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I'm old enough that I can remember when the original Tetris came out. I've accumulated many games from the year 1989 over the years, but that one remains near the top of my favorites from that year to this day. (I do keep a top five favorites list for each release year.) It really was revolutionary in its own simple way! There have been many sequels and spin-offs over the years that have attempted to replicate the magic of the original, but I can honestly say that, for me anyway, this is the first one that might the potential to actually do so. I LOVE the idea of an atmosphere-driven Tetris game! Yeah, I know it's a hook, but sometimes when you find the RIGHT hook for a particular franchise, like with Space Invaders Frenzy, it really can bring back the magic of the original for you, perhaps more strongly than just replaying the original even. And I think the addition of strong atmosphere could well be the right hook for the Tetris franchise.