When comparing Frozen Bubble vs Tetrinet, the Slant community recommends Tetrinet for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux multi-player casual games that can be played over a LAN?” Tetrinet is ranked 1st while Frozen Bubble is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Tetrinet is:
In order to make the game more interesting for multiplayer there is an additional feature over regular Tetris where users can use special blocks against their opponents. Switch field, nuke field and add lines are just a few of the ways you can use these blocks to disrupt those you are playing against.
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Pros
Pro Simple enough for anyone to grasp but still offers layers of difficulty and complexity
While yes this is easily characterized as a casual game, there is still enough on offer to appeal even to the hardcore gamer. With different levels of difficulty as well as a complex system of match 3 gameplay that has the ability to stump even the most ardent puzzle fan, there is quite a lot that can appeal to just about anyone.
Pro Lengthy single player
There are 100 levels in the single player portion of the game making for a lengthy time playing by oneself.
Pro Robust multiplayer
Frozen Bubble has multiplayer modes for online, LAN and on the same machine on one screen. This makes it versatile for those that like to play multiplayer but need to do so in different ways.
Pro Addition of special blocks
In order to make the game more interesting for multiplayer there is an additional feature over regular Tetris where users can use special blocks against their opponents. Switch field, nuke field and add lines are just a few of the ways you can use these blocks to disrupt those you are playing against.
Pro Extends well known Tetris game-play with multiplayer
TetriNET expands on the familiar Tetris gameplay by allowing up to six players in a multiplayer mode. This works through online play or LAN, meaning you can play against anyone else that has the game installed on their PC.
Cons
Con Online multiplayer is difficult to find players to play against
There is only a small community of players online, which may make it difficult to find random people to play against.
Con Slow difficulty curve
Those that are looking for a challenge in the gameplay will need to work for it a bit as the beginning of the game is quite easy, for the first 20 levels or so. After that the difficulty ramps up, but it does take a little bit of time to get there.
Con Pretty simple looking
The game, while simple in design could use better graphics to make it a little more appealing, while it does not really detract from the core gameplay it would be nice if there was more polish to the design. Luckily there are themes available online to help in this area, but of course it is up to the player to install these.