

Emily Holmes have shown in two independent studies that playing TETRIS boosts cognitive functions and has the ability to reduce traumatic memories. TETRIS was also the first video game to be considered good for brain activity Dr. TETRIS has long been a gaming experience that both newcomers and veteran players have been able to embrace and through it’s almost addictive gameplay it has helped to convert millions of people from casual gamers into regular gamers.


By taking blocks, known as Tetriminos, and flipping them to fit into the correct spaces players can clear each round and move onto the next. One of the best things about TETRIS is that it does not require a high level of skill to play, at least in the initial stages. Porting the popular TETRIS brand for usage on cell phones and other similar devices has been extremely popular, as over 100 million copies of the application have been purchased, besting the approximately 70 million in sales that every other version of TETRIS combined has made. TETRIS is a classic puzzle video game which has been available in one format or another since its original designer, Alexey Pajitnov, released it in the Soviet Union in 1984. This is to avoid having to rotate the block and missing the column where you want your block landing. There is also a new gameplay mode called one-touch where you aim and tap on the landing spot of the falling brick, instead of tapping to rotate them. You’re also able to buy T-Coins via in-app purchases. The newly released version of TETRIS tracks your lifetime stats for the game and now requires a membership fee ($2.99 monthly or $29.99 annually) if you want all of its features. TETRIS for iPhone and iPad has been redesigned and repurposed by EA, allowing them to try out the freemium genre of mobile games, bringing with it a few unfamiliar paid features.
