'Tetris Beat' Now Available on Apple Arcade

[Shirasaki]

This game is trash. Deleted after 2 min gameplay. Now that it is in Apple Arcade though…

I start to wonder will iOS gaming market being segregated into either freemium game (incompatible monetisation model with Apple Arcade) or Apple Arcade only? That’s pretty sad for me playing iOS games that either need to shell out thousands for a decent experience or I’ll have no game to play on iOS.

 

[Echo Three]

Played it, deleted it. It’s terrible.

The music is AWFUL. No reason to play it.

 

[Starscape]

Yawn. Call me when some AAA titles are on it Apple. Then maybe I'll think about subbing

Same reason I unsubbed. There are games on Apple Arcade but in my opinion, nothing really compelling outside of maybe Oceanhorn. I’m still waiting for some huge release that might justify the cost, but nope.

 

[Donoban]

"Highly anticipated game Tetris Beat..."

ORLY?

Let's see if there's coverage on IGN. Hmm, Maybe Polygon? Huh. Kotaku? No... well, longshot, but maybe PC Gamer? They cover a lot of mobile games too. Nothing! Oh, I know, there must be some people on Twitch streaming themselves playing this game as it launches! ...

Could it be a paid ad/post?

 

[Donoban]

The music is AWFUL. No reason to play it.

Agreed - terrible game.

 

[cateye]

Could it be a paid ad/post?

I doubt that. One does what one has to to keep the lights on, but I respect MR enough to know they would label a sponsored post accordingly.

However, MacRumors does have this weird editorial bent to stories about Apple Arcade releases. This isn't the first time they've used phrases like "highly anticipated" or "exciting" or "must-have" to describe a dubious release like this game. I get this is an Apple fan site, so one expects their editorial goals to skew positive and I have zero problem with that, but there's a balance point where things like calling this bloated, buggy castoff "highly anticipated" comes across as deeply tone deaf and just parroting a press release. There's being a fan, and then there's being subservient.

 

[beanbaguk]

Played it, deleted it. It’s terrible.

Agreed. It’s garbage. I’ll continue playing Tetris on my Gameboy….You can never beat a classic….

 

[star-affinity]

Same reason I unsubbed. There are games on Apple Arcade but in my opinion, nothing really compelling outside of maybe Oceanhorn. I’m still waiting for some huge release that might justify the cost, but nope.

You forgot Cat Quest II.

Cat Quest II on Steam

Open-world action-RPG in a fantasy realm of cats and dogs. Sequel to the award-winning original, CAT QUEST II lets you play solo or with a friend, as both a cat and dog! Quest in a world filled with magic, defeat monsters and collect loot in a catventure like never before!

store.steampowered.com

Looks and plays really well (seems to be using Metal on Apple platforms) even on an iPad 2 Air. And there are a bunch of others. Crossy Castle is one example.

 

[AppleFan1179]

No landscape mode support on iPad, controller support is terribly laggy, tutorial an unskippable annoying mess, touch controls will always be garbage. Being a huge fan of Tetris effect, this is a big disappointment.

 

[tooloud10]

I was really looking forward to this and downloaded it to my iPad. Immediately hated the tutorial and only made it halfway through before giving up on the game altogether.

Even worse, it doesn't work in landscape mode. It's amazing to me that an Apple-sponsored game can't be played properly on an Apple iPad Pro with an Apple Magic Keyboard connected.

 

[JUiCEJamie]

Bring back Tap Tap Revenge I say!!!!