Meteos

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  • Summary: "Rez" creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi brings us Meteos - a curious blend of block-dropping puzzle action with other gameplay elements with the goal to launch all of one's blocks into orbit.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 49
  3. Negative: 0 out of 49
  1. Games Radar
    100
    With solo modes consisting of time trials, endurance tests or battles against virtual players, and wickedly competitive multiplayer games, Meteos is the most compellingly perfect puzzler we've played in years. [NGC Pocket]
  2. VGPub
    95
    The originality is a key factor to what makes it so great. Meteos is the killer app for the DS.
  3. Nintendo Insider
    92
    Meteos is without a doubt, THE puzzle game to own for the Nintendo DS. It's unique, can only be done this way using the touch screen, is a fantastic presentation for the graphics and audio, and a full, exciting game can be played with just a few minutes to spare.
  4. Pelit (Finland)
    90
    Tetris re-visited for the 100th time, but this time it is worth it. Fast and furious rain of little cubes drown you before you notice and it drives you mad - and makes you play the game over and over and over again. [Nov 2005]
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  5. Eurogamer
    90
    It turns out that randomly scrubbing the screen with your stylus in moments of panic may inadvertently link things up and get you out of a tight spot. It's divided opinion of the game, with a lot of people holding off giving it top marks because they see scrubbing as a fundamental flaw.
  6. Game Revolution
    83
    Though it doesn’t quite match the intricate strategies of Lumines, it isn’t supposed to. Meteos manages to be interesting and engaging without feeling like just another Tetris clone. Not bad for a new drug.
  7. The Sydney Morning Herald
    80
    Perfect for a hand-held, Meteos provides an engaging challenge even during brief sessions.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 79
  3. Negative: 17 out of 79
  1. KarlM.
    May 14, 2005
    10
    From the creator of Rez and just like with Rez, you either love it or you hate it. The quintessential marmite game.
  2. Jack
    Jan 26, 2009
    10
    I cannot recommend this game enough. An amazingly clever puzzler that has a great range of skill. The card is crammed with levels and I cannot recommend this game enough. An amazingly clever puzzler that has a great range of skill. The card is crammed with levels and features that will take you years to get everything! Even if you have done everything, you still wont put it down. I have had this game forever, And I still haven't gotten bored. The graphics are nice and smooth, and the open sequence graphics are the best DS graphics I have seen. The music is awesome, as the mood of the music goes to whats happening in the game itself. 42 different planets all give a different feel. Some, everything goes slower, some, the gravity is super strong! Or non existent! Buy it. NOW. My 2nd favorite DS game. MUST. HAVE.… Expand
  4. Brian
    Jun 29, 2005
    10
    This game is very addictive, fast-paced, and fun to play. The background music enhances the gameplay quite effectively. Once you start the This game is very addictive, fast-paced, and fun to play. The background music enhances the gameplay quite effectively. Once you start the game, you'll never put your DS down. It makes use of the stylus very effectively so I do not know why some of the reviewers here are having control issues. How hard is it to use a stylus? If you like puzzle games like Lumines, you will definitely enjoy this DS game.… Expand
  5. VinceN
    Aug 12, 2005
    10
    How can you say the controls are bad?! If you use the stylus the only person the controls rely on are the persons reflexes!
  6. DavidD.
    Jan 16, 2007
    10
    A great game that is addicting. If you use the scribble cheat, then you shouldn't be playing game sin the first place. If you actually A great game that is addicting. If you use the scribble cheat, then you shouldn't be playing game sin the first place. If you actually play the game the way it was meant to be played, you will easily get tons of hours into this title. The only thing that I wished they would have included was moving the blocks horizontally.… Expand
  7. JonathanZ.
    Oct 3, 2005
    8
    Curse you, Tetsuya Mizuguchi! Unleashing Lumines on an unsuspecting public wasn't enough? You had to make another incredible puzzle Curse you, Tetsuya Mizuguchi! Unleashing Lumines on an unsuspecting public wasn't enough? You had to make another incredible puzzle game? Much as I'm loathe to admit it, Lumines drew from that Tetris vibe everyone is so fond of. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I'm just saying that it really wasn't that original. (Not that there are very many ways you can make falling blocks seem interesting.) Meteos, in contrast, doesn't really have any games you can compare it to. It's also probably the only puzzle game with a plot of any form, let alone alternate endings. Basically, a giant eye is out killing planets by spewing blocks on them, and you're the only one who can put a stop to it. Unlike most other games in the genre, you don't get to control the blocks as they appear. They just fall and fall, faster and faster. What you do get to do is use the stylus to move the blocks either up or down. Match three of the same kind of block (vertically or horizontally), and you jettison all of the blocks above them into the air. You're basically in constant peril, because when there aren't a lot of blocks on the screen you're hard pressed to find a match, and when there are you can easily find a match but have nearly no time to do so. In short, I find playing to be exciting! Challenging, to be sure, but I can respect that. BOTTOM LINE: Both of Mizuguchi's puzzle games are good for different reasons, but that doesn't diminish their quality.… Expand
  8. DSLover
    May 8, 2005
    0
    With flawed puzzle action, and a bizzare control scheme, the only thing I like about this game is turning it off. I love the DS's With flawed puzzle action, and a bizzare control scheme, the only thing I like about this game is turning it off. I love the DS's originality, but this game does not do a good job of expressing it. Stay away!… Expand

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#4 Best DS Game of 2005
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#4 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005
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#3 Most Shared DS Game of 2005