IGN writes: "Back in 2005, Q Entertainment developed a pair of excellent and original puzzle games that took advantage of the new handheld gaming systems. Lumines was made for the PlayStation Portable and built the widescreen format into the gameplay itself. Around the same time, Meteos came out for the Nintendo DS. This match-three puzzle game was built from the ground up to take advantage of the touch screen. Lumines later was ported to the Xbox Live Arcade and now Meteos is set to follow suit. The big question, though, is whether the touch screen gameplay can translate to an Xbox 360 controller. We recently got the first chance to find out.
Like all good puzzlers, the gameplay in Meteos Wars is simple. Your goal is to match three or more of the same color block(called Meteos) together, either vertically or horizontally, by moving blocks up or down. When you do so, you'll create a rocket that will blast upward thereby removing blocks from your playing field and sending them towards your opponent. As is always the case, when a column of blocks reaches the top of your playing field, either by your opponent sending them your way or by general accumulation of the Meteos that rain down, you lose."
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I honestly couldn't understand why people would continue to deal with a console that constantly broke down or had as many hardware issues as the Xbox 360.
Xbox 360 does have quite a number of noteworthy JRPGs. However if you were really into JRPGs, then DS, PSP, Wii and PS3 were the best platforms last generation for that genre.
I really want Microsoft to make the console region free in a future Dashboard update.
Best at breaking down. My Xbox Slim I bought in 2011 the motherboard is bad while my PS3 from 2008 is still going strong. I still have games on my hard drive I haven't even played yet not to mention the games I bought my daughter :( Does anyone knows where I can find a brand new 4 GB slim? My daughter wants my 360 when I'm finished beating the games for it.
Though it isn't without its issues, Meteos Wars is a respectable title that's well worth the purchase price, especially for fans of the original game. However, if you're wanting to play online for some good old random matches, that is almost out of the question unless you have some friends who are planning on purchasing the game too. Hardly anyone is online to play with. It figures that there are achievements for ranked matches, too. Isn't that always how it goes? This is a challenging, intelligent puzzler with clean, spacey graphics and driving electronica. Anyone can pick it up and enjoy it, but it will take some time to master. Just be prepared to spend some quality time with it alone. If that doesn't bother you, it's well worth ten bucks, especially if you're a fan of Tetris, Lumines, or Puzzle Fighter. Give it a shot.