Meteos Online (lost online computer video game; 2006): Difference between revisions

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Meteos Online logo.

Status: Lost

About

Meteos Online (メテオスオンライン) was a Japanese online computer game published by Hangame and developed by Q Entertainment that ran from November 22nd, 2006 to October 31st, 2007 when it's game servers where shutdown at 5:00 PM JST (Japan Standard Time)^[1].

Meteos Online was a predecessor to Meteos, released on the Nintendo DS in 2005. The service would run on a server that players would connect to using the Meteos Online client which was downloadable on Meteos Online's website.

Gameplay

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Meteos Online played very similarly to it's predecessor released on the Nintendo DS -- A match-3 puzzle game that would launch blocks (referenced in the game as Meteos) up into the air. When the blocks reach the very top of the player's board, the game would award the player with points and the type of blocks that went off screen. Each character didn't just have different looks, but different planets that had their own twists such as different grid sizing, different types of blocks, or even changing the weight or gravity of the flying blocks.

Since Meteos came from the DS, Meteos Online uses either a mouse and/or keyboard to control the blocks around the player's board. With this, there was the added ability to move block both vertically and horizontally. In Meteos Online's original DS port, blocks could only be moved vertically.

Meteos Online also had avatars that would walk around the player's board. Players could get clothing for their avatars from events, the in-game store, or from the Metegacha -- which is also a new addition (Which is still not really known how it works).

Closure

The reason for Meteos Online shutting down is still unknown to anyone; no details given by either Q Entertainment or Hangame. Months before the game's closure, a update/post was uploaded to the Meteos Online site announcing that the service would shutdown on October 31, 2007^[2].

Gallery

A screenshot of Meteos Online's Website sometime close to closure.
Gameplay screenshot of Geolyte Winter
Screenshot of stats for the planet, Lumious.
Screenshot of Meteos Online's controls
Meteos Online Metagacha

Recovering the client files

Meteos Online's client files are expected to be located in C:\Program Files\QOnline\MeteosOnline. The client ran on computers running Windows 98 to Vista. The direct download link for the client is expected to be located under http://meteosonline.jp/QOnlineDownloader/setup.exe.

References

↑ Meteos Online Index Page Replaced Retrieved April 4, 2023
↑ Meteos Online Shutdown/Termination Notice Retrieved April 4, 2023

[1] Meteos Online Index Page Replaced Retrieved April 4, 2023

[2] Meteos Online Shutdown/Termination Notice Retrieved April 4, 2023

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 ==About==
-'''''Meteos Online''''' (''メテオスオンライン'') was a Japanese online computer game published by Hangame and developed by Q Entertainment that ran from November 22nd, 2006 to October 31st, 2007 when it's game servers where shutdown at 5:00 PM JST (Japan Standard Time)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071128014425/http://www.meteosonline.jp/ Meteos Online Index Page Replaced] ''Retrieved April 4, 2023''</ref>.
+'''''Meteos Online''''' (''メテオスオンライン'') was a Japanese online computer game published by ''Hangame'' and developed by ''Q Entertainment'' that ran from November 22nd, 2006 to October 31st, 2007 when it's game servers where shutdown at 5:00 PM JST (Japan Standard Time)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071128014425/http://www.meteosonline.jp/ Meteos Online Index Page Replaced] ''Retrieved April 4, 2023''</ref>.
-==History==
+''Meteos Online'' was a predecessor to ''Meteos'', released on the Nintendo DS in 2005. The service would run on a server that players would connect to using the ''Meteos Online'' client which was downloadable on [https://web.archive.org/web/20070110171902/http://meteosonline.jp/ ''Meteos Online''<nowiki/>'s website].
-''Meteos Online'' was a predecessor to ''Meteos'', released on the Nintendo DS in 2005 developed by the same developers of ''Meteos Online'', Q Entertainment. The service would run on a server that players would connect to using the ''Meteos Online'' client which was downloadable on [https://web.archive.org/web/20070110171902/http://meteosonline.jp/ ''Meteos Online''<nowiki/>'s website]. The ''Meteos Online'' team started off as six people from it's development team which would grow to around 17 people when released<ref>[https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20061117/meteo.htm GAME Watch - オンライン化、そして3D化で生まれ変わった「メテオス」(Meteos reborn online and in 3D)] ''Retrieved April 4, 2023''</ref>.
 ==Gameplay==
 {{Video|description1=Gameplay test footage (Lumious 3-Minute Attack)|id1=v=P28iIE9RF7o&t=1s|perrow=1|service1=youtube}}
-''Meteos Online'' played very similarly to it's predecessor released on the Nintendo DS -- A match-3 puzzle game that would launch blocks (referenced in the game as ''Meteos'') up into the air. When the blocks reach the very top of the player's board (known as a grid), the game would award the player with points and the type of blocks that went off screen (also known as materials). Each character didn't just have different looks, but different planets that had their own twists such as different grid sizing, different materials, or even changing the gravity of the blocks launched.
+''Meteos Online'' played very similarly to it's predecessor released on the Nintendo DS -- A match-3 puzzle game that would launch blocks (referenced in the game as ''Meteos'') up into the air. When the blocks reach the very top of the player's board, the game would award the player with points and the type of blocks that went off screen. Each character didn't just have different looks, but different planets that had their own twists such as different grid sizing, different types of blocks, or even changing the weight or gravity of the flying blocks.
-One of the noticeable changes about ''Meteos Online''<nowiki/>'s gameplay was that players could either use a combination of either a graphical tablet, computer mouse to manually select and drag blocks around the play-area. If the player were to use a keyboard, when selecting a block with the computer cursor, blocks could be quickly moved from end to end. This made most players use a combination of both a mouse/tablet and a keyboard to be as fast as possible.
+Since ''Meteos'' came from the DS, ''Meteos Online'' uses either a mouse and/or keyboard to control the blocks around the player's board. With this, there was the added ability to move block both vertically and horizontally. In ''Meteos Online''<nowiki/>'s original DS port, blocks could only be moved vertically.
-Another noticeable change was the ability to move block both vertically and horizontally. On ''Meteos Online''<nowiki/>'s original DS port, blocks could only be moved vertically.
+''Meteos Online'' also had avatars that would walk around the player's board. Players could get clothing for their avatars from events, the in-game store, or from the Metegacha -- which is also a new addition (Which is still not really known how it works).
-''Meteos Online'' also had avatars that would walk around the player's board that players could get clothing for from events and from the Metegacha which is also a new addition.
 ==Closure==
-The reason for ''Meteos Online'' shutting down is still unknown to anyone. Months before the game's closure, a update/post was uploaded to the ''Meteos Online'' site announcing that the service would shutdown on October 31, 2007<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070903090613/http://www.meteosonline.jp/info/info_detail.php?item_id=201 Meteos Online Shutdown/Termination Notice] ''Retrieved April 4, 2023''</ref>.
+The reason for ''Meteos Online'' shutting down is still unknown to anyone; no details given by either ''Q Entertainment'' or ''Hangame''. Months before the game's closure, a update/post was uploaded to the ''Meteos Online'' site announcing that the service would shutdown on October 31, 2007<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070903090613/http://www.meteosonline.jp/info/info_detail.php?item_id=201 Meteos Online Shutdown/Termination Notice] ''Retrieved April 4, 2023''</ref>.
 ==Gallery==