| Yosumin DS | |
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| Developer(s) | Square Enix |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Composer(s) | Ryo Yamazaki |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, Xbox Live Arcade, personal computer |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player |
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| Media/distribution | Cartridge, digital download |
Yosumin DS (よすみん。DS) is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS console. Developed and published in Japan by Square Enix on November 8, 2007, it is an enhanced port of the original Yosumin browser game released by Square Enix on the @nifty network. Another port of the game was released on Xbox Live.[1] It features a two-player competitive mode playable with a single cartridge.[2] On 26 May 2009, Yosumin was released over the digital distribution service Steam under the title Yosumin!,[3] and the following day was released on Xbox Live Arcade as Yosumin Live.[4]
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In Yosumin, the player tries to select rectangular regions in a grid of tiles that have the same type of yosumin at all four corners. The player has a target goal of the number of rectangles with yosumin of specific types that must be removed, and has a time limit. The larger the rectangle selected, the greater the number of points the player receives. Special yosumin are sometimes included, which when removed can give extra time or points. Later in the game another type of yosumin is added which can be moved, allowing the player to create rectangles of larger size.[4]
In multiplayer mode, two players face off in a larger grid. Creating rectangles can remove time from the opponent's timer, and specific yosumin which are selected before the game begins perform other moves such as stunning the opposing player.[4]
Yosumin DS was showcased in playable form at the Tokyo Game Show 2007.[5] The game received a score of 30 out of 40 by the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu.[6]