one of the best video games of all time, and that is not disputable, and while it does

有史以來最好的視頻遊戲之一，這是無可爭議的，雖然它不

have an interesting origin story, complete with “In Soviet Russia, Tetris plays you”

有一個有趣的起源故事，完整的 "在蘇聯，俄羅斯方塊玩你"

jokes, its recent installments haven’t had the same excitement. Now, that isn’t necessarily

笑話，它的最近幾期沒有同樣的興奮點。現在，這不一定是

a bad thing in itself. Game series like Pac-man and Frogger have lost a lot of their popularity

本身就是一件壞事。像《吃豆人》和《蛙人》這樣的遊戲系列已經失去了很多人氣

over the past ten years or so because the recent installments just haven’t been good

在過去的十幾年裡，因為最近幾期的作品都不怎麼樣。

games, but that isn’t the case with Tetris. Instead, the formula is just so perfect, it’s

遊戲，但俄羅斯方塊的情況並非如此。相反，這個公式太完美了，它是

hard to find a reason to go get a new one. Even so, today we have a fantastic version

很難找到一個理由去獲得一個新的。即使如此，今天我們有一個夢幻般的版本

of the game. This is Tetris Evolution for the Xbox 360.

的遊戲。這就是Xbox 360的俄羅斯方塊進化。

First off, let’s just take a look at that name, Evolution. Spoiler alert, this is not

首先，我們先來看看這個名字，進化。劇透一下，這不是

some super sophisticated or upgraded version of Tetris. No, it’s not called revolution,

一些超級複雜或升級版的俄羅斯方塊。不，這不叫革命。

but this does not feel like an evolved version of Tetris, either. It’s complete with a

但這也不像是一個進化版的俄羅斯方塊，。它完整地擁有一個

ton of different modes, you can play online or with some friends, but this is still really

噸的不同模式，你可以玩在線或與一些朋友，但這仍然是真正的。

just Tetris. The basic formula remains unchanged. But like I said before, there’s nothing

只是俄羅斯方塊。基本公式不變。但就像我之前說的那樣，沒有任何東西

wrong with that. This is one of only a few game series where I can really say that. A

錯的。這是僅有的幾個遊戲系列之一，我真的可以這樣說。A

lot of Tetris games get released, so it might be better just to call them Tetris and whatever

很多俄羅斯方塊遊戲得到釋放，所以它可能會更好，只是叫他們俄羅斯方塊和什麼的

year it is. Like sports games. It’d be a little more honest.

年是。像體育遊戲一樣。會更誠實一些。

But anyway, that’s kind of beside the point. If you want a good game of Tetris, well, you’ve

但無論如何，這都是題外話。如果你想玩好俄羅斯方塊遊戲，那麼，你就已經...

definitely found it. Not only does Tetris Evolution offer a wide variety of modes like

一定要找到它。俄羅斯方塊進化不僅提供了多種模式，如

Marathon, Score and Race, it features controls that feel like they were made for the 360,

馬拉松，得分和比賽，它的特點是控制，感覺他們是為360而生。

and I never thought I’d say that. Back in the day, the original Game Boy version of

而我從來沒有想過我會這麼說。當年，最初的Game Boy版本的遊戲機

Tetris that was so popular had just the A and B buttons and the d-pad. Did anyone think

當年風靡一時的俄羅斯方塊只有A、B鍵和D墊。有誰想過

there needed to be more? No, but Tetris Evolution feels incredibly fluid with the 360’s analog

需要更多嗎？不，但俄羅斯方塊進化感覺非常流暢，360的模擬量

sticks, buttons and triggers. It’s extremely rare to accidentally place a piece where you

杆、按鈕和觸發器。極少有不小心把一個零件放在你的

didn’t want to place it. The thing about Tetris Evolution, outside

不想放置。俄羅斯方塊進化的事情，外

of its name, that makes it so fun is that it doesn’t try to be anything other than

它的名字，使它如此有趣的是，它不試圖成為任何其他的東西，而不是

be a really good game of Tetris. Yes, you have the option to have modes that add in

是一個非常好的俄羅斯方塊遊戲。是的，你可以選擇有模式，添加在這裡。

different gameplay mechanics and have different goals, like taking out certain lines on the

不同的遊戲機制，有不同的目標，比如說幹掉某些線路上的。

board, but the game’s marathon mode is just like you remember Tetris, only more colorful.

棋盤，但遊戲的馬拉松模式就像你記憶中的俄羅斯方塊一樣，只是更加豐富多彩。

Hours can go by playing Tetris without you even realizing it, and for me especially,

玩俄羅斯方塊可以在不知不覺中度過幾個小時，對我來說更是如此。

that’s rare. I’m one to look at the clock a lot, just to see how much time I’ve spent

那是很難得的。我經常看錶，只是想看看我花了多少時間。

playing, but Tetris Evolution had me under its addictive charm.

玩，但俄羅斯方塊進化有我下其令人上癮的魅力。

Now like I just said, this is really just a more colorful game as far as visuals are

現在就像我剛才說的那樣，這其實只是一個更加豐富多彩的遊戲，至於視覺上的

concerned. It looks great on a big TV, and it’s easy to see which piece is coming next

關注。在大電視上看很好看，很容易就能看到下一個作品是哪一個。

by looking up top. The small visual effects the game uses are also great; very crisp,

由上往上看。遊戲使用的小視覺效果也很不錯；非常清晰。

but subtle. This is the way to make a classic game look new. Take notice.

但是，峚。這就是讓經典遊戲煥然一新的方法。請注意。

While Tetris Evolution isn’t a “must buy”, since its best elements have been around for

雖然俄羅斯方塊進化並不是 "必須購買"，因為它的最佳元素已經存在了很久。

decades, this is definitely a good choice for fans of the series. Just give yourself

幾十年，對於該系列的粉絲來說，這絕對是一個不錯的選擇。只要給自己

a big chunk of time to play it; you’ll be in front of your TV for a while.

大塊的時間去玩它；你會在電視前呆上一段時間。