Quest mode rounds out the last of the four default modes. If Zen mode is designed to lower your blood pressure, Lightning mode is pretty much guaranteed to raise it. Eventually, Lightning mode turns into a mad dash for matches. Every round you successfully complete increases the score multiplier, but time gems tend to become rarer and rarer as the rounds progress. Make enough matches to earn time gems, and match the time gems to add precious seconds to the next round. You start off with a minute on the clock and have to play as quickly as possible. Lightning mode is most closely related to Bejeweled Blitz. Some of the extras have a bit of the cheese factor in them, but if you're wanting a totally stress-free way to play, this is it. Zen mode is Bejeweled 3's version of "no fail." You can keep matching until oblivion, with a fully customizable experience complete with the aforementioned binaural beats, ambient noise, breath exercises and affirmations. If you play yourself into a corner with no more possible matches, it's game over. Take as long as you want to plan out your moves, but make sure they leave you with an opening after you've taken them. The challenge is not one of time, but one of strategy. If you own Bejeweled or Bejeweled 2, then you know what to expect.
There are some fancier-looking gems, along with some new tricks, but by and large, little has changed here aside from a new coat of paint. The scientific community hasn't made any sort of judgment on the effectiveness, but it's there if you want to give it a try.Ĭlassic mode is still the core of Bejeweled 3, playing out much as you expect. PopCap has even included some binaural beats to help you concentrate. Zen mode also has the option of playing ambient background noise, such as rain or a forest. The tunes range from upbeat synthesized classical during classic mode to soothing electronica that sounds almost Wendy Carlos-inspired in Zen mode. To borrow a phrase from the announcer, it's quite excellent.Īudio has gotten a similar rework, with the music providing fitting atmosphere yet never being overpowering. Assuming you have the screen for it, Bejeweled 3 supports a resolution of 1920x1200. Blocks, backgrounds, menu screens, animations: It's all been redone in extra crisp high definition. If you meet the minimum spec (Intel Core Duo CPU, 1GB RAM) or better, Bejeweled 3 looks fantastic.Įvery single aspect of the visuals has gotten a complete overhaul. When PopCap says you need a gig of RAM for the game, they mean it. This isn't necessarily a bad thing after all, fancy graphics and spiffy sounds take up space, but you'll need a somewhat up-to-date computer if you expect to run it. The first thing you're going to notice about Bejeweled 3 is that it's a bit heftier than its predecessor.
Given all that, PopCap had some pretty hefty expectations to meet with Bejeweled 3. The Bejeweled franchise has even reached out to the Facebook generation with Bejeweled Blitz. PopCap has shed its "casual" moniker and become a company with "gamer" cred thanks to titles like Peggle and Plants vs. Digital distribution has hit its stride with Steam, XBLA and PSN all going strong.
It's been six years since Bejeweled 2 hit the Internet, and the interim years have seen quite a change in technology. "Welcome back!" bellows the vaguely Peter Cullen-ish baritone voice as you start up Bejeweled 3.
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