e@ - 9 e0_.8 10d_ 8 7 @_ 9 308 o~e ee ~e 90 ~ Hee ene “Ye > 700 Pp _ ~—~ “8 ee e8 oer @._@er..@-__ @at_ ~_@nt_8@-__ O06 ~6-—_@ @0 or aeee ere Ore eer eer (eo Having New Fun With Classic Games (NAPSA)—This year, a number of classic games have gotten “face lifts.” Many gaming favorites have been given new looks, rules or capabilities—and a growing number of people who play “holiday gift givers” have used the new versions to help maketheir gift giv- ing more fun. For example, the classic video game, “Tetris,” has a new version from THQ called Tetris Worlds. The object of the original game is to position the falling pieces— called “Tetraminoes”—across the bottom of a rectangularpit. The Tetraminoes must be rotated as they fall and positioned across the bottom, leaving no spaces. When an entire horizontal line fills with blocks, the line clears from the screen and the Tetraminoes continue to stack higher and higher. If the stack reaches the top of the screen, the gameis over. Since its creation more than ten years ago, the game has become a favorite in many gaming circles and is the world’s best-selling licensed electronic game. This version of the game, available for Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2 and PC, provides a Giving newversionsof favorite gamescan be a great way to have holiday fun. few distinct variations on the old favorite. The new version “transports” players to a universe where Tetris is played differently on different planets. Players can test their block-dropping skills in the most popular version of the game, or exciting new versions with different rules and strategies. The new version also features multiplayer capabilities that let fans compete directly against one another. For more information, visit www.thq.com.
