August 3rd, 2005
meteos: not quite tetris
![[Launch Meteos into the stratosphere!]](http://toase.net/gfx/meteos-scrn-01.jpg)
Comparisons have been made between the release of the PSP and its flagship Lumines and the original Game Boy that allude it’s some measure of the platform’s success. These comparisons would be entirely valid, too, except for the fact that Lumines is a separate purchase from its already overpriced do-all platform. Tetris came with the Game Boy, and for some people that’s all they ever played. Reviews claim that Lumines is the only game you will need for the PSP. Let’s contrast the DS. Released four months previous, the standout launch title was Super Mario 64 DS. An excellent port, but it doesn’t promote the short game sessions portable gaming should be striving for. It’s also not a title that embodies the unique gameplay opportunities gestating within the DS.
Polarium was a puzzler released for the DS earlier this year to noncommittal reviews: it used the stylus, to be sure, but the gameplay was dreadfully uninspired. The color scheme was equally boring, and the game wouldn’t seem out of place on a cellphone. DS owners were left feeling cold. Until some colorful blocks started falling from the blackness of space.
