Bejeweled twist

I wasn't going to make some corny pun title. No, that'd be too underestimating of you, the lowely few spam bots and the zero readers. Feels like talking to myself, but who knows who's going to read me. Anyways, I suppose I'll finally make a review here living up to my title:

Today, it's popcap's latest (just today) release, bejewled twist. Being the cheapskate that I am, I only got the trial and await it's pirating onto the internet in which case I can complain about the other two modes. So, what did I think? Well, I thought many things.

First, it's the new bejeweled. Okay that's good, as much as I resent the casual games movement, popcap has a somewhat soft place in my heart. I remember my old iMac which had the ancient trial version. Ahh, the days long ago. But, is it really worth the title of "Making casual games history"? No. To make history in this sense, you have to essentially change the way the industry thinks forever. Now while it's not the same as the last two, is it a concept much like the sims that is universally applicable? No.

However more importantly, not all shiny graphics and such: Is it fun? I could say probably yes. I haven't been stuck with it long enough to say that I love it or not. The new gameplay mechanic is fairly simple and is actually a bit more diverse than the last one. It's very simple: You get a twisty wheelish thing and it turns the jewels around, you position them so it's three of them. However I was hoping this was some sort of scroll wheel/right click deal because I miss the old bejewled. Really it would fit well either way. The powerup jewels for big combos are back, this time somewhat a la bomberman.

But that's what stands out. Actually I just finished getting the completed version (Yes I'm writing this in two shifts being a lazy blog person) and actually do have to say that the graphics are what makes this enjoyable. The point of an addicting casual game for me is not neccesarily the gameplay in a sense, but the big flashy things that light up as you get that combo that you never thought possible and the entire screen starts in bright flashy colors that somehow make it feel fun. It's what worked for platformers anyways, so I suppose a screenshot would suffice:

Sorry for the formatting issue but it looks nice there, anyways, if you'll see it now has those explosive gems and the board leaps and distorts and such, and if you just love seeing yourself make small gem tiles explode, it comes with a new instant replay button much inspired by it's neighbor peggle.

But ultimately: Do I like the game? I'd say yes. For those of you unimaginative people, I'll just give it a 8/10 because I still want the old game mechanic as a added bonus and I don't consider this too much of a surprise. I was hoping it had something more in stock for me.

Oh well, back to the drawing board. If anyone actually wants it, you could pay up the cash, or go search for it on a torrent site, I personally recommend the latter.

Adieu,
Dr. Random