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==Reception== {{Video game reviews | EGM = 8.25/10 (SNES)<ref name=EGM86/> | rev1 = ''Honest Gamers'' | rev1Score = 9/10 (SNES)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honestgamers.com/1776/snes/tetris-attack/review.html|title=Tetris Attack (SNES) review|website=Honest Gamers|date=2004-01-13|access-date=2018-01-10|archive-date=2018-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111165031/http://www.honestgamers.com/1776/snes/tetris-attack/review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | Allgame = 4.5/5 (SNES)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12485&tab=review|title=Tetris Attack Allgame SNES Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114212633/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12485&tab=review|archive-date=2014-11-14}}</ref> }} ''Tetris Attack'' was met with very positive reviews, earning a 90% average rating on [[GameRankings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588787-tetris-attack/index.html|title=Tetris Attack for Super Nintendo|website=[[GameRankings]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=2018-01-10|archive-date=2017-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108095330/http://www.gamerankings.com/snes/588787-tetris-attack/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The four reviewers of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave it an 8.25 out of 10, lauding the addictive gameplay, colorful and cartoony graphics, use of Mario characters in the North American localization, and two-player mode.<ref name=EGM86>{{cite magazine|title=Review Crew: Tetris Attack|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=86|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=September 1996|page=28}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' gave it a perfect 5 out of 5 in graphics, control and FunFactor, and a 4.5 out of 5 in sound. The reviewer commented that it has "a gentler, slower style of gameplay that requires learning some easy new controls, but this game's no less addicting than the original ''Tetris''."<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Doctor Devon|title=ProReview: Tetris Attack|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=98|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=November 1996|page=130}}</ref> ''[[GameSpot]]'' called it "absolutely brilliant".<ref>{{cite web|author=Cameron Davis|date=2012-02-02|title=Tetris Attack Review|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tetris-attack-review/1100-2537198/|access-date=2018-01-10|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref> ''GamePro'' gave the Game Boy version a brief positive review, saying it "updates the age-old ''Tetris'' concept by inverting the basic action".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tetris Attack |magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=100|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |date=January 1997|page=44}}</ref> ===Accolades=== ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' editors named ''Tetris Attack'' Super NES Game of the Year, Hand-Held Game of the Year, and Puzzle Game of the Year, commenting that "[T]he simple premise makes it a game of mass appeal; its depth makes it a hardcore gamer's delight."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Best of '96|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=92|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=March 1997|pages=86}}</ref> In 1997 ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' editors ranked the Super NES version the 16th best console video game of all time. They cited its accessibility and addictive quality, confessing that their boss had confiscated the office copy of the game because of how much time they spent playing it.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=148}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article (on page 100) explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref> ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' listed it 87th on their list of "The 100 best games of all time", stating "you haven't lived until you've played ''Tetris Attack'' two-player and dropped an immensely satisfying five-line garbage block on your opponent."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-100-best-games-of-all-time/a-20110330182119708031/p-2|title=The 100 best games of all time|website=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=2011-03-31|access-date=2011-04-14|archive-date=2012-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014091937/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]'' featured it on its own best games of all-time list at 96 and called it one of the most addictive puzzle games made.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Jeff Cork|title=Game Informer's Top 100 Games Of All Time (Circa Issue 100)|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119071214/http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/11/16/game-informer-s-top-100-games-of-all-time-circa-issue-100.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=November 19, 2009|magazine=[[Game Informer]] |date=2009-11-16|access-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' listed the game #64 on its "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Knight|first=Rich|date=April 30, 2018|title=The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Complex|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109005057/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/the-100-best-super-nintendo-games/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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