Bejeweled

Bejeweled, also known as Diamond Mine, is a puzzle game, which was first developed as a web browser -based Flash game from Popcap Games.

Bejeweled

Gameplay

The rectangular area of the playing field is filled with seven different colored gemstones. The only valid move is to exchange adjacent gems to align three or more gems of the same color horizontally or vertically. Arises from the exchange not a series, the exchange is reversed. Where a row, the player points and the gems gets disappear. The more same-colored gems are in a direct number, the higher the score.

Gems above fall down and fill the resulting voids randomly. The use of multiple rows of stones in sequence together, this is a " cascade " called. The game ends when there are no valid moves more.

History

The game enjoys great popularity. According to PC Action it was over 25 million copies sold. Popcap closed partnerships with from Internet gaming sites such as Microsoft Zone to market Bejeweled on. The game was ported to various other platforms. Astraware Bejeweled produced for PDAs on the Palm OS, PocketPC and Smartphone platforms. Bejeweled 2 is also available on Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360 A free version is available as an add -on for the MMOG World of Warcraft.

Bejeweled 2

Bejeweled 2 is the official successor of Bejeweled and was published in 2004. In addition to a " continuous mode", the puzzle mode and Action mode came ( Playing for time ) added newly. In the Deluxe version of Bejeweled 2 is a 60 -minute trial version is included, which can be unlocked to a full version. Bejeweled 2 Deluxe is but available as a full version in the form of a CD.

After 2200 hours playing time within three years of the American Mike Leyde reached a score of 2,147,483,647, and thus exceeded the limit of 2 ^ 31-1, which was programmed as a maximum score. The displayed score changed in negative values, and put the screen contents, was thus proved that the " continuous mode " but had a limit.

Furthermore, it was published as the new Bejeweled Blitz game mode as well as a Facebook app. Here, the goal is to reach as many points as possible within one minute. In addition to exploding stones and those that will remove all stones of one color, there are other extras such as coins with which you can buy special bonuses, an achievement system based on stars and stones, empty that entire rows and columns on the pitch. You can also compare your scores online with those of his friends. Bejeweled Blitz is to appear in the first quarter of 2011, also for Xbox Live Arcade.

Bejeweled Twist

After Bejeweled 2 Popcap Bejeweled Twist brought out. The difference lies in the fact Bejeweled that two adjacent stones are not to be reversed, but four, in the form of a square lying stones, are reversed in the clockwise direction. This rotation allows far more impressive combinations. Unlike Bejeweled there is not even the possibility of losing the game by one can do no more train. There are on the contrary allows unlimited trains that do not generate combinations. For this, several new elements have been introduced:

• For each train, which has at least one triple combination resulted also level up one step in the bonus system.
• For each train, the combination does not result, you fall back a bonus stage.
• When you have completed the tenth bonus level, you get a special stone for every other completing.

In the main game Mine stones and the Doom - stone were introduced in addition that, if they have not been eliminated in time, an explosion, and thus end the game. There is also the blocking stone, which can not rotate.

Bejeweled Blitz Live

On 23 February 2011 Torpex Games brought about the publisher Popcap releases a new version of the classic. In Bejeweled Blitz Live is about to create the original game concept in just 60 seconds. The core of the game is the fight online with up to 16 players in the so-called Party Mode. There is also a new legal move that brings the players a different tactical depth. In the "twist" mode not exchanges the stones but rotates clockwise or counter- clockwise direction, the stones.