No title Takes everything that was good about the original, and improves it -- especially welcome are the changes to the scoring system. A very addictive game :)
More challenging than Lumines A worthwhile purchase at the current discounted price. I do find that the music in the first Lumines better but the challenge factor is really ramped up with 3 modes (from 'A class' beginner to 'S class' advanced to choose from) And sequence and edit modes top off the improvements over the first Lumines.
Addictive! Lumines II is fantastic! If you like block games, then this is definitly one to get! Addictive gameplay to the point where you'll end up seeing the little squares when you close your eyes!
Amazing puzzler Rollover tetris. A worthy contender for this gen's new addicting puzzler has arrived. Well, if you are unimaginative and don't like good music you probably won't enjoy this game, but for the rest of us, this game is a must-own
Lumines II The first Lumine games, as a PlayStation Portable (PSP) launch title, revolutionised the block-rotating puzzle genre reminiscent of Tetris by combining the rotation of Tetris-like blocks with addictive, hypnotic music. For the uninitiated, you rotate square clusters of four blocks around. Each cluster can have either all of the same-colored blocks, or with another color in the mix. The key to eliminating these blocks is to form square clusters of the same color, highlighting them and setting them up to be cleared. A vertical line called the timeline will sweep across the playing field, clearing these highlighted clusters. The remaining blocks will fall towards the bottom, creating a potential for huge combos, one after another. If these blocks are not cleared however, they will pile up on the screen, and the game ends when you are unable to lay a block on the playing field.
A large part of Lumines' appeal is how it blends music with the gameplay - pacing the speed of both the timeline and dropping blocks to the beat of the tune, and giving audio cues whenever you clear blocks. This gives you an illusion that you are in control of the music, remixing it while playing a puzzle game. The whole package of music, color theme and background is called a skin, and Lumines II contains over 50 different skins to work through, with a sequencer mode that allows you to create new skins to share.
New features in Lumines II include the sequencer mode and a skin edit mode allowing you to create your own custom playlist of skins. There is also a mission mode, where you are tasked with simple goals like clearing all the blocks in one fell swoop. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and Lumines II follows this winning formula to a T, bringing back more of the block-rotating madness which made the first game a roaring success. Highly recommended for puzzle fans.
