Meteos and Lumines Multiplatform

The Nintendo DS' Meteos and the PSP's Lumines are going multiplatform, but probably not in the way you're thinking now...

Gameloft, a leading international developer and publisher of games for mobile phones, has signed an exclusive long-term agreement with Q Entertainment to develop and publish two puzzle games, Lumines and Meteos, both produced by famed game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi. Originally conceived for the PSP, Lumines is a puzzle game with a techno-Zen twist. Its slick and trendy design earned it rave reviews on many gaming websites. According to Gamespot, who rated it 9/10, "Lumines may very well be the greatest Tetris-style puzzle game since Tetris itself." Lumines also received IGN's Editor's Choice Award. The game received extensive coverage in the media for its originality and creativity with gameplay and design, and is considered to be a game with a potential for huge mass market pick-up.

Meteos, another puzzle game produced by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, is based on simple rules: groups of meteorite blocks are falling down on the planet, and players have to assemble them by color and fling them back into space. Originally released on Nintendo DS, the game proved to be as popular as its predecessor, Lumines, scoring a 9/10 rating and an Editor's Choice Award from IGN. In addition, it received a 4.5/5 rating on Gamespy, where it is viewed as a serious Tetris contender.

These games which target mainstream gamers expands Gameloft's casual games catalog, which include Block Breaker Deluxe, Platinium Solitaire, Chessmaster, Midnight Pool, Midnight Bowling, Love Triangle Dating Challenge and New York Nights.

"We are delighted to partner with Gameloft, who is the ideal mobile game partner for Q. We are confident of their ability to deliver our games' gameplay and style--the combination that has made them a success," said Shuji Utsumi, CEO of Q Entertainment. "We are very excited that Lumines and Meteos will be enjoyed by a wider reach of customers through distribution on mobile phones."

Gonzague de Vallois, Gameloft's Vice President of Publishing, commented "We are very excited about this contract with Q Entertainment. Casual games are a strategic component for our sector, whose aim is to reach the widest possible public, and Tetsuya Mizuguchi's games have fantastic potential on mobile phones."

Lumines and Meteos will be made available on mobile phones in the first quarter of 2006.

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  So, PSP loses it's currently best exclusive and people get to play Meteos without the stylus?

  Jay, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  from playing meteos, there is no way in hell u can control the momentum simply by pushing buttons to move a cursor. They will have to tweak the gameplay extensively. however, lumines is a very slow-paced game so that might work out.

  MikeMania, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  meteos will be impossible to play on cellphones and lumines wont look and sound as good...i would have left them alone if were them...

  tiamat1990, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Yeah, this is a <i>really</i> stupid idea.

  Nintendude, 30-11--0001 at 00:00