Lumines II

When we last saw Lumines II at E3, it was basically the same fantastically compelling classic that the first game was, with a couple new bells (animations) and whistles (new tunes) bolted on. Our most recent contact with Tetris' laser-lightshow cousin revealed that the game is still basically the same as we left it... only with dump truck-loads more content than we expected. » Read Full Lumines II preview

If you had one of the most hypnotically popular games on the PSP, would you change anything in the sequel or just try to recreate the original gameplay with a couple of added bits? Whatever you answered, the new edition of Lumines aims to do little more than provide the same great time-sucking puzzle game... with a smidgen of new content to maintain freshness (sort of like Sodium Benzoate in Twinkies). The most notable addition to Lumines II is the animation of the backgrounds, which no longer » Read Full Lumines II preview