| Lumines | |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Developer(s) | Q Entertainment, Mobcast, Resonair |
| Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment, Buena Vista Games, Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft, Enhance Games |
| Creator(s) | Tetsuya Mizuguchi |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Mobile phone, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | Lumines: Puzzle Fusion December 12, 2004 |
| Latest release | Lumines Remastered June 26, 2018 |
Lumines[a] (pronounced as "Loo-min-ess")[1] is a puzzle video game series developed by Q Entertainment. The core objective of the games is to survive by rotating and aligning 2×2 blocks varying between two colors to form 2×2 squares of a single color which will be erased when the Time Line passes over them. The game is lost when the blocks reach the top of the playing field.
The series was initially conceived when Tetsuya Mizuguchi heard about the PlayStation Portable and wanted to develop a game for it. Since the original release, several sequels have been developed and released for multiple platforms, including PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, mobile phone, iOS, and Android.
The series has received many positive reviews and awards with the original receiving the highest review score ratings and the majority of the awards.
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