DS game to please 'Tetris' fans

Namco Bandai has revealed it is developing a Tetris-style puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, with a release scheduled for June.

Trioncube sees players create chains of 3x3 blocks to propel a spaceship forward. The larger the chain, the further the ship travels through space in a race against the clock.

Unlike Tetris where the object was to erase as many blocks as quickly as possible, Trioncube is about creating the ultimate chain of 3x3 blocks before the screen fills up or the clock runs out.

Each level of the game will call on different strategies as players will need to find ways of slotting various shaped blocks into their growing chains.