Burger Tetris is a fun return to the game classics. The formatting, colors, and controls are reminiscent of classic Tetris game mechanics. Like the original, the way that the game is formatted so that the main controls and scoring are always present on the screen. Block colors cycle through a set array of colors, and randomly change through out playing. There is no goal to work towards, simply to play and have fun in the mindless stacking of blocks and collection of points. There is no uncertainty, mystery or narrative, it is a reliable game for someone to play and have fun.
I apart from this, I would have loved to have seen the mechanic of Tetris being taken further than the classic version that it is. For example, I do wonder why its titled “Burger Tetris,” and what this means. Adding some other imagery or rewards for reaching a certain score would have been an improvement upon the original. Like, if the player had reached a certain score amount, increasing the speed at which the blocks fell; Or similarly, displaying an image or other after reaching a certain score, but something all together that builds off of the original.
However, there is some room for improvement here; In my initial play through It was not apparent right away which key allowed for the player to speed up the rate at which blocks fell. In the game it is labeled “_” rather than being the down arrow that it is. It was also unlabeled how to turn the Tetris blocks, of which I learned through trial and error. Having the arrow keys and turning of the blocks clearly laid out from the beginning would be conducive for newer players that would be unfamiliar with the game mechanics. Concerning the use of arrow keys to move the blocks downward, I also ran into the problem where my browser would scroll down while playing and pressing the down arrow. I think having the game be played in full screen or using other keys would fix this.
All in all, the game accomplishes what it set out to do and is a fun interactive game to play. I would be interested to see where this game could be taken even further than where it is now.