<s>
is	O
a	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
has	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Lumines	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumines	B-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
uses	O
both	O
the	O
front	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
touchpad	B-Application
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
classic	O
controls	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
Lumines	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
blocks	O
are	O
added	O
in	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
:	O
Chain	O
block	O
and	O
Shuffle	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
,	O
an	O
experience	O
point	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
integrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
select	O
avatars	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
each	O
play	O
session	O
as	O
previous	O
titles	O
offered	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
added	O
new	O
functions	O
for	O
the	O
avatars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
can	O
be	O
gained	O
by	O
repeatedly	O
tapping	O
the	O
back	O
touchpad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
name	O
Lumines	B-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
working	O
on	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Rocket	O
Studio	O
was	O
hired	O
as	O
an	O
external	O
programming	O
team	O
alongside	O
an	O
anonymous	O
director	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Ding	O
Dong	O
from	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
unique	O
to	O
PSVita	B-Device
that	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
incorporate	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
back	O
touchpad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ding	O
Dong	O
clarified	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
Lumines	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
concentration	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
back	O
touchpad	B-Application
to	O
interfere	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
concentration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
result	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
back	O
touchpad	B-Application
to	O
store	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
stated	O
that	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
first	O
"	O
must-have	O
"	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
gaming	O
site	O
,	O
TotalPlayStation.com,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Tetris	O
has	O
met	O
its	O
match.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
editor-in-chief	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
called	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
"	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
I	O
've	O
had	O
with	O
the	O
franchise	O
since	O
it	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	O
back	O
in	O
2004.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shacknews	O
said	O
in	O
its	O
preview	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
expected	O
and	O
impressive	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thierry	O
Nguyen	O
from	O
1UP	O
wrote	O
in	O
its	O
preview	O
that	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
"	O
seems	O
like	O
a	O
safe	O
bet	O
that	O
this	O
will	O
end	O
up	O
being	O
another	O
snazzy	O
synesthesia	O
symphony.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Limited	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
aside	O
,	O
Lumines	B-Application
Electronic	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
blends	O
puzzle	O
,	O
rhythm	O
and	O
visuals	O
together	O
in	O
an	O
almost	O
euphoric	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
humble	O
block-shifting	O
affair	O
at	O
first	O
glance	O
is	O
actually	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
