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Tris 0.6

Brooke — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:40:59 +0000

Version 0.6 of Tris is the one I have been waiting for!! When you first open the app you will notice the the menu has changed a little…Resume has been removed as an options leaving; new game, high scores and about. The game is played the same as in the previous update…tap to rotate the block and drag it where you want it. However…here comes the best part…it now actual ends the game when you reach the top!! Once the block have touched the top it will bring up a screen with your score and a place to enter your name. Once you have entered your name just tap return on the keyboard. Now you will see your High Scores list! To get back to the main menu so you can play again…just tap the screen. Very cool update! It does feel like the game plays better too…but, maybe that is just my imagination! Tris is available through the BigBoss source. Below are the screenshots.

Tris 0.5

Brooke — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:06:40 +0000

Version 0.5 of Tris does make some improvements to the play of the game. You now change the the block rotation by tapping on the screen instead of swiping your finger up or down. This makes it MUCH easier to change the rotation of the block. To move the blocks left or right you no longer have to swipe left to move it left or right to move it right…you have full control over the block…just tap and drag it where ever you would like it. This is really cool except you can move the block back up too. So, it kind defeats the purpose of falling blocks but, if you are like me and Tetris used to frustrate you to know end because you could not change the blocks how you wanted them fast enough…you might like this game!! If your block is not changed the way you want it yet…just drag it back up! Also, the game still continues to go after the blocks have reached the top. So, this app still has some improvements to make…but, it is getting there. Tris is available through the BigBoss source. Below are the screenshots.

Tris 0.4 – Now available in the Installer

Brooke — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:45:53 +0000

Tris has been added to the Installer.app…it is available through the iSpazio source. The game looks and plays exactly the same, even the icon stayed the same…just an easier way to install it (through the Installer instead of manually). See THIS post for more info about the actual app itself. Below are the screenshots.

Tris 0.4

Sahil — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:31:16 +0000

Tris is another tetris game. The main question is if this is better then Tetris!. When you open the application you are given four choices: “resume”, “new game”, “high scores”, and “about”. Tapping “resume” resumes your game from the last time you stopped playing. Tapping “new game” starts a new game, tapping “high scores” apparently does nothing, and tapping “about” gives you the credits. The interface is amazing. It is clean, sharp, and simply beautiful. Just going from menu to menu, there is a fade affect. During the game the pieces move smoothly in all directions. There are little details like a glowing shine between the block’s cracks, which goes away once they fall to the bottom. The interface and the graphics were very well made. The game uses your fingers to control the blocks. Swiping left moves the block left, and swiping right makes it go to the right. Double-tapping the screen makes the block go automatically to the bottom. The downfall of the game comes when rotating the block. In order to rotate the block you are supposed to swipe up or down. If you do that the block will spin to much and land on something you do not want. The only way to get a good rotate is to slowly ease your finger upwards. This is a problem because you have to be fast when placing these blocks. Another problem is that you cannot lose. Once your blocks reach the top, nothing happens. No “game over”, nothing. Blocks just keep on coming. Tris would have knocked Tetris! out of the park, but the game mechanics need to be fixed and the major glitch needs to be fixed. It is still in it’s early stages, so the game still has hope. I hope the developer adds a working high score table, and a hold piece function. ~~Apparently this game has no source~~. You can download it HERE and SSH it into the main /Applications folder on your Ipod/iPhone. Don’t forget to change the permissions to 0755.

UPDATE: This app is now available in the Installer through the iSpazio source.