This was followed by Tetris: The Absolute – The Grand Master 2 Plus on June 1, 2023. The basic gameplay of Tetris: The Grand Master is similar to that of other Tetris games. It uses a modified version of that game's rotation system, the same color scheme for tetrominoes, and relies heavily on mechanics such as lock delay, similar to Sega's game. The main goal in Tetris: The Grand Master is to score points, awarding the player a higher grade. One of these new modes is the Master mode, which extends the classic Tetris: The Grand Master gameplay with larger speed increases, more requirements to achieve the M or GM grades, and an additional challenge when the M rank is achieved where the player must survive the credits roll with the additional handicap of the tetrominoes turning invisible upon locking. Additional modes include a more casual Normal mode, a Versus mode enhanced with item battles, and a two-player co-op mode. An update, Tetris: The Absolute – The Grand Master 2 Plus, added additional modes such as "TGM+", which adds rising garbage blocks to the game field, and "T.A. Death" where the game begins at 20G and every other aspect of the game also speeds up steadily. A port based on the Plus version for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 was announced by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series. However, development was abandoned when Arika could not secure a license because of a combination of Electronic Arts having the license for the PSP, and The Tetris Company's concern about the proliferation of TGM clones. In September 2009, Tetris: The Grand Master 4 – The Masters of Round was unveiled at the Amusement Machine Show. Tetris: The Grand Master 4 was supposed to run on the Sega RingWide hardware.
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