What is most exciting about Meteos is the multiplayer mode, of which little was known until now. A full explanation was gleamed off a friendly Q? Entertainment employee. Supporting up to four players, Meteos' multiplayer mode is best described as a fighting puzzle game. On the left hand side of the touch panel, the names and color representations of the 3 other planets on the top screen are selectable, enabling you to aim the blocks you are sending back to space towards one of your opponents. Sit and ponder this for a second. Multiplayer Meteos will be a game of ganging up and shifting alliances, where paying attention to the speed of your board, the condition of your opponents, and your current target are all critical to success. Helping in this is the fact that each planet is represented by different shaped blocks (the colors are the same) and a dancing Meteo avatar who bops along to the rather excellent disco inspired sound track. You will also know who is firing at you by watching the top screen, where meteors propelled into space are tracked towards the target and result in rather satisfying aural and visual explosions. Another bit of new info is that Q? Entertainment plans on including single cart wireless multiplayer, which may do wonders in bringing the excellent Meteos experience to others.
