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Ubisoft to Publish Lumines
Company: Ubisoft Entertainment
Product: Lumines
Ubisoft has announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Bandai Company to publish Lumines for the PSP. The critically acclaimed music and luminary action puzzle Lumines is slated for release in the United States in March 2005 and was jointly developed by Bandai Company and Q Entertainment under the creative direction of renowned developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi.

?Ubisoft is extremely excited to partner with Bandai and Q Entertainment to bring Lumines for the PSP handheld system to consumers,? said James Regan, director of new business development at Ubisoft. ?Ubisoft delivers superior products that are immersive, exciting and unique, and Lumines is a natural fit for us.?

Lumines will bring a unique puzzle experience to PSP owners, offering gameplay reminiscent of Tetris, while including new innovations and enhancements in technology that fuse music, puzzles, and luminescence. Users are challenged to delete blocks from the game screen while grooving to evolving musical scores of rock, techno, and pop grooves. Lumines offers numerous levels of graphics and music with single-player, wireless multiplayer, and bonus modes. Earn changeable skins and increase amount of collectible characters.

Since its December 2004 launch in Japan, Lumines has sold 40,000 units, becoming one of the most popular launch titles available for the PSP. The U.S. release of Lumines includes new enhancements including a quicker loading time and skin changes.


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