<s>
is	O
a	O
2005	O
tile-matching	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
(	O
Nintendo	O
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
The	O
Matrix	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
24	O
(	O
2001-2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
stylus	O
to	O
move	O
colored	O
blocks	O
called	O
"	O
meteos	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
reached	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
DS	B-Device
sales	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
market	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
research	O
company	O
Chart-Track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
puzzle	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
(	O
1985	O
)	O
and	O
Lumines	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
and	O
2008	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Meteos	B-Application
:	O
Disney	O
Magic	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Meteos	B-Application
,	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
shoot-and-lift-up	O
puzzle	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
stylus	O
to	O
move	O
colored	O
blocks	O
—	O
the	O
eponymous	O
"	O
meteos	B-Application
"	O
that	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creating	O
a	O
vertical	O
or	O
horizontal	O
line	O
of	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
blocks	O
causes	O
the	O
meteos	B-Application
to	O
ignite	O
and	O
rise	O
;	O
they	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
blocks	O
above	O
them	O
,	O
disappear	O
once	O
they	O
leave	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Trip	O
is	O
Meteos	B-Application
story	O
mode	O
;	O
its	O
plot	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
evil	O
planet	O
Meteo	O
sending	O
its	O
matter	O
—	O
the	O
meteos	B-Application
—	O
to	O
other	O
planets	O
,	O
killing	O
life	O
and	O
destroying	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
three	O
meteos	B-Application
fuse	O
and	O
launch	O
themselves	O
and	O
other	O
meteos	B-Application
into	O
space	O
,	O
the	O
civilizations	O
on	O
other	O
planets	O
plan	O
a	O
counterattack	O
against	O
Meteo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Bandai	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
August	O
2004	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
founder	O
Tetsuya	O
Mizuguchi	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
produced	O
Sega	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
Rez	B-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
director	O
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
Takeshi	O
Hirai	O
was	O
its	O
director	O
,	O
while	O
Takayuki	O
Nakamura	O
and	O
Kaori	O
Takazoe	O
produced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genres	O
of	O
music	O
used	O
for	O
each	O
planet	O
include	O
classical	O
,	O
country	O
,	O
pop	O
and	O
Balinese	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
(	O
1978	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
genre	O
had	O
not	O
evolved	O
since	O
Tetris	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
Sakurai	O
originated	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
blocks	O
fall	O
down	O
and	O
shoot	O
back	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
prototype	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
three	O
days	O
by	O
a	O
designer	O
,	O
a	O
programmer	O
and	O
a	O
graphic	O
artist	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
24	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
The	O
Matrix	O
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mizuguchi	O
,	O
24	O
camera	O
work	O
and	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
The	O
Matrix	O
—	O
in	O
which	O
green	O
computer	B-Application
code	I-Application
cascades	O
down	O
the	O
screen	O
—	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle-game	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Application
original	O
Japanese	O
release	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Application
generally	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
;	O
review	O
aggregating	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
recorded	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
88/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
UK	O
market	O
research	O
company	O
Chart-Track	O
,	O
after	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
DS	B-Device
sales	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chart-Track	O
'	O
s	O
2005	O
sales	O
report	O
for	O
the	O
UK	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
46th	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
category	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
about	O
10,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
critics	O
compared	O
Meteos	B-Application
to	O
other	O
puzzle	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Lumines	O
—	O
the	O
latter	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpys	O
Phil	O
Theobald	O
criticized	O
Meteos	B-Application
stylus-driven	O
control	O
theme	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
chief	O
flaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
"	O
scrubbing	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
scrubbing	O
the	O
lower	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
screen	O
quickly	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	O
would	O
cause	O
Meteos	B-Application
to	O
link	O
together	O
,	O
calling	O
this	O
a	O
"	O
fundamental	O
flaw	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
annoy	O
players	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
from	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
calling	O
Meteos	B-Application
plot	O
"	O
incomprehensible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sell	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
fits	O
the	O
game	O
like	O
a	O
glove	O
"	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Application
received	O
awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
from	O
several	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor	O
Game	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
IGNs	O
DS	B-Device
Puzzle	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
named	O
Meteos	B-Application
the	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Music	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
listed	O
Meteos	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
;	O
Eurogamer	O
also	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
2005	O
's	O
best	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
52nd	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
named	O
Meteos	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
puzzle	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
71st	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
Modern	O
Games	O
list	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
would	O
be	O
adding	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
GamesRadar	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
websites	O
said	O
they	O
wanted	O
Meteos	B-Application
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
mobile-game	O
publisher	O
Gameloft	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
bring	O
Meteos	B-Application
and	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
other	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Lumines	O
to	O
cell	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
Meteos	B-Application
Astro	O
Blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Buena	O
Vista	O
Games	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
publish	O
four	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
then-unannounced	O
sequel	O
Meteos	B-Application
:	O
Disney	O
Magic	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Application
:	O
Disney	O
Magic	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Platinum	O
Egg	O
and	O
Aspect	O
Co.	O
,	O
follows	O
Meteos	B-Application
basic	O
concept	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
changes	O
—	O
most	O
notably	O
replacing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
alien	O
species	O
with	O
Disney	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
,	O
Jack	O
Sparrow	O
and	O
Winnie	O
the	O
Pooh	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whose	O
plot	O
involves	O
restoring	O
order	O
in	O
a	O
storybook	O
vault	O
after	O
its	O
contents	O
are	O
mysteriously	O
rearranged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
held	O
sideways	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
taller	O
playing	O
field	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
tiles	O
could	O
now	O
be	O
dragged	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
Meteos	B-Application
tiles	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
moved	O
vertically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Application
:	O
Disney	O
Magic	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Hangame	O
released	O
Meteos	B-Application
Online	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Meteos	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
;	O
the	O
Planet	O
Pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Pack	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
;	O
both	O
with	O
nine	O
new	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meteos	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Competitive	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
annual	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
developer	O
ShangDiHui	O
released	O
Mini	O
Meteors	O
,	O
described	O
by	O
GameSetWatch	O
as	O
a	O
Meteos	B-Application
clone	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Meteos	B-Application
and	O
Lumines	O
were	O
bought	O
from	O
QEntertainment	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
smartphone	O
developer	O
Mobcast	O
.	O
</s>
