''Tetris Evolution'' is a video game based on

Tetris ''Tetris'' () is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. In ''Tetris'', falling tetromino shapes must be neatly sorted into a pile; once a horizontal line of the game board is filled in, it disa ...

. It was released in 2007 by

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for the

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. It was THQ's fourth and last ''Tetris'' game after ''

Tetris Worlds ''Tetris Worlds'' is a version of the video game ''Tetris''. Originally released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance, it was later released for Xbox (console), Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 in 2002. In 2003, an Xbox Live versi ...

'', '' Tetris Advance'' and '' Tetris Elements''. It has a rating of 52/100 at Metacritic. Many criticised it for its lack of innovation, limited game modes and high price. GameSpot gave the game a 6.6/10 saying "The single-player and multiplayer options are solid yet predictable, and the game's got all the personality of a screensaver. If 22 years of Tetris have left you tired of the formula, Tetris Evolution will do very little to reignite your passion for this classic Russian mind-bender.

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