<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
players	O
locally	O
,	O
and	O
supported	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
using	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
features	O
several	O
new	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
theme	O
styled	O
after	O
retro	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Cookie	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
upheld	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
portable	O
Tetris	B-Application
title	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
variant	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
Nintendo	O
theme	O
and	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
retro	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
sub-series	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
standard	O
,	O
default	O
mode	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
series	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
alternate	O
modes	O
that	O
provide	O
a	O
different	O
spin	O
on	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
standard	O
mode	O
plays	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
as	O
classic	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
move	O
clusters	O
of	O
different-shaped	O
tiles	O
(	O
tetrominos	O
)	O
,	O
manipulate	O
them	O
as	O
they	O
drop	O
by	O
spinning	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
place	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
pile	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
infinite	O
spin	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
initially	O
introduced	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Application
Worlds	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
piece	O
from	O
being	O
locked	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
continues	O
to	O
spin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Catch	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
themed	O
after	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
rotating	O
block	O
of	O
pieces	O
that	O
can	O
catch	O
other	O
falling	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
player-versus-player	O
basic	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
competition	O
Tetris	B-Application
with	O
unique	O
items	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
players	O
locally	O
,	O
and	O
Push	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
and	O
four-player	O
competitions	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
before	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
either	O
using	O
a	O
friend	O
code	O
or	O
searching	O
for	O
random	O
players	O
in	O
Worldwide	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
currently	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Application
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
Tetris	B-Application
game	O
were	O
licensed	O
by	O
The	O
Tetris	B-Application
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
an	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
Henk	O
Rogers	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
with	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
both	O
"	O
move	O
Tetris	B-Application
forward	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
make	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saying	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
"	O
complete	O
confidence	O
in	O
him	O
"	O
,	O
Rogers	O
confirmed	O
that	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
no	O
issues	O
combining	O
Nintendo	O
properties	O
and	O
characters	O
with	O
Tetris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogers	O
cited	O
Mission	O
and	O
Tower	O
modes	O
as	O
interesting	O
to	O
him	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
unlike	O
anything	O
done	O
before	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
infinite	O
spin	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
done	O
so	O
that	O
games	O
could	O
progress	O
to	O
faster	O
action	O
more	O
quickly	O
without	O
becoming	O
overly	O
difficult	O
,	O
since	O
people	O
had	O
less	O
time	O
to	O
play	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saying	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
a	O
sequel	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
not	O
necessary	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
solid	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
his	O
only	O
complaint	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
that	O
its	O
online	O
mode	O
was	O
"	O
uneven	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
matchmaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
The	O
Cutting	O
Room	O
Floor	O
discovered	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Tetris	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
also	O
entitled	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
late	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
prevented	O
from	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
March	O
2005	O
by	O
The	O
Tetris	B-Application
Company	O
,	O
causing	O
THQ	O
to	O
file	O
a	O
legal	O
complaint	O
against	O
the	O
company	O
alleging	O
a	O
breach	O
of	O
its	O
license	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
5/5	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
amazing	O
puzzle	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
 [ ... ] 	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
9.5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
may	O
not	O
love	O
all	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
will	O
love	O
much	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4Players	O
rated	O
it	O
90/100	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
next	O
to	O
Meteos	B-Application
the	O
most	O
important	O
puzzler	O
of	O
modern	O
times	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
close	O
to	O
going	O
platinum	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
800,000	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
continues	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
high	O
regard	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Tetris	B-Application
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
compared	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
Axis	I-Application
to	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
finding	O
the	O
latter	O
significantly	O
better	O
and	O
recommending	O
people	O
play	O
it	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2018	O
retrospective	O
,	O
John	O
Linneman	O
of	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
third-best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
Tetris	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Master	I-Application
3	I-Application
-	I-Application
Terror	I-Application
Instinct	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
portable	O
Tetris	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Donlan	O
,	O
also	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
stated	O
in	O
2020	O
that	O
his	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
"	O
largely	O
still	O
active	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
series	O
the	O
"	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
