Nintendo reveal there isn't long to go until the Tetris-like addictive puzzler Meteos reaches Europe!

From 23rd September, prepare to put your life on hold - because every waking hour will be dedicated to Meteos, the insanely addictive new DS puzzle game. In Meteos, players use the DS's touch-screen to manipulate falling blocks and clear the screen. Successful lines of three or more blocks will then transform into rockets and blast off into space, carrying with them all the blocks above, thus clearing the screen.

Once a group of pieces "takes off", players can create combos in various ways to increase the size of the launched stack - the more pieces destroyed in one go, the more points awarded � even to the whole width of the playfield. However, stacking up too many blocks in the playfield when arranging combos will risk players being overwhelmed, making big combos a risky balancing act. While in the air, players are still able to rearrange blocks, launching smaller pieces individually to increase the overall thrust and propel the group higher into the air.

Described by Nintendo as "can't-put-it-down" entertainment, the game will feature several modes. The main "Star Trip" mode challenges players to clear a selection of planets, complete various tasks and send the Meteos blocks back to space. Simple mode allows players to choose a planet and customize the game's options to cater for individual taste, whereas Deluge mode challenges players' skills to help the planet to survive as long as possible and to achieve the highest score at the same time. There's also a Time War mode available where players must get the highest score possible in a set period of time or launch set amount of blocks in shortest time possible.

The game's lifespan is kept long with a plethora of unlockable extras. Each block successfully removed is stored and can be used in different combinations to create new planets, music sets and special items. Each planet has its unique physics and playfield vastly affecting gameplay. Some have heavy gravity, increasing the speed of the descending blocks, while horizontal block sets take off faster than vertical ones.

The game also features a multiplayer mode where up to four players can handily play using just the one DS cartridge, although players with their own copies of the game can save their high scores and gameplay records.

Nintendo is "building up" Meteos to be a massive success when it launches across Europe on the 23rd September. See for yourself what Cube-Europe thought of the game in our review here!