The true test of ergonomics returns
Another pretty special release has joined the Arcade Archives release, as publisher Hamster rolls out the intensely puzzling and bizarrely titledTetris The Absolute Grand Master 2 Plus— now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Developed by Arika and published by the last bastion of the coin-op, Psikyo,Tetris The Absolute Grand Master 2 Plus, (known in the community as simply “TGM2” or “TAP“), hit Japanese arcades in 2000, launched as a last-minute update to the original TGM2 board. Much like its predecessor,Tetris The Grand Master,TGM2is an expert-level iteration of Alexey Pajitnov’s classic block-busting puzzler, and tasks players with using adaptation and forward-thinking to manage a rapidly filling playfield of Tetrominos.
Check out a bout of TGM2 T.A. Death in the video below, courtesy of YouTuberMasterjun3.
TGM2retains the complex gameplay of its predecessor but adds a casual player-friendly “Normal” mode, as well as an evolved edition of “Master” mode, which features huge acceleration after level 500. Also part of the update is the incredibly challenging “T.A. Death” mode, which features fixes 20G gravity settings, as well as a consistently high speed from the get-go. It is considered one of the most difficult challenges inTetrishistory. The arrival ofTGM2, (and previouslyTGM), on the Arcade Archives plugs a gap that has been in the collections ofTetrisfans the world over for generations.
Well, at least in anofficialcapacity… Now get droppin’!
Tetris The Absolute Grand Master 2 Plusis available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
