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Lumines Goes Supernova On PSN
Posted by Mike Fahey at 3:40 AM on September 4, 2008
I'll say, it's about damn time Q-Entertainment's music-puzzle fusion title made it to the PlayStation 3! Lumines Supernova is an all-new installment of the game that has already graced the PSP and Xbox Live Arcade, and by all-new I mean mostly the same with a few new modes and skins! Along with the previously seen Skin Edit, Time Attack, and Puzzle Modes, Supernova also will also feature Dig Down Mode, which challenges you to reach the bottom of an already filled playfield, and Sequencer Mode, which allows players to create their own music using five different tracks with over 20 different sound loops each. The game is due out this spring, with the price yet to be determined.
The ultimate fusion of puzzle, lights and music arrives on the PLAYSTATION®Network this Fall
Indulge in the fusion of puzzle, lights and music! The latest installment to the blockbuster franchise from Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q Entertainment comes packed with brand new skins and new modes, exclusive to the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
Lumines Supernova combines puzzles, block-dropping beats and video entertainment to create an addictively-fun gameplay experience that will keep you playing day after day. The game offers 40 skins in the Challenge Mode alone, with several brand new skins keeping the Lumines experience fresh. Choose from several different single player modes, battle it out with a friend or create your own background music in the all-new Sequencer Mode.
LUMINES SUPERNOVA - GAME FEATURES / MODES:
* Skins, skins and more new skins: Enjoy unlimited gameplay and unlock up to 40 stylish skins in Challenge Mode, including brand new skins
* All-new Dig Down Mode: Using the falling blocks, erase squares from a playfield already filled with blocks as you dig down to the bottom. Show off your digging skills as your completion time is ranked based on clearing 20 consecutive stages
* All-new Sequencer Mode: Create your own background music using the sound loops provided in the "Sound Bank" - drums, bass, synthesiser 1, synthesiser 2 and effects each come with 20 different loops
* Skin Edit Mode: Customise your Lumines experience by creating your own playlist with your favourite skins
* Time Attack Mode: Test your skills and see how many blocks you can erase in a given amount of time and compete with your own record
* Puzzle / Mission Mode: Act quickly with the falling blocks to create shapes/designs and clear the playing field in just a few moves (100 puzzles and 50 missions)
Developer/Publisher: Q Entertainment
Platform: PLAYSTATION®3 system (via PLAYSTATION Network)
Genre: Action Puzzle
Release date: Fall 2008
Price: TBA
# of Players: 1 - 2
Rating: RP
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RyuriTatsujin
Posted 4:12 AM 4/9/08
Any online play?? Would love to play against someone human....
RyuriTatsujin
greeble
Posted 4:10 AM 4/9/08
I'd rather have them release Lumines for psp on psn, but this is nice too. How is the 2 player in this game? That would be the only reason I'd buy the console version.
greeble
Modus_Operandi
Posted 4:09 AM 4/9/08
Now I feel like an even bigger ass for getting the XBL verison. The PS3's dpad alone makes this a better verison.
Modus_Operandi
def PD
Posted 3:59 AM 4/9/08
That Heavenly Star track got stuck in my head forever after playing through No More Heroes. I didn't realize this song was in Lumines II.
def PD
Mike Fahey
Posted 3:59 AM 4/9/08
I woulda thought so too, but nope.
Mike Fahey
LocustWhored
Posted 3:57 AM 4/9/08
woulda thought this was already on psn
LocustWhored
DigiMish
Posted 3:56 AM 4/9/08
That's cool, I'll stick to my Lumines for the PSP, these games play and feel better on portables anyways.
DigiMish
DustySword
Posted 3:52 AM 4/9/08
I got 999999 on the first one :) Idk if I'll get this one, depends how fresh it really is
DustySword
LittleBigPlaneteer
Posted 3:47 AM 4/9/08
I've heard so much about Lumines, but I've yet to play it. Perhaps now I will.
LittleBigPlaneteer
Kaneda
Posted 3:46 AM 4/9/08
More seizures! Awesome!
Kaneda
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Posted 3:42 AM 4/9/08
Getting this for the D-Pad/Custom arcade stick (with PS1 PCB) support ALONE.
Knoxximus (360/PSN)
Accordion
Posted 4:37 AM 4/9/08
This is very good news.
Rez HD next please!!!
Accordion
FishyJoe
Posted 4:37 AM 4/9/08
Can you use it to break the firmware, that's what people really want to know.
FishyJoe
zanzibarlegend
Posted 4:34 AM 4/9/08
im probably alone on this, but Lumines 1 kicks Lumines's 2 ass big time. in part 1 the stages were not that big of a distraction. in part 2 the videos were out of place for a game that was already beautiful. i hope lumines supernova harkens the brilliance of part 1. if not , its a no go for me.
zanzibarlegend
VixDiesel
Posted 4:33 AM 4/9/08
Holy hell, it's about fricken time.
VixDiesel
greeble
Posted 4:26 AM 4/9/08
@jspeed04: Hah, I doubt they would add remote play in since that would compete with their two psp lumines games.
greeble
MindKiller317
Posted 4:25 AM 4/9/08
Finally! The 360 version is unplayable thanks to a joke of a dpad!
MindKiller317
jspeed04
Posted 4:21 AM 4/9/08
About fucking time! I was just talking to my girlfriend about how awesome it would be to have Lumines on the PS3. Now it's here. Throw in remote play for the PSP and I'm sold.
jspeed04
hagridore
Posted 4:45 AM 4/9/08
As someone who was tricked into buying Lumines Live, I won't be getting this. PS3 gamers, don't be surprise when your "new" game is a chopped down port of Lumines II.
hagridore
AuraHACK
Posted 4:41 AM 4/9/08
The press release lies!
Sequencer Mode was actually part of Lumines II on PSP >>
Still, this is awesome news. I mean, as long as they don't charge 15$ for it and release it with like, 8 skins. Yes, I'm looking at you Lumines Live...
AuraHACK
BlueWizard422
Posted 4:40 AM 4/9/08
No! Why did you mention Heavenly Star? I got it out of my head after Lumines 2, then No More Heroes... It's gonna take me another 3 months of humming to do it again.
It's a good thing I like the song.
BlueWizard422
Swift_
Posted 5:13 AM 4/9/08
No More Heroes' paltry soundtrack ruined Heavenly Star for me forever.
Swift_
Mr_Raccoon
Posted 5:08 AM 4/9/08
Question. Does it have online multiplayer?
Mr_Raccoon
Kanik
Posted 5:07 AM 4/9/08
Why is there no Tetris on PSN? Or Bomberman?!
Curse you Lumines!
Kanik
Ecks
Posted 5:35 AM 4/9/08
I've bought Lumines and Lumines II for PSP, and Lumines Plus for PS2, and I'll buy this, hopefully it's only $10.
Ecks
kbomb1upc
Posted 5:29 AM 4/9/08
Yes, I get to play Lumines on a screen thats bigger than my Cell Phone...Yea
kbomb1upc
bialia
Posted 5:20 AM 4/9/08
i'm such a knob. i saw the headline, logged into psn, only to find it wasn't there yet. ;)
i was just thinking how nice it would be to play lumines the other day. i no longer have my psp. i got one at launch. it's nickname was the lumines machine. those were dire times. ;)
bialia
terminalboredom
Posted 6:29 AM 4/9/08
Is it sad this is my favorite game of this generation?
It's literally the only thing that made me sad I sold my 360, and probably the only thing that will keep my PS3 from strictly being a blu-ray player for the time being.
GET ON IT, Q!
Oh, and please stick to original/instrumental music...no Madonna videos or any of that nonsense in the background.
plzkthxbai.
terminalboredom
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
Posted 7:10 AM 4/9/08
No custom soundtracks, no online multiplayer, no deal. I'd rather have Meteos on PSN with custom soundtracks and online play. Q can't suck this bad as to release ANOTHER stripped down version of Lumines.
@terminalboredom: exactly. I ran to Gamestop to take LuminesII back for trade in credit. Whoever thought contemporary music and hip flop was good in Lumines blew it big time. Once I hit Holla Back Girl that was it for me. Like I said before, Q can't suck this bad...can they? Why the hell couldn't we get a non-disney Meteos2 with online support on DS?
That tears it! Q sucks...
Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.
zios33
Posted 7:28 AM 4/9/08
I WANT ONLINE BATTLE!!!
zios33
terminalboredom
Posted 8:38 AM 4/9/08
@Striderhayasa - Phillyyakk on PSN and Live.:
Yeah, I knew better than to even touch Lumines 2 once I saw "real" music was being incorporated.
How would one do Meteos without a DS though?
I guess you could flick the analog stick, but it wouldn't be the same.
Seriously though, I will KILL KILL KILL for both these games on the PSN.
terminalboredom
Narsil
Posted 9:23 AM 4/9/08
This is great. I don't read for a while, and now all this fun crap gets announced for PS3. I'm a happy camper.
Narsil
push eject
Posted 9:44 AM 4/9/08
genki rockets rock
push eject
TearsandScreams
Posted 10:09 AM 4/9/08
I love the portable version, was fairly disgusted at the costing on XBLA, hopefully the pricing isn't so stupid here.
TearsandScreams
artofwar420
Posted 10:05 AM 4/9/08
This reminds me, wasn't there a Katamari Damacy game supposed to come out for the PSN? Like "soon"? Anyways, at least this is coming.
artofwar420
pandafresh
Posted 10:04 AM 4/9/08
I.WILL.BUY!
i love lumines, although i still think its best played on a psp, maybe remote play will work here?
pandafresh
mcx
Posted 11:39 AM 4/9/08
I hope its 1080p with 60fps - :)
I been waiting for this to come out.
mcx
s0nlxaftrsh0ck
Posted 12:57 PM 4/9/08
Iunno..lumines feels like it lost it's magic since its left the PSP...or rather Lumines II...but i may bite given they have a awesome song list that's not so fucking americanized...
s0nlxaftrsh0ck
RubyMars
Posted 1:27 PM 4/9/08
Finally, Q! Entertainment will get to rape another demographic by releasing half of a game, and then charging you to have them mail the rest of it to you, bit by bloody bit, through the interwebs. Ah, capitalism!
RubyMars
dionion
Posted 6:14 PM 4/9/08
In Homer Simpson's voice: Woo-hoo!
About time Q!
dionion
RagingAvatar
Posted 7:05 PM 4/9/08
Does this actually have Heavenly Star in it? Cos I've lost mine for the 360.. Anyone know for certain?
RagingAvatar