Meteos Wars on XBLA this Wednesday

Anyone who was a fan of Lumines Live, which hit Xbox Live Arcade just over two years ago, could do worse than check out Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s other block-dropping puzzler Meteos which will land on 360 this Wednesday the 10th of December.

According to publishers Q Entertainment, “Meteos Wars features several gameplay modes and tons of unlockables with a focus on both single and multiplayer play. The game has received an audio and visual facelift and picked up a few new features along the way, keeping the Meteos experience fresh and creating hours of excitement.”

The handy bullet point list of features is as follows:

• Planets galore: Defend over 20 planets, each with its own alien race, Meteos block styles, unique gravity effects and visual and audio style.
• All-new special techniques: Master four “Planet Impact” special attacks – Armageddon, Gambit, Sentinel and Tempest.
• Massive modes: Test your quick-thinking action-puzzle skills in a variety of single-player modes, including Mission Mode, Attack Mode or Vs. Mode. Three challenges await you in Attack Mode – the 1-minute attack, 100-Meteo attack and the Challenge attack.
• Multiplayer: Blast away your opponents over Xbox LIVE in Matchmaking Vs. Mode and become one of the best Meteos Wars players in the community! You can also go head-to-head with your friend in Local Vs. Mode.
• All-new accessories: Collect various accessories for your aliens by clearing certain objectives – accessorize your alien and give it some personality!

The original Meteos on Nintendo DS was a ruddy-good title which deservedly received review scores of 8’s and 9’s all round. Meteos Wars on XBLA will set you back the now-standard 800 MS points (£6.80).