Matching this Flame Gem to others creates a large explosion, clearing many other gems in its wake. Flame Gems are created by matching four gems of the same type. They’ve thrown in a few new gems to mix things up. It’s ultimately up to you on how you want to play. There is a benefit to clearing with every move, as a multiplier counter increases your score with every successful clear.
You’re free to spin gems to set up larger combos if you wish. For the first time, you don’t have to make a match with every move. Players rotate a 2×2 block of gems in an effort to create a line of three or more gems of the same type. This is a mode that has to be unlocked by playing the other modes.Īs we mentioned before, game play is quite different in Bejeweled Twist. It offers twelve separate puzzle worlds, with seven levels of difficulty. I was told it was something I had to work up to!Ĭhallenge is Twist‘s problem solving mode. I was challenged with clearing 250 matches in five minutes. This is the default game mode for Twist.īlitz is this game’s version of Time Attack. A special disarm spinner can bail you out if you land on a saving slot in the wheel, but chances are that you won’t, and the bomb will explode. If you don’t clear it by way of matching gems before you get to zero, you’ll lose. Each features a counter that decreases in numbers every time you spin. The other three game modes, Classic, Blitz, and Challenge, will have you own your toes, though.Ĭlassic has new bomb gems that randomly appear on the game board. The only thing you’ll lose in this mode is free time, as you cannot fail. To be fair, the game does feature a Zen mode, letting you space out and get your spaced-out gaming on. The goal is still to line up three like jewels vertically or horizontally, but combos and patterns aren’t as open or obvious to new players. You’ll have to be mindful of the position of four jewels, always thinking about how the clockwise rotation of the cluster will affect the surrounding gems for the next move and several after that. If you’ve mastered Bejeweled, you should be warned that you’ll be starting at the very beginning again with Twist. Even though Bejeweled Twist has a totally new game play mechanism, at first glance, I did not think it would be any more difficult or challenging than its predecessors were. I’ve always enjoyed poking at the older Bejeweled titles in my downtime, as they never required much brain power to enjoy. We gave it a spin - pun intended - to give you our impressions. After unveiling Bejeweled Twist at a recent event in Seattle, PopCap presented press and industry people with the chance to get their hands on the follow-up to the immensely popular puzzle game.