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There are a few games that I have ploughed more time into than any others. These titles reflect a coming together of play mechanics that I enjoyed and points in my life where I had free time to invest enjoying them. There is one game however that has stayed with me through various phases of life. Expanding to fill hours when my days were long and empty, yet still able to slot into a spare five minutes when life had become more hectic. The game is Tetris, and most recently I have been playing Nintendo's latest incarnation, Tetris DS.

Sid Meier is often quoted regarding his stance towards an enjoyable game dynamic. For him, the player needs 'an understandable and enjoyable stream of decisions'. Reading a recent interview I was reminded again of the wisdom of this statement, proven not least by an impressive catalogue of well received games. However, I am not so sure it needed to keep him within the turn-based genre typical of the majority of his games. It is possible to deliver these decisions within a real-time interacting environment. This is something I have found Tetris excels at. The ever descending blocks provide the player with a steady stream of decision-encounters. Extended play uncovers ever increasing nuances to each decision. As the game develops one decision effects the other as the simple play mechanic takes hold. Each Tetris piece presents is own unique conundrum, a delicate balance between the immediate progression of completing lines, the deferred pleasure of creating possible lines in the future and ensuring your Tetris 'well' remains neat and tidy.
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