Introduction: Meteos comes to us from developer Q! Entertainment the developer of the PSP’s Lumines. While this can lend itself to moments of De Ja Vou Meteos dodges this trap by going for a different type of experience then Lumines. Lumines goes for more of an audio visual experience Meteos is after more of a gameplay driven experience. There’s even a story to boot. Yeah it’s not a very original story and it’s generic but it’s a good attempt at a story none the less. Graphics: 8/10 The game by still screen shots deserves maybe a 7 but the game performs without any slowdown even when there are metoes raining down from everywhere and there are 3 computers trying to annihilate you there still isn’t any noticeable frame loss. That’s why the graphics in Meteos succeed even though they aren’t as crisp or stylish as it’s PSP counterpart. Sound- 8/10 The in-game sound effects are really good from the sound of the meteos leaving the ground to the musical score in the background as a huge stack of meteos leaves the screen. The only thing I didn’t like about the audio was the menu music which only served to annoy me it’s of low quality and they throw the audio too much in your face and not keep it as background noise. Gameplay: 10/10 Yeah Meteos isn’t quite as deep as Lumines but it’s actually the more fun of the two from a gameplay standpoint due to it’s fast nature. What you do is move blocks up and down to form 3, 4 or 5 in a row either horizontally or vertically. This sends them up but not necessarily off the screen. This brings me to one of the more brilliant parts of Meteos’ gameplay the gravity which is different on each planet so you can’t relax just cause you lined up 3 in a row. It may all come crashing down on you (no pun intended). The meteos you do manage to launch off the screen matter more then you think because you get them at the end of the game and you can use them to make items sounds and even new planets. The meteos are sized perfectly so it’s always easy to pick one out of a pile. Meteos also has multiplayer which you can play with only 1 copy of the game but you lose all the stat tracking and you are limited to only 3 levels. It’s a good way to show your friends how much fun the game is to play though and they may get themselves a copy in due time. Conclusion: 9.5/10 Meteos is the perfect couterpart to Lumines since the two are so different but I can easily see fans of all types of games liking Meteos. In short if you’re looking for the best DS game available Metoes is your game.
The thirst thing that I thought when I read Gamespot's preview on Meteos was: this game is just a sort of Tetris clone. When I watched the videos of the game in action I was immediately proven wrong, and repented for my ... Read Full Review
Positive: + excellent presentation + fun, addicting gameplay + lots of variety within the few offered modes + awesome soundtrack and sound effects + offers a lot to keep you coming back for more Negative: - no... Read Full Review
