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At first glance Lumines can look a bit confusing. It really is one of those games that becomes second nature during play, but can initially appear baffling to outsiders. It really is worth getting your head around it though. Check out this shot and learn what the hell is actually going on in a Lumines screen.
- This is the "timeline." When it sweeps by all highlighted blocks vanish
- Here are the next blocks you'll have to deal with, players see three ahead
- A bunch of silver highlighted blocks that are about to be taken out
- These orange squares will fall onto the two below creating another wipeout
- This could be a good spot for the next silver block. It'd take out all six silvers
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| Genre | Puzzle |
| Description | It's kinda like Tetris in a disco shirt. You won't want to buy Lumines dinner, you will want it to scramble into your brain, set up home there and begin battering your think-pipes with its mad-hammer. Genius! |
| Platform | "PSP","PC" |
| US censor rating | "Everyone 10+","Everyone 10+" |
| UK censor rating | "3+","3+" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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