Other new gimmicks include the Speed Bonus, which gives the player a score bonus if consecutive matches are made quickly enough, the Bonus Challenge, which provides the player with extra ticks and the destruction of a Bad Gem when the gems shown on the panel are matched in order, and the Mega Fruit Bonus, which is activated after the detonation of a Fruit Gem and awards a large amount of points when performed successfully.īejeweled Twist features a ranking system, which increases depending on how well the player plays. Doom Gems cannot be matched or moved, and their counter only goes down when matchless moves are made. Locked Gems prevent the player from rotating an area of gems with a lock on it. Bomb Gems must be destroyed before their counters hit 0, which causes them to explode and end the game. Twist introduces Bad Gems, which usually hinder the player's progress. New to this game are Coals, which cannot be matched, but release a large point bonus when destroyed. Additionally, matching six or more gems in a row creates a Supernova Gem, which destroys all the gems on its row and column on a 3x3 radius. The Lightning Gem destroys all gems on its row and column when activated. New to the game is the Lightning Gem, which is created by making a match of five gems in a row. Making matches of four gems in a row, L, + or T shape matches create a Flame Gem, which destroys the eight gems surrounding it when matched. Like its predecessors, Special Gems return. When it is filled, a Bad Gem (or if there isn't any, a random gem) will turn into a Fruit Gem, which destroys all gems of its color off the board when matched, similar to the Hypercube in previous entries, as well as adding extra ticks to Bomb and Doom Gems, and destroying all locks from the board. When the multiplier is filled at the tenth multiplier, it will begin filling in a new rainbow layer onto the bar. When the multiplier bar is filled, the score multiplier increases, with the multiplier going as high as 10.
Making consecutive valid matches adds ticks to the multiplier bar, which is located to the top left of the screen. Unlike previous entries in the series, it is no longer required for a move to create a match of gems. When this occurs, the gems above it are affected by gravity, falling down and potentially creating cascades.
Like its predecessors, the game involves attempting to create matches of three or more gems in a row to clear them from the board. Instead of swapping two adjacent gems, the player rotates four gems in a 2x2 space clockwise.
The game was originally released on October 27, 2008, for PC and Mac, and has received mixed to positive reviews.īejeweled Twist plays similarly to its predecessors. The game features four modes, and introduces several new elements to the series, including the Lightning Gem, the Supernova Gem, and Bad Gems as well as Instant Replay features and improved ranking systems. Instead of swapping two adjacent gems, the player now rotates four gems clockwise. It is the third game overall and first spin-off game in the Bejeweled series, as well as being the first PopCap title to be released in high definition and feature widescreen support.īejeweled Twist differs greatly compared to previous entries in the series.
Windows, Java ME, Mobile, Zeebo, Flash, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi ( DSiWare), Symbian^3īejeweled Twist is a tile-matching puzzle video game developed and published by PopCap Games.