which is lamerz eh.
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 2:45PM Marco le Polo said
@Marco le Polo
Verdict is in and touch controls suck.
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Verdict is in and touch controls suck.
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 4:51PM King Johngie the Fourth said
@Marco le Polo
How bad? I haven't played it yet, but I have on my Playbook (admittedly bigger screen) and it works beauifully...
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How bad? I haven't played it yet, but I have on my Playbook (admittedly bigger screen) and it works beauifully...
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 5:07PM Marco le Polo said
@King Johngie the Fourth
It isn't bad in the first couple levels, but eventually it gets to speeds where I can't slide a piece to the left or right before it hits the bottom. I'll get better, but it's just frustrating when something that you were able to do with ease before is now hard.
Maybe I'll look into that Adroit controller lol
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It isn't bad in the first couple levels, but eventually it gets to speeds where I can't slide a piece to the left or right before it hits the bottom. I'll get better, but it's just frustrating when something that you were able to do with ease before is now hard.
Maybe I'll look into that Adroit controller lol
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 3:20PM CaramelZappa said
Yeah I'm not even going to bother trying to play Tetris without a decent arcade stick or d-pad. There are some great touchscreen games out there, but games like this need to be played on the control methods they were meant for.
Posted: Aug 29th 2011 3:22PM Quakky said
Everyone:
Please be aware. Downloading this free version is like downloading a spyware. It's a game, yet this EA release asks for your GPS location, your contact information and your contacts, ability to call numbers without your consent. It's a Tetris game EA. Origin on mobile anyone?
Please be aware. Downloading this free version is like downloading a spyware. It's a game, yet this EA release asks for your GPS location, your contact information and your contacts, ability to call numbers without your consent. It's a Tetris game EA. Origin on mobile anyone?







