Ratalaika Games has announced Tetra's Escape for Nintendo Switch, a puzzle-platformer developed by ABX Games.
As you can probably tell from the video above, this game is all about blocks. It's down to you, as the player, to do everything you can to save them, making use of their special abilities. Through shape-shifting, your tetra blocks can turn into different tetrominoes - forming those classic Tetris shapes we've all come to know and love - before being used to fill holes and master puzzles in an attempt to reach the portal on the other side of the level.
Your blocks can take a variety of different shapes, paving the way for your characters to move around each level. In the trailer, we see blocks being used to create staircases that help you to reach the end goal; it seems like a rather relaxing puzzle adventure that could be a lovely little way to pass the time. Here are some features for you to cast your eyes over:
FEATURES:
- 7 hours’ worth of content, which includes 64 levels to beat
- Increasing difficulty
- Conventional 3 star system with Bonus Trophy
- Explanatory images to walk you through Tetra’s abilities, which includes: Block Jumps, rotations, mirror effects, transformations, bombs for undoing transformations and more!
- Original Soundtrack by Levi Bond
Exact release information is yet to be revealed, with more details promised to be shared closer to launch.
Do you think this little puzzler could end up being downloaded to your Switch? Let us know your initial thoughts with a comment below.
Comments 22
Add Tetra from the Wind Waker and I'll buy it
Oh man! Day one purchase for me!!
Looks a bit... bland, but the concept is cool!
The name is so close to Tetris I am surprised this isn't being hit with a cease and desist.
So it's a Tetris platformer?
Looks kinda boring and simple to be honest, I would much rather play some actual Tetris.
That didn't look like you were saving them all.
The aesthetic and gameplay reminds me of cross between Kirby and BoxBoy a bit.
Interesting game. I am almost ready to buy. Think I will need a review first though.
A kinda interesting concept. I think with a Nintendo-like level of polish and graphical/visual presentation it could have been something potential pretty special. But it suffers from having a bit of a bit too much of a "Unity" indie-game look to it for me personally, unfortunately. Still, cool way to use the Tetronimoes in a platformer.
@wollywoo Tetronimoes are not owned or copyrighted by Nintendo, so it should be perfectly fair game to use something with that word or similar, so long as you're not using Tetris.
It looks like fun to me, but I'm a sucker for puzzle platformers.
@impurekind Sure, but what I would consider to be fair use is not always considered fair use by the IP owner. e.g., remember Bethesda threatening Mojang because of the word "scrolls". (also, Nintendo doesn't own the Tetris name either. I believe The Tetris Company does.)
@impurekind However I am not a lawyer so I am probably completely wrong about everything
I saw the title and thought it would be [removed]. Actually seems really fun
so.....Boxboy?
meh
You had me at ‘puzzle’.
This is genious!!! I am not so puzzles looked too much for me.
"increasing difficulty" is a key feature that they felt the need to mention? That's about as standard in video games about as it can possibly get!
Like a cross between Tetris and Lemmings ... sounds good to me
@JayJ said "Looks kinda boring and simple to be honest, I would much rather play some actual Tetris."
because tetris is not boring? 😁
For a few quid, for the seven hours of game play is something I would consider for the 3ds, but this is not what the Switch was designed for: it is what it has become.
You can solve the various puzzles juts to establish the good sense among you. Most of us are using best dissertations review that can bring the common updates in ideas.
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