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Lumines
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Overall Critic Score:3.6570
Lumines Critic Reviews
I have a vivid memory from childhood that I often recall when contemplating my adoration of handheld gaming; as a seven-year old armed with a broken tree branch and just under a year's worth of experience with a friend's NES, I can remember "inventing"...read the complete Lumines review at GameSpy
Like waves crashing onto a white sandy beach, it's a spectacular elemental fusion that lulls you into a zen-like state, a type of serenity that relaxes your body as well as your mind as you peacefully walk its shores. An artistic achievement and a must...read the complete Lumines review at Modojo
Best described as the next Tetris, Lumines is a title that any gamer of skill or age can pick up and enjoy. Those who have played puzzle games before, specifically titles such as Tetris and Puyo Pop, will find a very short learning curve when playing...read the complete Lumines review at Games are Fun
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If there's one genre every system could use, it's an addictive action / puzzle game. From Tetris to Super Puzzle Fighter, Bust a Move to Devil Dice, these titles have long proven to be sleeper hits. For many, especially the non-violence crowd, they could...read the complete Lumines review at MobileTechReview
I have heard it said that the true mark of genius is when someone looks at your creation and says “Why didn't I think of that?” Lumines is a game that many people may say close to the same thing. While a simple concept, the gameplay is quite deep,...read the complete Lumines review at Jive Magazine
There's one game everyone is talking about on the PSP and it's called Lumines. And it's easy to be a hater. I hate techno music. It died in 1994. I think it's crappy to limit handheld systems to puzzle games and pocket monsters. Isn't the PSP supposed to...read the complete Lumines review at Games First!
Alexei Pajitnov's Tetris is considered by many to be a perfect game. Tetris has inspired countless videogames, some brilliant, some terrible, and it's more than safe to say that it inspired an entire genre....read the complete Lumines review at UnderGroundOnline
It is the one game that will stand the test of time and would be my one choice if I had to pick only one title out of the launch....read the complete Lumines review at Gaming Age
Handhelds always seem to get a lot of puzzle games to accompany their launch; the original Gameboy probably wouldn’t have sold nearly as well if it wasn’t for Tetris, and while there may be lots of puzzle games around these days, good puzzle games...read the complete Lumines review at GameCell UK
A perfect score? Does this game truly deserve this seemingly unobtainable measure of greatness? In a word, yes. I can't stress enough how good this game is. It just has something that grabs a hold on you and doesn't ever let go. I can see this game being...read the complete Lumines review at Portable Review
Tetris is sometimes credited as being one of the key factors in the success of the original GameBoy. With this in mind, it's fitting that the PSP, the next generation of handheld gaming, would ship with a game that can be considered the next generation...read the complete Lumines review at Game Vortex
Ever since Tetris was made in the 1980s, just about any puzzle game other than Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move to come out of development has been little more than a follower of Alexei Pazhitnov's baby, no matter how good the actual games, including Puyo Pop...read the complete Lumines review at Amped IGO
More than just a well-designed puzzle game, Lumines has that rare spark that turns a simple task into a trance-inducing experience. It is a game with lasting appeal, and it is arguably the best title of the PSP's launch....read the complete Lumines review at eToychest
It's easily one of the most affecting interactive experiences to come along in ages -- the kind of game you continue playing in your mind long after you switch the system off....read the complete Lumines review at 1UP
Lumines is the perfect companion to the PSP in so many ways it’s mind-boggling, and why Sony opted not to publish this game in America (it was without US publisher for quite some time before Ubi Soft had the wisdom to pick it up), let alone pack it in...read the complete Lumines review at Digital Entertainment News
It’s too much of a one-trick pony to be the next killer app, but if "Tetris," "Columns," or "Puyo Puyo" ever sucked you into their local gravity wells, you’re going to love it....read the complete Lumines review at Game Revolution
Hands down the best thing to happen to the puzzle genre since...read the complete Lumines review at VGPub
I was Seven, it was snowing outside, the fire was burning bright, there were presents under a Christmas tree, the tree sadly was dying due to lack of water, but that is a story for another day! I rushed to open presents brought by the jolly man in a red...read the complete Lumines review at DarkZero
We've said it many times before but one of the greatest games on the PS2 during its life time is certain to be Sega's Rez. The creator of that game, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, is back having left United Game Artists to form Q Entertainment and has just released...read the complete Lumines review at Future Gamez
The launch of Sony’s Playstation Portable marks the release of a slew of great titles for the new handheld. Many great games are available, from WipeOut Pure - PSP Advanced’s review of WipeOut Pure can be read here – to THUG 2 Remix, and also many...read the complete Lumines review at PSP Advanced
Easy to pick up and impossible to put down (except to flush the toilet), you’ll be totally hooked from the moment you pick this game up until the day you “think” you’ve mastered it, and even then your quest for perfection will compel you to keep...read the complete Lumines review at Game Chronicles
It can be argued to no end what the most popular video game of all time is. The Sims, Myst, Solitaire, Mario, Pong? Think even simpler. Little blocks falling down, being rotated and forming lines that are magically removed. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Tetris...read the complete Lumines review at GamingExcellence
From the same minds that brought you the underappreciated, hypnotic, stylish Rez comes Lumines. In a launch lineup of unoriginal but solid games, Lumines is a stand out experience. The object is simple, the gameplay is challenging, and the game is hard...read the complete Lumines review at Game Rankings
You can look at the pictures, read my review, and watch videos, but not until you actually go through the game and see what it has to offer will you ever understand what everybody is so excited about....read the complete Lumines review at Gaming Nexus
After ten hours of playtime with Lumines (pronounced loo-min-ess... I was confused at first too) a background playing skin is unlocked. The same occurs after twenty hours. That was a long time ago for me. Lumines is notoriously addictive, such that the...read the complete Lumines review at Club Skill
Lumines is pretty abstract, but its depth and quality couldn't be more concrete....read the complete Lumines review at GameSpot
While working for Sega, Tetsuya Mizuguchi made a couple of games that have often crossed over to the surreal. Titles like Space Channel 5 and Rez were traditional games in the sense that they played like normal games, but were completely affected by the...read the complete Lumines review at HonestGamers
The game pieces are small blocks in two colors. Four-block squares -- usually containing blocks of both colors -- drop from the top of the screen, and the goal is to arrange them to create rectangular patterns of four or more blocks of the same color as...read the complete Lumines review at AllGame
There are advantages to being married to a Colombian woman: she's a hottie, she's got a lively personality, and when she talks about me to her mother, the conversation is in Spanish and I don't have to leave the room to avoid listening in. But there are...read the complete Lumines review at Game Info Wire
Can Sony's new PlayStation Portable, which goes on sale this week, usurp Nintendo's virtual monopoly on mobile...read the complete Lumines review at USA Today
Let me start this review with a little honesty. I need another Tetris clone like I need a hole in my head and the thought of another one on the PSP had me less than enthusiastic. Needless to say, the fact that the game was created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi...read the complete Lumines review at Team Fremont
While working for Sega, Tetsuya Mizuguchi made a couple of games that have often crossed over to the surreal. Titles like Space Channel 5 and Rez were traditional games in the sense that they played like normal games, but were completely affected by the...read the complete Lumines review at GotNext
Beautifully designed, deceptively simple puzzle game that raises the genre to an art form....read the complete Lumines review at GamePro
Well it’s all about World of Warcraft this week, with The Burning Crusade - the first expansion pack - comfortably taking #1. It missed out on being the fastest selling PC game ever by less than a thousand units, so Championship Manager 04 keeps that...read the complete Lumines review at Games Asylum
With a fantastic selection of memorable catchy tunes moulded together with a simple easy to learn and addictive gameplay, Lumines is the perfect game for a handheld whether you have just ten minutes or a long two hours to kill....read the complete Lumines review at Boomtown
The puzzle genre has always had a relatively limited number of fans. It’s one of those genres that you either love or completely hate. Personally, I was on the hating side. My limited patience resulted in many puzzle games that I have experienced in...read the complete Lumines review at Gamer Within
LUMINES FOR THE Playstation Portable; a fresh new look and feel for all those folks missing their daily dose of puzzle mania. As a puzzle game, it breathes new life and depth into an old genre for a new generation of handhelds and their users. In itself,...read the complete Lumines review at Gameplanet
With every new system comes a new puzzle game. That should be the rule, anyway, if only to increase the chances that we'd see more games like Lumines. This block challenge should be a mandatory PSP release for anyone not afraid of puzzle gameplay and...read the complete Lumines review at Yahoo! Games
It's more than just a puzzle game, and in fact, with the animated skins and the mesmerizing beats, you will find yourself in a somewhat Zen-like environment....read the complete Lumines review at Worth Playing
An absolutely inspired and enchanting title. Playing puts you into a deep trance, and you just cannot quit. Transfixed by mesmerizing visuals and music, you are sucked into a unending web of block matching mania....read the complete Lumines review at Adrenaline Vault
This is a genre that demands brilliance of concept and execution, variation in play conditions, subtlety of design and careful management of the endgame, and while most of the best-rated puzzle games come close in a few areas, Lumines sweeps across the...read the complete Lumines review at Eurogamer
Whenever a new videogames console is released there's always talk of the 'killer app' - the one game that will convince the public to part with their, in most cases, hard earned cash. One of the criteria for a great handheld game is the ability to pick...read the complete Lumines review at Pro-G
"Lumines" is one of the best launch games for the PSP. Consider it a modern interpretation of classic "Tetris" that folds in increasingly challenging game-play elements, a toe-tapping musical score and support for wireless multiplayer matches. Designed...read the complete Lumines review at GamerDad
When handheld gaming hit the scene in 1990, I was completely floored (thanks Santa). Here I have this little mini Nintendo that I can take anywhere with little interchangeable cartridges that I can swap out whenever I want, but for the longest time, I...read the complete Lumines review at GamersMark
Like a song you can't get out of your head. Its simple yet challenging gameplay will call you back again and again....read the complete Lumines review at Electric Playground
There are two key phrases the developer of a puzzle game wants to see in a review of their game: “incredibly addictive” and “the next Tetris.” Puzzle games, repetitive by nature, rise or fall on their ability to hook players to the point of...read the complete Lumines review at Game Helper
As a handheld game, Lumines excels in almost every conceivable way....read the complete Lumines review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
A solid puzzle game, but it really stands out from others in the genre due to its distinctive style. The fact that you have to devote so much time achieving a new high score to unlock things is one of its few faults, and when you wake up bleary-eyed in...read the complete Lumines review at PSX Extreme
It’s got deep single-player options, multiplayer wireless capabilities, and a number of skins to unlock and earn. This is the perfect “on-the-go” puzzler and anyone with a PSP and even just a passing interest in puzzle games ought to gives this...read the complete Lumines review at Gaming Horizon
lot of things make Lumines greater than its simple premise. Designed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the mind behind Sega's innovative Space Channel 5 and Rez, it's visually stylish throughout and has some kickin' original tunes. Each new "skin" you unlock gives th...read the complete Lumines review at WHAM! Gaming
What would happen if you took "Tetris," flipped it sideways and injected it with some cocaine? Lumines would happen....read the complete Lumines review at Game Over Online
With the launch of a new system there is usually the mandatory puzzle game released with the new system. This is remarkably true with portable systems and with the launch of the PSP we’re presented with not only a puzzle game but also one of...read the complete Lumines review at GameZone
Whether you’re stuck in a waiting room at the doctor’s office or looking for a way to pass the time in that boring econ class you’re stuck in, Lumines provides some of the most fulfilling gameplay sessions ever engineered on a handheld....read the complete Lumines review at My Gamer
Touted as one of the most innovative PSP launch titles, the unique puzzler Lumines creates a mesmerizing, addictive experience. The simplistic gameplay belies what is one of the more robust PSP titles to date, with action that pulsates and launches off...read the complete Lumines review at The Laser
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