When did Tetris Evolution come out?

Tetris Evolution was released on 19 March 2007 for Xbox 360.

Tetris Evolution (2007) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Tetris Evolution

In Tetris Evolution, players enjoy not only traditional Tetris gameplay but numerous new modes including "Go Low" and "Eraser" for both single and multiplayer. The multiplayer mode not only allows for up to…

47 19 March 2007

What Tetris Evolution is

Tetris Evolution is a puzzle game developed by Mass Media Inc and released in 2007. It was published by THQ. It is available on Xbox 360 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Tetris Evolution, players enjoy not only traditional Tetris gameplay but numerous new modes including "Go Low" and "Eraser" for both single and multiplayer. The multiplayer mode not only allows for up to four players on a single console, but players can now compete with up to four players via the Xbox Live online entertainment service.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Tetris series

Tetris Evolution is the 91st of 145 entries we hold in the Tetris series. The next entry was Tetris Online in 2007. Its critic score of 47 is 22 points below the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Tetris Effect: Connected at 89.

See all 145 Tetris games in release order →

How it was received

Tetris Evolution holds a critic score of 47 out of 100. That places it above 5% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 17 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Tetris Evolution launched on 19 March 2007, within three weeks of God of War II, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and Peggle. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: God of War II, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Peggle.

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