Lumines Mobile Comments by Tom Bramwell

I love Lumines on the PSP. Looks like they have done a great job converting it for mobiles. Buy it now.

So really.

Who plays games on their phone?

Damn it boys, you are out of touch.

Mobile gaming is fun, engaging and actually better than it ever has been. Mobile gaming is like Xbox Live Arcade - but you can take it anywhere.

Got an J2ME phone? Welcome to mobile gaming. As simple as that.

hmm.

/Is still not convinced but sees the potential

remember, the last game to get 9/10 on here was the shambles that is sensible soccer2006.....is it really worth 3euro. ( just incase, i am being sarcy as I am still pissed off with the piss poor review for SS2006)

Ok, so this is the first mobile game I've EVER downloaded because I love Lumines. Otherwise I would never consider playing a game on my mobile, as Disc rightly points out. The quality of mobile games on the whole seems utter crap mostly.

I'm very curious how it plays out. At EU 3.3 you can't really go wrong either can you?

It's great - the arcade levels are perfect for a quick 5 minute session and the endless mode is perfect for when you really want to run your mobile batteries down to zero.

My only misery - snapping this up from Vodafone live at a price CONSIDERABLY MORE EXTORTIONATE than 3 euros :(

I've been playing the hell out of this ever since it was released on my w900i. It really is the best mobile game I've played.

This is the only mobile phone game I've come back to for several days. So worth the price. Playing it on a lo-spec Nokia 3220.

Hurrah! The first game I have ever bought for my mobie.

Lumines Mobile is available now from http://www.gameloft.com/lumines-mobile for the frankly ridiculous price of €3.

Perhaps this is an indication of what the XBLa price will be.

well if you go to the gameloft site you can get it for 3 euro instead of the rip off your operator will charge you.

If someone has it they can bluetooth the file to you i think?

or there are some sites...

Mobile gaming is great. Playing games on crappy phone handsets is not. Haven't you heard of DS?

Yeah but lumines isn't out on the DS is it!
Besides it's good fun for what it is, 3 quid compared to 30 quid is great value.

Lumines isn't on the DS. I have a DS and a GP2X and I've just downloaded Lumines Mobile coz sometimes I don't have either of those machines with me.

Plus, I wanted to play Lumines. :)

Lumines 'Mobile'

So, Lumines PSP gets same score as Lumines 'Mobile'.

I'd rather take the version of Lumines 'Mobile' with the LCD nice widescreen with decent colours and sound, thanks...

Tony - I'll take the version for a tenth of the price, with a whole hunk of new content.

I've been ranting about this for ages and I will continue to do so until everyone in the whole world has downloaded this.

NB - you can get this direct for three euros even if buying it through your operator would cost more.

So really.

Who plays games on their phone?

I do - on the bus and on the bog at work. I can heartily recommend Worms Golf and Block Breaker (Gameloft) as 5 minute fillers.

the gameloft url isn't working for me. Can anyone get on there?

And you can't bluetooth mobile apps/games, Scurrminator.

afray:

1. It's working for me, but you need java installed, and
2. yes you can I'm afraid.

"2. yes you can I'm afraid."

Grr, well you shouldn't.

Tony is just angry because Lumines is the only thing worth playing on the PSP and now its not a platfom exclusive ^_^.

And BEFORE you start labelling me a DS fanboy, I own a PSP and I do not own a DS. I'm just pissed off with the lack of games on it (couldn't care less about things like Daxter and Syphon Filter). Seriously if it wasn't for the fact that MGS:Portable ops is on the horizon I would probably sell the damn thing.

my psp just /nelsond'd my crummy old phone

My mobile phone is like that TOP DOWG! yet it doesn't have a compatible version yet... That or my network isn't playing ball with them (and they are turbo shit...)

There sure are a lot of people who dont understand the point of mobile 'mobile' gaming.

"I'd rather use my ds/psp...blah blah blah"

The point is that when you leave school, you cant take you DS/PSP with you everywhere. As convergence is happening I carry a mobilegaming unit, a decent quality digital camera and a phone in my pocket without ruining the line of my suit trousers.

Yes, I know that individual units do their respective jobs better, but the mobile phone has advanced to the point where it can do their jobs competently.

For many moment of my life a quick 5 minute blast on Ancient Empires is far, far more convinient for me than whipping a PSP or DS out every 5 minutes.

If you genuinely dont understand whats great about mobile gaming, then to be honest, you are very small minded.

And from a pure vanity point of view, if im waiting outside a changing room for the Mrs in TopShop, you look significantly less spasticated playing on a mobile than pulling out a DS. Its not a great look for the laydeez.......

Getting a new phone (Sony w800i) tomorrow, and I'll be getting this soon after. It'll be the first mobile game I've ever bought. It just looks great! I'll have MP3s, camera and games on something that truly fits in my pocket.

Yay :)

Heh - what would you missus think if she knew you're trying to attract girls while she's doing the shopping ;).

1. It's working for me, but you need java installed

Ding. Updated my runtime to Java5 and Spanky's your mother's lover.
Cheers!

I recommend 'midnight poker' for mobile phones..
best texas holdem game i've seen

Tried this last week, and...it was crap. Really. All the soul seems to have been sucked out of the PSP version, with laggy controls, dodgy frame-rate and rubbish MIDI versions of the PSP music.

I guess it's playable compared to other mobile phone games, but I've played far better on a mobile phone. The idea also works well, and for about £3, it's not that bad. It's just that it completely destroys the whole point and beauty of what Lumines is about. Without the glorious sound and beatiful skins, it's just an average puzzle game.

K

As convergence is happening

uh, says who?

All the evidence suggests that things like DVD playback on PS2, Blu-ray on PS3 and Live on XBOX are features not necessarily convergence.

In-fact, if you want to look at a recent convergence failure, look no further than PSP movies - the "walkman of the 21st Century" - which already has UMD video dropped from it's line.

If you want to look at true convergence look no further than Sony's failed PSX 'project' in japan. Even Sony knew they were onto a loser and quickly dropped it from manufacture.

Xerx3s: Perhaps this is an indication of what the XBLA price will be.

The leaked Xbox360 release sheet its down as 1200 points. And I think its an enhanced Lumines 2 from what I have seen/read, with the extra colours and music videos in the background.

"As convergence is happening

uh, says who?

Uh, says me. I have a device in my pocket that is capable of 4 distinct functions and is a worthy alternative to at least 4 devices (Radio, MP3 player, Gaming, Camera).

I know this is a gaming site, but if you looked further than the nose on your face you would see it happening all around you.

For example, I dont miss world cup games anymore because I can get BBC sport on my PC. I use Skype because my broadband connection makes it cheaper than my landline. There are plenty of examples in the gaming world too, if that would suit you better. I can watch or listen to my media collection streamed straight from my PC to my 360 and the PSP you quickly dismissed? Well the UMD might have been a failure, but the ability to rip 4 dvds to a two GB memory card, plus plenty of MP3s and photos has seen my PSP turn into a pretty versatile media device, rendering an MP3 or seperate MP4 player redundant. Plus a basic web connectivity can replace small scale need for laptops or PDAs

So, yeah, people no longer want 4 devices when they can do it with one. I'd call that convergence. But if you have got one of those new fangled 'English for Retards' dictionaries that says 'Convergence doesnt happen if there are a small number of niche incidents when compared to the overwhelming sociological shift', then we need to get you an Oxford English version, STAT.

But if you have got one of those new fangled 'English for Retards' dictionaries that says 'Convergence doesnt happen if there are a small number of niche incidents when compared to the overwhelming sociological shift', then we need to get you an Oxford English version, STAT.

lol

Hmm, may have to consider this even though, er, I may never get any work done again.

Pocket Gamer gave it 6/10:

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/review.asp?...

nickethegun -

I have a device in my pocket that is capable of 4 distinct functions and is a worthy alternative to at least 4 devices

And this device is? Pray, tell so we can all make a judgement as to whether it's "worthy" or not.

I dont miss world cup games anymore because I can get BBC sport on my PC. I use Skype because my broadband connection makes it cheaper than my landline.

All those instances you cite are pretty niche. You use your PC for BBC sport - others would use a DVD recorder or a Tivo like device.

ipods are mainstream - it does one function and does it well. Compare this to any number of "convergent" devices that are not mainstream. You think there might be reason for this? Like not everyone is a geek like you?

Plus a basic web connectivity can replace small scale need for laptops or PDAs

So does your "basic web connectivity" replace the need for your laptop? Again vaule?

So yeah - convergence is happening in your little world.

Yeah! Except for stupid geeks like you who prob spend a disproportionate amount of money on things normal people derive very little value from! And - judging from your attack - someone who needs to get out and socialise a bit more.

Kyrie Eleison
Lumines Mobile
Ah-ah-ah-men

I have this. For a phone game it is rather spiffy, good for toilet breaks etc.

"Pocket Gamer gave it 6/10: "

Same Pocket Gamer who made me think a review of an old classic was more boring than my 6 year old brother secreting faeces?

im glad some of you guys dont post inb the forum much, like mrT.
Yeah a mobile phone with an mp3 player, decent camera etc is way out of everyones price range...oh wait...most people have them you say?
But convergence isn't happening oh nooooooooo(es)!
a phone with all these is easier to carry in the summer than my ipod and psp and ds and digi cam. You know, when i'm out enjoying my social life mr T.

Well, Ive got a Sony-Ericsson K750i, if you must know. Its got a 2mp camera, full java capabilities, a radio, organiser and is a good mp3 player. It accepts Memory card Duo's, of which ive got an adequate 512mb in it.

Since im not david bailey, the 2mp camera is adequate for what I need and the MP3 player sounds good and is fully functional, so, yeah, I would say that its "worthy".

And No, being able to connect to the web doesnt replace the need for a laptop. But it replaces the need to take one everywhere. Thanks to my PSP I was able to just take that and a digicam on holiday rather than a lappy. I checked my shots on the PSP and kept in touch with family. It was an ideal solution as I was strapped for luggage space.

I dont really know what your point was about the Ipod. The issue we are talking about doesnt have to pervade every facet of your life for it to be real. The Ipod got to the top by being a fashion item, not even the best product in its field, so I dont really know what you are getting at.

And to be honest with you, I dont know how many people you have alienated with the "Stupid Geeks" crack, but if you would pull your head out of your ass for a few minutes, you would realise that what was once the domain of a heady band of nerds is now mainstream. I mean, you say that the things I mentioned are niche. I seriously think its time you stopped using your 'English for Retards' because Skype is hugely popular all over the world and the internet virtually melted when BBC started streaming footy games.

You clearly dont know about the subject on which you are arguing, so I will leave you with this piece of advice:

Quit living in the past.....contemporise, man!

try telling Kodak or Fuji or Nikon that convergence isn't happening and is only the preserve of 'geeks'. They will wish you were speaking the truth.. except you aren't.
Convergence is here to stay get over it..

Hey, your six-year old brother probably enjoys it. Simple times. :)

Seriously?

You're comparing a Nikon camera to a mobile phone?
Are you insane?

And also, comparing the gameplay capabilities of a mobile phone and a DS or PSP?
Also insane.

And the MP3 player capabilities of a mobile phone versus the iPod?
Insane.

@disc

"So really.

Who plays games on their phone?"

When a person asks that kind of question, I just hear the sound of money dropping into someone else's piggy bank. The answer of course, is "everyone else" and they are millions strong.

Does anyone here think this would have been released if they weren't sure there was a market for it? The mobile phone game market is getting bigger all the time, and is a shit load safer an investment for a capital company than the standard games market because of its low price/high volume model.

I really want this!.....but when I go to order it from gameloft my phone doesn't appear on the list of compatible handsets. Its a Nokia 3230. Ok not the best phone ever, but it is a symbian and java enabled phone, so I don't see why it isn't compatible.

@disc

"You're comparing a Nikon camera to a mobile phone?
Are you insane? "

You aren't comparing apples with apples here, and I don't think you are getting mingster's point. Its not about comparing technologies like for like, its about comparing markets and the needs of the customer.

If you compare a Nikon camera to a mobile purely on tech, of course they aren't the same. But Nikon and Fuji are well aware (even if you aren't) that from the customer's point of view the mobile will do the job just fine for their needs. This puts their business at risk unless they adapt and both companies are doing just that.

That is what convergence is really about, not replacing several tools with a single item that is "technically as good", but replacing them all with a tool that is more appealing to most users and is therefore a better alternative when they go shopping.

Its all about convinience, Disc.

Are you comparing an MP3 to a CD?
Insane.

On the surface yes. But a non-physical format that is more expensive and worse sound quality than a CD is now the best selling music format. Why? Obviously not because it sounds better. Its because clicking 'Download' on Itunes is easier than going into woolies.

Myself and others arent suggesting that a mobile will ever be better than a Cybershot or an Ipod, we are suggesting that people will use them because its more convinient.

You hear that whooshing sound? Its the point flying right over your head.

Yeah but lumines isn't out on the DS is it!

cough