Planaris 2+

tetris is a young man's game. gotta think fast, be on your toes, react quickly. at first I thought [b]planaris 2+[/b] would be the same, but turns out it's not. well, not entirely, and there's nothing wrong with that, quite the contrary. you get a grid and have to place various shapes on it so that they form horizontal or vertical lines and disappear, but in the campaign there's no timer, so you can take as long as you want to figure out your next move, and there's not one, but two upcoming pieces, and you can decide which one appears after placing the one you're holding. there's even a pocket to save a shape for later, or as a last chance when you run out of moves. you'd think that with all these thrown in, the whole thing is a cakewalk. well, think again. levels come in various shapes and sizes, as do the pieces themselves, of course, so getting enough points to unlock the next level can take several attempts, not to mention reaching mastery, which is more or less double the regula...

I usually don't write reviews of games on steam - but here goes: Planaris 2+ comes with a slick minimalistic presentation and relaxing puzzlesolving perfect for both short bursts of play or longer sessions if you have the time to spend. The objective of the game is to fill areas on a grid with polymino shapes to score points. The concept is simple to grasp and easy get into, but the player has to take into concideration the shape of the grid as well as the risk of having certain spots on the grid risk getting locked out until adjacent lines of the locked position gets cleared. On top of that there are bonuses that offer the potential of clearing additional blocks if triggered correctly. All meshed together the concepts make up for addictive gameplay that is easy to get into but also adds enough depth to keep the player engaged and adapting strategies for a long time if this type of gameplay tick your boxes. So why doesn't this game have more reviews? Sadly Planaris 2+ has a few dis...

An interesting variation on the tetris idea. It's pretty fun but could also get addictive if you are prone to playing tetris. solitaire etc compulsively. There are a lot more detailed reviews than this but wanted to leave a positive vote. If you ever wished tetris was't a timed game and you could place the pieces instead of having them fall, this is for you.

Take the basic gameplay of Tetris but remove gravity. You now can play at your own pace as you setup big combos of lines both vertically and horizontally. As just being able to place pieces completely freely would be a bit too easy, the game adds the concept of locks, which are nasty bits of debris that block line placement unless you clear a line right next to them. Another neat twist is if you ever do manage to get a 2 or more line combo, a few handy powerups will be dropped on the board that activate when you clear a line with them inside. If really looking for a chance to break your mind, you can take on the campaign of 50 levels, each with their own twists to the rules and or take place in oddly shaped levels.

Nice "Tetris like" game without time stress. Price is appropriate. The ingame graphic is OK but the menu graphic is ugly. [b]Pros:[/b] [list] [*]interesting game principle [*]good campaign [/list] [b]Cons:[/b] [list] [*]poor tutorial (there aren't explained some symbols in cells like key, bomb, star, number etc.) [*]can't view and customize keyboard control [*]missing undo [*]you can't play only with mouse (sometimes you have to press "Space" or "x") [/list] [b]Conclusion[/b]: I can recommend this game for logic game lovers.

I am only partially through the Campaign mode and have not started the "normal" modes as of yet. This is a fun and challenging twist on the Tetris game. The colors and graphics are beautiful. My favorite part is there are no falling pieces and you can take your time (though there are timed boards). You can choose from two pieces which piece will be played next and you can "store" a piece to be used when you want it. There are varying shapes and sizes to the boards and some have quite different shapes of pieces than the original game. I would definitely recommend this for a zen (but challenging at times) game.

Nice idea of using tetris style in different way! I like nice, simple and intuitive controls and UI. Thanks to the tutorial you can jump into the game very easily. Option for keeping one block for later use is very handy, I missed this feature in so many games before :) Gameplay is varied by powerups and locked fields so you must plan your moves carefuly. There is many mods for playing and I enjoy everyone of them because every mode has different game style and there is even campaign, which isn't very usual in this genre and I really enjoy it, it really extend the gameplay variability with nice ideas like different game boards or unfreezing new blocks :) Like every good puzzle game, Planaris 2+ offers the right amount of addiction and together with online leaderboards there are definitely reasons for buying or returning to the game.

Best tetris game I've seen/played in a long time - possibly ever. Partially because it's not timed. Partially because of the Campaign mode features. :) Achieve certain milestones on a certain level, to unlock specific next levels.

Fun puzzle game.