Jewel Quest Expedition
by Activision Inc.
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Product Summary
Brand: ACTIVISIONRelease Date: 2008-02-01
Platform: Nintendo DS
Model: 047875754096
Publisher: Activision Inc.
Product features:
- 180 unique jewel boards to solve
- Jewel matching stylus fun!
- 1-8 Player
Video Game Reviews of Jewel Quest Expedition
Customer Review: Jewel Quest: Expeditions is a near-exact port of the PC version of Jewel Quest 2.
Summary: 4 Stars
If you haven't played the game, it's a variation of a basic puzzle game type, in which you slide pieces around on a board in order to make matches. You can only move a piece in one of the four cardinal directions, and once a match is made, the pieces disappear, and the spaces that the matched pieces previously occupied turn gold. Pieces will fall from the top to fill any empty spaces, which sometimes results in massive, screen-clearing chain-reactions. The ultimate goal is to highlight every square on the board before time runs out.
While the early puzzles are easy, difficulty soon ramps up. Partially obscured pieces appear, which require you to match them up with like-colored pieces in order to free them up. One more match takes them out completely. Later puzzles involve pieces that are totally obscured, and require a bit of guess work and one extra step to clear. Some puzzles even require you to turn each square silver, and then to gold in order to clear the board. Throw in hazards such as a monkey mask that undoes any spaces you've cleared if you match three of them, as well as progressively tough board layouts and new puzzle pieces that appear every so often as you progress, and you've got a game that will challenge any dedicated puzzle fan.
You have one helpful tool to aid you in your Quest, in the form of Lion coins. Make a match of three of these coins, and you'll have the ability to clear a single square. They can be used at any time, which means that if you play your cards right, you can stock-pile a few of these before you reach the more difficult puzzles, which makes things a bit easier. The game is still pretty difficult in later stages, but the inclusion of these "saves", so to speak, ensures that the difficulty never gets too out of hand. At least until the challenge stages.
As I said earlier, the game is a near-exact port of the PC version of Jewel Quest 2. The puzzles are the same, as is the order in which you progress through them. There is no new content to make the DS version worth looking at for those who have played the PC version exhaustively. The DS version only differs in a few minor areas, the first being the increased focus on the story. While the story is likewise exactly the same as the one found in the PC version, the way it is presented is different. The story is presented in cut-scene style, complete with character-portraits. While the way it is presented looks decent, the story is still as nonsensical and superfluous as it was in the PC version, so it's ultimately a change that has no bearing on the game one way or the other.
Another difference lies in the interface. Using the DS stylus, you can shift pieces around a whole lot quicker and easier than you could using a mouse in the PC version. However, due to the DS' small screen size, it's not uncommon to accidentally move pieces you didn't mean to. It's certainly not a deal-breaker though, as it's rarely causes problems in early levels, and you'll have it well in hand by the time you get to the more difficult puzzles.
Overall, Jewel Quest: Expeditions is a worthy investment. It's a great variation on a common puzzle theme, and it's chock-full of replay value. If you've played the PC version you may want to pass, but eif you've never played it before and enjoy puzzle games, then you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy.
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