<s>
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
2	O
,	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
but	O
these	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
Mode	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
Tetris	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
addition	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Puzzle	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1996	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Blue	O
Planet	O
Software	O
giving	O
Jaleco	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
publish	O
Tetris	B-Device
games	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
budget	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Tetris	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
generally	O
unenthusiastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
editor	O
Peter	O
Criscuola	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
feeble	O
attempt	O
at	O
reviving	O
a	O
legend	O
"	O
,	O
GamePros	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
poor	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Device
library	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Stephen	O
Fulljames	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
as	O
"	O
certainly	O
nothing	O
to	O
get	O
excited	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
were	O
more	O
positive	O
than	O
most	O
,	O
with	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
deeming	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
package	O
for	O
even	O
a	O
part-time	O
Tetris	B-Device
fan	O
"	O
and	O
Sushi-X	O
"	O
a	O
rewarding	O
title	O
with	O
multiple	O
levels	O
of	O
fun	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
classic	O
challenge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Puzzle	O
Mode	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
disapproval	O
for	O
various	O
reasons	O
:	O
Criscuola	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
Fulljames	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
frustratingly	O
hard	O
,	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
said	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
differ	O
enough	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
said	O
it	O
simply	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
appealing	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
frequent	O
criticisms	O
were	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
subpar	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
modes	O
are	O
more	O
difficult	O
and	O
counterintuitive	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Allgame	O
editor	O
Jon	O
Thompson	O
called	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
"	O
boring	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
