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A portable Tetris Attack

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 41 / 44
Date: November 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game hasn't come out yet, but I'm already anticipating it. The little-known Tetris Attack, an addictive puzzle game which came out on the Super Nintendo and Gameboy, is redone in this version with a Pokemon theme (the original reflected the style of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island). Tetris Attack's rerelease and restyling is wonderful; now, a great, cherished game is finally available again in stores and, because of its pocket monster franchise appeal, will finally sell a lot of copies and be appreciated by a wider audience. Not to mention that the colorization will provide more easy viewing of pieces on the tiny Gameboy screen, which will quicken your reaction time--no more wondering if the block has a star or a triangle on it. This will be great when the blocks start coming faster and faster--and you need all the time you can get.

To roughly describe the game, you try to arrange 3 blocks of the same color vertically or horizontally. Once you do, they disappear. There is an onscreen cursor which can switch two blocks that are next to each other--but only horizontally. By clever positioning, you can even create chains (having one set of similar blocks disappear, causing another set to disappear) or a combo (having more than 3 blocks disappear at a single time, the maximum being 10). As you are doing this the stack of blocks will slowly rise from the bottom and the speed of the stack's rising steadily increases. If your block stack touches the top of the screen, your game is over. There's also more fun if you play the game with a friend (if this game is link-compatible, as it most likely will be) because the more chains or combos you get, the more "garbage" or stacks of blocks you can send over to your friend.

Last but not least, is the Pokemon theme. Though it doesn't affect gameplay, if you have and enjoy any of the Pokemon RPGs for Gameboy, it will be nice to see such Pokecuties like Chikorita and Pichu festooning the screen. And, even if you don't like Pokemon (gasp) there's enough addictive puzzle fun for everybody.

A Positively-Pokemon Puzzler!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: May 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Hey, it's Tetris Attack, the greatest puzzle game of all time--in Pokemon wallpaper! A treat for Pokemon fans, a treat for puzzle game funs--one of the best games on the GameBoy color. The colors are brilliant, the control is tight, and there are many modes of play. Nearly infinite hours of gameplay and replay. I love this version more than my N64 version because it includes Gold/Siver Pokemon like Pichu and Togepi and I can take it with me anywhere. A must-buy for Pokemon fans and Puzzle game fans.

This game ROCKS the WORLD of pokemon!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: March 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks! I play it all the time. You start the game with three pokemon,Chikorita,Totodile and Cyndaquil.You can "earn" other pokemon like Marill and Pikachu by doing special things in the game. There are 5 functions in PPC; Marathon,where you play until your stack reaches the top; Challenge where you battle the Gym Leaders of the Johto; Line Clear where you try to clear all the blocks above a line; Puzzle where you try to clear all the blocks in a certain amount of moves and Garbage which is just like Marathon only garbage falls from the top of the screen. Trust me, buy this game and you won't regret it!!!

Way too hard, regardless of difficulty!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 13 / 27
Date: December 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is too hard to conquer, because when you try to solve the puzzles with your quick wits, the opponent will keep attacking you, over and over. It makes me both angry and sick, because you have no choice but to keep on dying! If you want to play puzzle games, I recommend Arkanoid, Buster Bros. and Jack Brothers. This game is not worth playing!

finally, a game I can play!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

We had purchased the Gameboy Advance a year ago, along with Mario, F-Zero and a few other titles. Those games just about killed the fun of the GBA machine. My 6 year old could never advance far enough and then I couldn't get her past the stages, so the GBA didn't get much use. Then I bought this game and some others for an upcoming trip and this game, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge is a winner. No getting stuck on a spot and then getting killed and having to start over. The variety on this Pokemon game is great and I really enjoy it. It looked great on the GBA system also. We also purchased the Puyo Pop, and although it is kind of similar in idea, it was a game my daughter liked and has stuck with. That one is a little harder to learn, but when it clicks, it is an easy concept and by changing the levels of difficulty, you can suit it to your own level(I live on the EASY level!). Even if you aren't into Pokemon, this is a fine game. I ignore the pokemon figures, much to my daughters dismay, and it has no effect on gameplay.

ADDICTIVE!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game will steal your soul. I'm not kidding. I turned it on once, planning to only play for a few minutes, and ended up glued to the spot (possibly drooling) for the remainder of the day. I might have fossilized if it hadn't been time for dinner.

But there's a downside as well. It's very hard. My 11-year-old sister, a much more rabid Pokemon fan than myself, has informed me of the different ways to play the game so as to win the "extra Pokemon" (Sentret, Marrill, etc.) but it is almost impossible to do so. I have had the game for over a year and have still not managed to win Sentret. Still, it's not as if I'm going to stop trying. (Read: it's not as if I CAN stop trying.) :-)

Ow, My Fingers!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is, to say the least, Addictive With A Capital "A".
It might seem hard when you start playing (I know it was for me; I got stuck at one point in Easy Mode the first time around), but it becomes much much easier over time. However, I've had it for give or take a few years and bits of it still escape me (i.e. how to get Sentret, how to beat the thing in less than 25 seconds, etc. etc.). Oh well, I expect I'll figure those bits out too.
One more thing: do NOT play this at night if you can't sleep. I did this once, and for about two days afterwards, whenever I stared at the wall, I saw puzzle designs. True story.
And you will probably like this game if you like Tetris.

Fun even if you hate pokemon!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Graphics: 9.5/10- everything looks great, but there's not much to screw up when you just have colorful boxes.
Sound: 8/10-the music wasn't that bad...but the pokemon noises got annoying after a while.
Control: 10/10- super easy to learn
Replay value: 10/10- ENDLESS FUN
Over all: 9.5/10- super game...buy it

This is a great puzzle game, and i can see it as a future classic. Personally, i don't like pokemon, but this puzzle game is SO fun I forgot it had anything to do with pokemon(dont ask me how I managed that). One thing that got to me was the sounds the pokemon make when you do special moves...these get quite irritating after a while. BUT, in the options menu you can turn off the pokemon sounds without turning off all the other sounds, or if you hate all the sounds that would be why you have a volume control ^_~. Overall, this game is a must have filled with endless funn...BUY IT!!!

Addictive and fun! A very well designed game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As an adult (29 years old) I usually shy away from anything Pokemon, but when I saw my nephew playing this I decided to give it a shot. Now I can't put it down! It's a game that's very similar to Tetris only in this game you try to line up colors. This game is very well programmed and polished. The neatest thing about it is how you can totally ignore all the cutesy Pokemon stuff if you want to and just play the game. This makes it great for kids and adults!

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a very addictive game. I love it and hate to put it down. If you hate puzzle games like tetris(like me) I am sure this will be one you will like!

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