Bejeweled 3 Review

Bejeweled 3 was released today. While I didn't like Bejeweled Twist - and I rarely bother to review casual games - Bejeweled 3 is a big enough release that I had to mention it. It's also pretty fun.

Basic gameplay is very similar to the original (and oh so many other gem match games) - match 3 gems. As usual, there are many special gems, and the music is superb.

What I found most interesting is the variety of modes. There is the classic mode, of course.
Other modes:

  • a lightning mode where you have a time limit. Kind of generic.
  • Relic mode - which has a whole bunch of match-gems mini games - for example, on one of those you have to match on butterflies, on another you have to match on the bottom to dig for gold (?!?!?), on another you have to cover the whole gem grid.
  • Zen Mode - an unlimited time mode supposed to relax you. It has a bunch of different relaxing features - nature sounds, breathing sounds and visual indicator, binaural pulses.  It all sounds pretty silly, but the actual effect is very calming.

If you like match-3 games, I'd really recommend checking it out. You can get it for a discount price on Steam (although the download is not available yet) or on PopCap, if you join their passport program.

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