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TOTALLY addictive---incredibly fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 45 / 48
Date: August 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is very hard to describe when trying to make it sound as good as it is. Many people might say it's Tetris like, which it is to a SMALL extent, but it's far more. The basics of the game is trying to line up 3 falling blocks of the same color---when you do, they fly up into the sky and blast enemies. There is a little bit of a story line, but mainly, you are just trying to line up those blocks! The fun comes in that there are many different playing field to do this with, and each is a little different---different gravity, different strategies that work best, different kinds of blocks. And wildly different music---I am not someone that usually is that into music in video games, but this music is GREAT---it ranges from a country twang to a outer space sound to almost classical, and it really gets you into a groove. The other cool thing is that any block you manage to shoot into space gets added to your store of blocks, which you use to unlock more planets, and to unlock special kinds of blocks that do things like clear the board. You can play multi-player against the computer, but I so longed to try this in real multi-player mode I actually broke down and bought a second DS. I think I'm going to buy a second copy of the game, too, so I can use all the multi-player options (with one copy, you can play a limited version two player) This is the kind of game that makes you want to keep playing just a little more, to try to get a new planet, to try to make a new goal, just to see what the next area sounds and looks like...a TERRIFIC game!

Puzzling Into Space

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 30
Date: December 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I definitely am amazed at times to what makes games so addictive and fun, especially puzzle games. To me, they are just the most addictive video games ever in the world. Since the days when Tetris and Dr. Mario reined supreme, they have spawned so much more within the linking chains of virtual puzzles. That also has been the case with the Nintendo DS. Although they have tried to make the status of must have puzzle games with Polarium, it really didn't add up all the way. However, when the thought of putting puzzles into action and space came around, the battales became uniquely outrageous.

Meteos for the Nintendo DS is a really, great puzzle game that really tests your memory, thinking and the movement with the stylus in the blink of a eye. The object of the game is for you to defend you spacecraft, and try to connect three of the same, exact puzzle blocks across or vertical for you to launch missles at the mind-controlling worlds. Unlike most handheld games, Meteos really is all about the control of the stylus. Although you can try to use the d-pad and buttons in this game, they arguably won't be as easy or skilled as the stylus. The graphics in this game are incredibly unique and vivid not just with the worlds, but the fact that the blocks are specifically designed to test you through each one of the worlds. That makes you feel like you absolutely aren't playing the exact same game. The music also has the feelings of space-like conditions of Star Trek through a blender, and carries out fairly well with each turn of the game.

Meteos is definitely one of the most addictive puzzle games I've ever played in years. This is absolutely the must have of all puzzle games for the Nintendo DS. I definitely love it, and you'll definitely enjoy it, once you start to play this gem.

Graphics: A-

Sound: B

Control: A

Fun & Enjoyment: A+

Overall: A

It's the best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 13
Date: October 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I admit,I hate puzzle games. But they mixed up action and a story in Meteos,which makes it really fun. You use te touch screen 100% of the time (inless you want to use buttons at the menus). There are lots of planets to destroy,but teh game can be easy sometimes. Overall,this is a great game. YOU should buy it if you have a DS

The Sky is falling!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: March 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ever since Tetris made it big in the original Gameboy, several clones have come. Dr. Mario, Columns, Blocktris.. You name it.

This game, while inspired in Tetris, is another thing upon itself. Sure, you have the same setup: big rectangular container, blocks come falling down from the top of the screen to the bottom, you have to rearange them somehow in order to clear them. But this is as close as it gets to tetris.

As the blocks (Called "Meteos") fall from the sky, you have to rearange them to form groups of three or more blocks, either vertically or horizontally. The trick? you have to do this with the stylus, and you can only move blocks in a vertical line. Once you do this, the Meteos "fuse" together and are shot upwards, back into the sky. Any other block that stands in its path is propeled into the sky too.

sounds simple enough, right? Well, it is, but several factors come into play. Every "World" where you play has it's own physics: The Meteos fall faster or slower, and when fused, they can fly upwards faster or slower. The amount of loose Meteos above the fused Meteos also factor in: they have an inherent weight, so if you have too many loose Meteos, then the fused Meteos won't be able to make it to the top, and will ball back down. There are bombs, hammers, lasers, and all sorts of items that can make your life easier or harder, depending on when they strike. And, of course, as the game progresses, it gets faster.

That's not including the multiplayer factor. You can play with up to 4 other players, and when you shoot some Meteos into the sky, you can choose which player gets them. This can allow groups to "gang up" on others, and have a lot of fun. Only one cartridge is needed for multiplayer games, and if you don't have any friends nearby, you can play against CPU players. Wi-Fi is no go, but it wasn't available when the game was released, so it wasn't an option then.

All in all, this is a great game. And that's not even mentioning all the extras and unlockables. When I pick it up, I can play for hours without realizing it. I highly recommend it.

This is the most fun game I have ever played!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Pros:
-The music is very impressive. Each of the 30 or so planets have different music.-10/10
-The graphics are very clean and good looking.-10/10
-Multi-player can be multi-card or single card play, I had so much fun playing with my cousin!-10/10
-The control is the best I have seen for a puzzle game (yes, better than polarium. In fact, polarium was a huge bust compared to meteos. If you are deciding on which games to get, completely rule polarium out.) Anyway, control gets a 10.
-Replay is very good. It is not really repettitive, unless you do the same planet over and over and over again. Then the music starts to sorta get to you, but other than that, this game is one I play very very often, so if you beat games quickly, you will be ok. 9/10
-The difficulty can be changed, 1 being the most easy, and 5 being the hardest. (like you needed to know that,) Starting out can be a little difficult until you get how the game works. Yes, I do recomend the tutorial.-10/10
-did I mention how great the music is? Well, the music is the greatest reward in the game. I think that the music is the best motive to do cool combos. Well the music is superb.

Well. I guess I got everything unless you count those people who put stuff like "gliches" in there review. (Which meteos have none that I can see.)
Yah.

Meteos is too addicting...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: December 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Meteos is sorta like Tetris and Cubix 2 (The game on msn) rolled into one with a hint of the DS game, Nanostrike. Basically, you line up different colored cubes (Some are green for herb, blue for water, red for fire ect.) as they are falling down. You can line up 3 or more cubes vertically, or horizantally. But you have to line up 3 of the SAME colored cubes. Then, they "blast off" off of the screen. Its sorta like Tetris since if the screen fills up, you lose, and your planet dies. But this isn't the only thing. You have weapons to use to destroy the blocks. They come randomly, and sometimes not at all, but its fun having the feeling that your loaded with weapons for an added feel of sofistication.
This game is hard to describe as fun, when I'm writing the review, but the game itself when you play it is 10x more fun than what it says in my review. Once you play it, you CAN'T GET OFF!!!! I've been playing soo much that my vision is starting to dull. But as soon as I see my Meteos game in my DS, I forget about that and start playing. This game is really addicting, and I'M WARNING YOU, don't play it when somebody's talking to you, because you:

A: Won't listen
B: Say, "Yeah,uh, huh, sure," all the time somebody is talking to you.
C: Get spanked because you forgot what they just told you.

Okay, one more thing about Meteos:

When you get enough Meteos (The blocks) then you can FUSE new planets, rare metals, weapons and SOUNDS!!!! When you listen to your fused sounds, it's mainly the backround music that you heard when you were playing Meteos. Sometimes its GREAT, but the music can get annoying at times.

Mainly, this game is suppose to be for those days when you are in thinking mode, and you want something fun to do. There's not really a story mode or adventure when you move your little animae character around a field, it's just a VERY, EXTREMELY FUN and CHALLENGING game.
Overall, I HIGHLY reccomend buying this addicting game, because it doesn't use any of the screens for useless maps. It takes full advantage of the DS (Except for the microphone).
BUY IT!!!!!IT'S GREAT!! RECCOMENDED FOR THE FIRST GAME YOU BUY FOR THE NINTENDO DS!!!!!!!!

Terrific...a must-have!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game...wow, what can I say? This is the best game I have for the DS, one that I find myself going back to over, and over, and over again. The premise is simple...combine like-colored "meteos" in an attempt to launch them into space, should the planet's gravity permit it. It's a creative, fun variation on Tetris, and offers a ton of unlockables, several different modes, and a multiplayer option that is incredibly intense and enjoyable. The graphics are great, with bright, vibrant colors, and the music, believe it or not, is actually quite good, with different tunes for each planet. In short, a great puzzler, perhaps the best game out there for DS right now...get yours today!

BEST DS GAME OUT THERE!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is so good that I just had to write a review! It is by far the BEST DS GAME OUT THERE! Meteos is an intense puzzler that's fun and easy to learn. Nice clean graphics, cool-quirky music, and tons of unlockables make this game a must have. But my favorite is the wireless mutliplayer! Up to 4 people can play with only one Meteos game! And if all players have their own copy you can each choose your favorite planet to battle it out! If you have a Nintendo DS get this game!

Um, TOO addicting

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: December 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I mean it, I was up until 3am some nights playing it, and needing to be up at 6am made that a bad choice. I'm in my thirties, and I hate tetris (find it dull) someone else compared this to tetris, it's more like the 3-in-a-row games like puyo puyo etc. the way it's hooked together, the unlocks, all of it make you keep playing.

It was a little too hard to control the impulse to play (seriously), so I sold it on eBay. If I didn't have a family to provide for I'd have kept it, but it was affecting my productivity at work.

Meteos

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It's a fun puzzle game that gets you addicted real quick. Each world has its own gravity, its own atmosphere, and its own amount of space for the meteos to land, so every single puzzle is different and you have to know each one to be the best at it. the controls are easy to learn, yet its still challenging. Also the fact that you can play with someone that doesnt even have the game is a big big plus. If you liked tetris, you'll love this.

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