combining Nintendo properties and characters with Tetris. Rogers cited Mission and Tower modes as interesting to him because they were unlike anything done before in Tetris. He stated that the inclusion of the "infinite spin" feature in games such as Tetris DS was done so that games could progress to faster action more quickly without becoming overly difficult, since people had less time to play while on the go. Saying that he believed a sequel on DS was not necessary due to the game's "solid play", he said that his only complaint about the game was that its online mode was "uneven" in its matchmaking. In 2016, The Cutting Room Floor discovered and released a prototype for a Nintendo DS Tetris game developed by Tose Software and published by THQ, also entitled Tetris DS, which was later cancelled. THQ had been working on the game since late 2004, but was prevented from releasing the game in March 2005 by The Tetris Company, causing THQ to file a legal complaint against the company alleging a breach of its license agreement. The legal dispute was later settled. Reception Tetris DS received "generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregation website Metacritic. Several publications gave the game very high or perfect scores. GamePro rated the game 5/5 stars, praising the game's large variety of modes, and calling it "an amazing puzzle package, and [...] easily one of the best DS games to date". Nintendo Power gave the game a rating of 9.5/10, stating that "you may not love all of it, but you will love much of it". Game Informer rated the game 9.25/10, calling it an "excellent reinvention of one of gaming's greatest titles". Pocket Gamer UK rated the game 4.5/5 stars, saying it was a "must-buy", although commenting that "zealots" may call the game too easy. 4Players rated it 90/100, calling it "next to Meteos the most important puzzler of modern times". Famitsu gave it a score of two nines, one eight, and one nine for a total of 35 out of 40. More mixed reviews included that of Ryan Davis of GameSpot, who rated the game 7.5/10. In his review, he said that while the game was much better than other recent versions, it also made "enough minor, obvious mistakes to keep it from becoming essential", calling it "saddled with some unfortunate compromises". The A.V. Club gave it a B+, praising