![]() The ambient music is fitting, but I’m still not much of a fan of the “low voice dude” who says words here and there.Īs fun as Bejeweled Twist is, however, if your experience with the game is the same as mine, you’ll play for a few minutes and say “ok, this is alright, but it’s more or less the same game.” Truly, at PopCap’s launch party for this title I thought to myself, “this is good but after four years and all this hype I expected more.” It would be remiss not to mention the outstanding production values in Bejeweled Twist, including spectacular between-level sequences (where a spaceship flies to the next spot in outer space), bright and colorful gem pieces and eye-candy explosions after a power-up is used. On a related note, obstacles will stand in your way such as pieces of coal (that can’t be matched), chained jewels (that can’t be rotated unless matched with surrounding gems) and the aforementioned bomb gens. The speed bonus is cool to discover, tooĮven better, “fruit” gems are a rare treat that can only be made by performing multiple (and consecutive) matches to max out the chain meter and then, when detonated, destroys all same-colored gems. Gamers will be able to use power-ups to their advantage, such as the glowing “flame” gem created by matching four gems at once (which causes a small explosion in the area, destroying surrounding gems for you) while the “lightning” gem, created by matching five gems at once, blows up everything in the entire vertical column and horizontal row the gem is in. ![]() Examples of challenges include destroying eight gems in one move or making three red matches in a row. This can be achieved with combos, chains, power-ups and other strategies that set up 4, 5 or 6 gems in a row (or more!).įinally, you can sharpen your skills for the Blitz mode in the Challenge mode, which offers a dozen separate puzzle worlds for you to try (each with seven levels of difficulty and a final infinite stage). The opposite of Zen is the frantic Blitz mode, where you have just five minutes to see how high of a score you can rack up before the counter hits zero. In the Zen mode, you can relaxingly advance through colorful levels at your leisure, without any time pressure or obstacles (more on this below). The Classic mode is the main game, where you’ll progress through increasingly tough levels and frantically attempt to create a chain when you see a bomb countdown if it reaches zero before you can use it in a group of three or more gems, you’ll see the gem spin around a wheel and hope it doesn’t land on a detonator icon, which means it’s game over. ![]() This game also reminds me of Hexic (but with hexagonal tiles).ĭepending on your mood, time or skill level, Bejeweled Twist offers four unique game modes to choose from the main menu (two of which need to be unlocked by playing well). ![]() Casual gamers might remember a very similar 4-gem clockwise spin mechanic in a game called Spacebound by Gamenauts, so this isn’t an original idea. As with past Bejeweled games, do so causes those gems to disappear and new ones cascade down the board to fill its place.Īnother difference is players do not need to make a match with every move as you did with its predecessors, though you’ll get a multiplier bonus if you can. In addition you will find bonus levels, 4 play modes, jewels that cannot be moved, bomb jewels and a lot of new things that will make your game more enjoyable.Rather than dragging adjacent gems on a board vertically or horizontally in order to make a match of at least three identical ones, Bejeweled Twist has players rotate a group of four gems (a 2×2 square), in a clockwise fashion, in order to create a line of three or more identical jewels. Groups of more than three jewels create jewels with extra powers that will help you break more jewels and obtain more points. Without a doubt, Bejeweled Twist is a great game and you will love it. It’s just as addictive as its predecessor but with an innovating touch to put new life into our Bejeweled addiction. Now you can only move them clockwise and in groups of four. The objective stays the same, obtain groups of three or more jewels of the same color, but this time the way of moving the jewels on the screen is different. If you are one of those people that spend hours and hours in front of a screen changing the position of two jewels just so you can make groups of three or four and that way pass the level, gain points and off course, pass the time? Then surely you will be grateful and welcome this new version called Bejeweled Twist, made by the same creators.
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