Ice Storm is similar to Butterflies, except with an emphasis on making vertical matches and speed. Another one is Poker, where you have to make matches in order to create the kind of hands that are listed in the left-hand column. For instance, one of them is called Butterflies, where you have to collect a certain amount of the eponymous creatures before any one of them reaches the spider at the top of the board.
The four modes you can unlock are all taken from Quest mode’s tasks. You’re always given more than you need to go on, but they’re there for you to finish at your leisure. Doing so reveals a fancy relic and will allow you to move onto the next set of tasks. Finally, Quest mode is similar to Bejeweled Twist‘s Challenge mode in that you’re given several tasks to complete, and each task provides a spin on the old formula. Zen mode is just like Bejeweled 2‘s Endless mode, only with a few options to help you relax further if you wish to implement them. Lightning is basically Bejeweled Twist‘s Blitz mode, only you’re given about a minute to make as many matches as you can and add seconds to your time before the clock hits zero. Classic is the same as it’s been since Bejeweled 2: all you have to worry about is matching gems and not running out of moves. The former are Classic, Lightning, Zen, and Quest.
Let’s review.īejeweled 3 has four main modes and four that are locked when you first begin the game. How much has changed, and how much has remained the same? The short answer is the contradictory-sounding quite a bit yet not at all to both questions, but you’ll understand once I run this one through our scoring process. Popcap Games has released Bejeweled 3, and with it comes new modes and new spins on a game of simple controls.