| Tetris Friends | |
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| Developer(s) | Tetris Online, Inc. |
| Composer(s) | Brian DiLucente |
| Series | Tetris |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Release | 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Tetris Friends was an online Tetris game developed by Tetris Online, Inc. Registered users were able to compare their scores with their friends and with the entire community. It was the only official Flash implementation of Tetris made by the Tetris company itself. At the time, it was also the only official Tetris platform that had advertisements play before a match.[1][2] Tetris Friends had over a million registered users.[3]
Tetris Friends featured six single-player modes and five multiplayer modes. Playing any game mode gave a user Tokens. They could be used to unlock new skins and Tetrimino styles, although a premium "ruby" currency also existed. The version available on Facebook [known as Tetris Battle] only had four of the modes available on the official website and contained had no coin system, but featured a special mode.
All game modes except Tetris 1989 and N-Blox used the SRS rotational system, featured the hold function which allowed players to save a block for future use, and had a quad-Tetrimino preview that allows players to see the next few upcoming blocks.
Tetris Online, Inc ceased all operations on May 30, 2019. As such, Tetris Friends permanently shut down on that date.[4]
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- ^ John Gaudiosi. Tetris Friends Online Hits 1 Million Tetris lovers and casual Gamers Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine April 13, 2010. Accessed on April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Tetris Friends is no longer available". Tetris Friends. Retrieved 2019-06-03.