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To some, fiddling about with the fundamentals of the godfather of gaming, Tetris, is the equivalent of squatting on the Mona Lisa and curling one out. Yet with a now yearly update to the mobile version of Tetris, game makers (well, Electronic Arts) have become fed-up with the minor adjustment of yearly re-branding the game and given the classic puzzler a complete overhaul for the mobile generation.

Initial expectations weren’t high for this latest offering from THQ Wireless. Movie tie-in games for consoles are normally the result of rushed efforts of Biblical proportions, and are usually shockingly bad. Mobile phone versions are even worse — generic afterthoughts designed on a marketing man’s lunch break.