Tetris

2 - Tetris

Year: 1984
Platform(s): Various
Designer(s): Alexey Pazhitnov
Developer: Alexey Pazhitnov
Publisher: Various

"Bending the random nature of the blocks to your will is intensely satisfying,‭ ‬but it’s a feeling that’s sublimely countered by the fear that it’s all about to go wrong.‭ ‬And when it does,‭ ‬you only chastise yourself.‭ Don’t forget,‭ ‬however,‭ ‬that all the while,‭ ‬Tetris‭’ ‬score system is subtly prompting risk-taking,‭ ‬impelling you to build perilous block-wide chasms ripe for pulling off Tetrises.‭ ‬For all that Tetris seems to tell you that you’re the one playing and the one that is,‭ ‬or should be,‭ ‬in control,‭ ‬all the while the game is playing you. Its skill at levering human compulsions reveals Tetris‭’ ‬true nature and genius,‭ ‬its abstract four-square blocks showing videogames‭’ ‬potential to sway behaviour and drive emotion.‭" - Edge

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