It is unlocked when the player reveals the first relic in Quest.ĭevelopment of Bejeweled 3 began around 2008, around the time Bejeweled Twist had finished development. The player gains extra time by clearing the top-most rows. Diamond Mine is a hidden mode where the player collects treasure by digging underground.It is unlocked when the player earns at least 100,000 points in Lightning.

Players are thus tasked with crushing columns, the aim is to survive for as long as they can before the ice column hits the top and freeze the board.

Ice Storm is a hidden mode where ice is climbing up the board.

It is unlocked when the player reaches level 5 in Zen.

Butterflies is a hidden mode where the player has to match as many butterflies flying up as they can before any one gets captured by a spider at the top.

It is unlocked when reaching level 5 in Classic. If the player makes a hand that is marked with a skull, the player makes a coin flip and if the skull faces up, the game ends. Certain hands will be disallowed from being made with generating skulls as the game progresses.

Poker is a hidden mode where players have to match gems to form 'hands' of cards to gain points.

The 40 missions are divided into 5 relics of increasing difficulty.

Quest involves completing 40 different mini-quests to restore ancient relics.

Along the way, there are Time Gems which extends the playing time for the next round with an increased multiplier.

Lightning is a fast-paced game mode where players collect as many points as they can in 1 minute.

A new addition includes Zen Options, which can toggle effects that can sooth the player.

Zen is an endless version of Classic Mode, where the player doesn't run out of moves and can play for as long as they want.

The game ends when no more moves are possible.

Classic is considered to be the main mode of gameplay, where players must match gems to fill up a progress bar to reach the next level.

Unlike Bejeweled 2, the difficulty for unlocking each game mode has been reduced drastically and the objective for unlocking each game is now displayed directly on the menu. Bejeweled 3 also features an achievement system in the form of Badges, which are obtained after completing certain objectives.īejeweled 3 features eight game modes, four of which are available from the start, and four of which are unlocked after reaching certain objectives. Returning from Bejeweled Twist is the Supernova Gem, which is made by lining up six gems in a row, and destroys all gems in rows and columns in a 3x3 radius.Īdditional game improvements include animated backgrounds, the replay system from Bejeweled Twist, advanced animation transitions, 3D menu areas, and online leaderboard support (for the Steam (friends only), Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions). The game also features the Star Gem (a variation of the Lightning Gem from Bejeweled Twist), which is made by matching gems in a L, T, or + shape, and will destroy all the gems in it's row and column.

Being made during the same time as Blitz, Bejeweled 3 allows the player to make moves while gems are falling, and swapping two Hypercubes with each other performs the Annihilator, which destroys every gem on the board. Bejeweled 3 features a hand-drawn fantasy theme featuring medieval-like areas and ancient lands, a departure from the series' previously known planetary space theme.īejeweled 3 evolves from the traditional Bejeweled gameplay. Unlike previous entries, there is no penalty for using the Hint button, although there is now a cooldown. If the player cannot find a match, they can use the Hint button to find a match.

Unlike previous entries, the player can now swap other gems while other gems are still falling. When this occurs, the gems disappear and new randomly generated gems fall from above, with gems above being affected by gravity, potentially creating a chain reaction. The main gameplay of Bejeweled 3, like previous installments in the series, involves swapping two adjacent gems to form a line of three or more gems of the same color.

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