Glue Blocks Review –  Throw Some Shapes And Hope They Stick

Ask me what one of my all-time favourite games is, and I’d seldom hesitate to mention Tetris in that list. Tetris itself has been done to death, and yet the original Game Boy version is the best.

A gimmick might work, or perhaps someone might have a different spin outside of playing multiple people online at the same time? Cue Glue Blocks, from Figmenthol, whose USP is in its title.

It follows the same principles as its Founding Father: drop randomised blocks from above to create solid lines and earn points for combinations, speed, and how you’ve styled your hair today. Then it goes up to 11 with its bonuses.

Stick It To Me!

What’s so unique about Glue Blocks is the ability to connect a series of blocks to create your own bastardised mega block. This could be a solid 4×4 to keep things simple, or naively create an abstract shape, thinking it might fit in the gaps.

As you may pick up from that line, that’s how I worked it out. I’d drop a few shapes on top, glue them together, then, when the time came, inserted them – no, dropped them on top of everything else as they didn’t match.

Yes, there has to be a valid strategy here, and you’re still fighting back the blocks from reaching the top; otherwise, it’s game over. It does take some getting used to, and at this time, I’m a little on the fence about whether this is a gimmick or offers some longevity.

One Block At A Time

As I began with, Tetris is one of my favourite games, and to this day, I frequently play it. Without all the bells and whistles, it’s a great game, and the only other variation I liked was Tetris 99, as I was pretty darn good at it. Playing against other players in Glue Blocks isn’t for me. Yet.

Fortunately, I can challenge my kids locally as they both think they can beat me, but can’t. Unfortunately, my PC setup for playing two-player isn’t properly set up at present, so it’s been turn-taking, and we’re all evenly levelled.

Though I liked the very barebones approach, Glue Blocks isn’t seizure-inducing and isn’t bad on the eyes. I didn’t like the AI voicebot that shouts out scores one bit, but each to their own. I think what I’m getting at now is that I don’t have much else to say.

It’s clear what kind of game this is and how it plays. The core thing you need to know is how to adopt the glue approach, which is tricky but game-changing once you figure it out. It’s a good game, though the real test is whether it’ll infringe on Tetris’ time outside of the review.