<s>
IRiDES	B-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blocks	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Independent	O
developed	O
commercially	O
released	O
videogame	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Madpeet	B-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
by	O
GOAT	O
Store	O
Publishing	O
in	O
3	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
that	O
combines	O
strategy	O
and	O
action	O
,	O
an	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
and	O
hard	O
to	O
master	O
type	O
of	O
puzzler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Irides	B-Application
has	O
been	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Lumines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
Rush	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
around	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
falling	O
blocks	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
Columns	B-Application
,	O
Lumines	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irides	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
action	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
clever	O
twists	O
around	O
conventional	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2	O
x	O
2	O
square	O
(	O
an	O
O	O
tetromino	O
)	O
made	O
of	O
four	O
smaller	O
block	O
pieces	O
is	O
dropped	O
into	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
appear	O
different	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
advances	O
through	O
levels	O
or	O
skins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Florian	O
Zitzelsberger	O
(	O
founder	O
of	O
Mad	O
Peet	O
)	O
made	O
a	O
homebrew	O
Lumines	O
clone	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
called	O
BlockSmash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Midwest	O
Gaming	O
Classic	O
GOAT	O
Store	O
Publishing	O
announced	O
12	O
games	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
there	O
06/07	O
line	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
announced	O
games	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
sequel	O
to	O
BlockSmash	O
titled	O
Blocks2	B-Application
(	O
2	O
is	O
read	O
as	O
an	O
exponent	O
;	O
pronounced	O
Blocks	O
Squared	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
9	O
September	O
2009	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
's	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
making	O
its	O
way	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
Irides	B-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
blocks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irides	B-Application
did	O
n't	O
make	O
the	O
projected	O
06/07	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
project	O
GSP	O
announced	O
at	O
MGC	O
that	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IRiDES	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
by	O
GOAT	O
Store	O
Publishing	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
revealed	O
alongside	O
Rush	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
by	O
RedSpotGames	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
once	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Goat	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
different	O
control	O
schemes	O
(	O
Gestures	O
/	O
On	O
Screen	O
Buttons	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irides	B-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
from	O
GOAT	O
Store	O
in	O
over	O
3	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
distributed	O
through	O
various	O
online	O
retailers	O
such	O
as	O
Play-Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
preordered	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
received	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Irides	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
with	O
only	O
144	O
units	O
pressed	O
,	O
The	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
contained	O
different	O
disc	O
and	O
packaging	O
art	O
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
numbered	O
mini-poster	O
signed	O
by	O
the	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
numbered	O
collector	O
's	O
coin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
release	O
has	O
been	O
positive	O
,	O
slidetoplay.com	O
gave	O
them	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
4	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
low	O
price	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hours	O
of	O
fun	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
independent	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
Irides	B-Application
has	O
received	O
overwhelmingly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SegaShiro	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
easy-to-pick-up-and-play	O
and	O
hard-to-master	O
gameplay	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
CD	O
player	O
from	O
the	O
gamedisk	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
were	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
no	O
Analog	O
Stick	O
support	O
and	O
found	O
strange	O
that	O
a	O
developer	O
would	O
add	O
VMU	B-Application
and	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
support	O
and	O
not	O
the	O
Analog	O
stick	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
called	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
Analog	O
stick	O
support	O
as	O
minor	O
setbacks	O
.	O
</s>
