Tetris Splash

The game is named after the aquarium-styled theme of the game. Released on the Xbox Live Arcade on October 3, 2007. It received mixed reviews from critics.

• Title — Tetris Splash • Developer — Tetris Online, Inc. • Publisher — Microsoft Game Studios • Series — Tetris • Released — October 3, 2007 • Genre — Puzzle • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Xbox 360 • Composer — Brian DiLucente

The game is typical Tetris gameplay, with support for up to six players in online multiplayer, and up to four players in same-machine multiplayer. Multiplayer includes team play as well (i.e. 3 teams of 2, designated "Red", "Green" and "Blue" teams.) Gameplay follows the trend of rewarding T-Spins, but also adds a new element of combos, where multiple consecutive pieces each clear lines with no "non-line clearing" pieces in between.

There are several game modes available.

• Marathon: Similar to Classic Tetris game play. Goes up to level 15. • 40 Lines: Clear 40 lines as fast as possible. Known as "Sprint" in many other official releases.

• Same machine: Up to four players. Last survivor wins. • Online ranked: Six player free-for-all, playing for TrueSkill ranking. • Online unranked: Allows customization, including Team Mode, in which teams play against each other, instead of free-for-all.

The game also includes an aquarium screensaver, which the user can personalize. Initially, the game comes with the option to make the tank a fresh water or salt water tank. Only two types of fish come with the main game: goldfish (for the fresh water tank) and clownfish (for the salt water tank). On first day of release, nine downloadable fish bundles were offered, which included Marine Angelfish, Guppy, Triggerfish, Tetra, Tang, Discus, Butterflyfish, Arowana, and Angelfish to add to the tank. Four decor packs were also offered, which included a Scuba theme, a Pirate theme, a Graveyard theme, and an Atlantis theme to add objects to the tank.