Lumines (PS)

As I said in my PSP review, I am struggling somewhat with the selection of games currently available for Sony's handheld console. Out of my current, admittedly limited, collection, Lumines is by far the one I play the most. So what's it all about then? Well, to quote from the blurb on the Lumines website, it is "an addictive, hip and stylistic musical puzzler that promises to transcend any puzzle game to date", which "gives players the chance to bust blocks while grooving to evolving musical scores of rock, techno and pop grooves". Or to put it another way, it's kind of like Tetris... ;) In a nutshell, ...  Read the complete review

Lumines is a fast-paced puzzle game for the Sony PSP, however different versions have become available for many consoles, such as the Xbox 360 and on mobile phones too. The gameplay is very fast-paced and extremely addictive. I'll admit that at first I didn't really get the point of the game as it was a bit slow and the score wasn't really rewarding to begin with. However I persevered and I was a very good decision to do so as with practice as well as a few visits to the puzzle mode you can learn exactly the way which the game wants you play, and with this new knowledge and skill you can gradually increase the pace of your gameplay and rack up higher and ...  Read the complete review

If you have an addictive personality, you might choose to look away now. If you like to be beaten and would rather give up than try and beat harder and harder targets, you're in the wrong place. If you have a short concentration span, you've picked the wrong product. Failing that, I may just have the answer to your gaming dreams. Enter Lumines Puzzle Fusion. Exclusively on the Sony PSP (read it and weep) this is without a doubt the most compulsive, addictive computer game that I have ever played. Certainly, the fabulous capabilities of the PSP enhance the game playing experience, but the main factor is the fiendishly simple gameplay, startlingly energetic ...  Read the complete review

Lumines has been out on PSP for a while. But like all good puzzle games it has great longevity and plays just as well now as when it arrived. The game has similarities to Tetris but it different enough to play & feel differently. Coloured block of four squares fall from the top of the screen. The come in two colours & the four blocks always forma square. Sometimes the two colours are side by side, sometimes they are diagonal. They squares always land at the bottom of the page but unlike tetris if there is space beneath on block but not the other, half of the square will stop will the other will continue to fall. You don't get any gaps. The aim of the ...  Read the complete review

If if you like tetris and music, and to sit for hours trying to beat your high score, you will love lumines. I got this game free with my psp, and played it alot on the train to uni. *Gameplay* The game is pretty similar to tetris, but you have to match up colours in squares for them to disapear. This sounds simple and easy but its not when you are 10 minutes in, as the game stops when you run out of space. The music in the background is a great accompanyment. There are also player versus cpu mode, which isnt as good as the normal mode, but still ok. *Graphics* The menu layout is fluid, and looks cool, so does the game screen when you are ...  Read the complete review