Aug 14

Tetris Game For Free!

One of the first handheld games I have ever seen and played with, although not exactly the first one, was some Chinese made Tetris. That was happening almost two decades ago, and I was really disappointed yesterday to see one on sale for about $2. No, it wasn't on eBay, and it wasn't a used one, only that...they only go for more & cheaper these days, quality is being left behind. Just look at all those iPhone 3G problems, and you'll get the idea. Anyway, since I mentioned Tetris and the iPhone, we already got our subject - a Tetris game for free, obviously running on Apple's iPhone!

Tetris fans everywhere, welcome Tris, formerly only available to jailbroken iPhones, a game that just arrived at the App Store! Unfortunately, it won't do things jailbroken apps will, but since it's free, there's no such big difference.

After all, I am sure there are a lot of people who won't jailbreak their iPhone in a thousand years, so having this Tetris game for free is a great thing for them. Even more, the game looks great, and for those into iPhone programming, it's worth mentioning the fact that it's open source, too.

To move the falling pieces, simply swipe left or right, and tap the screen to make the block rotate. To accelerate the fall of a certain piece, swipe down, and - I would really enjoyed this feature on my old Tetris handheld, I am sure of that - swipe up if a piece is falling to fast. Apart from just playing Tetris, this game also allows you to compare your best score with the best players around the world, and if you suddenly get a call while playing, Tris will automatically save the game for you. Sweet!

Since this game is open source and free, as I was saying earlier, I think you can spare a few minutes and give Tris a try. If you don't feel the same, maybe you're looking to download free computer games... After all, we're talking about a Tetris game for free here, not Solitaire or Blackjack!