Bejewelled 2 (PC)

The game is a simple one; you have to link together jewels of the same type within the game grid as jewels fall from the top of the game screen. The game passes time well and can become a little addictive. This second version of the game includes puzzle mode whereby you have to remove all of the gems on a screen following a specific pattern to complete each level which adds some interest to the game. This game as a great time-waster to play but free online flash versions are available and personally I wouldn't pay the price for this PC version, there just is not enough entertainment and variety within the game for it to be worth the price. Although this is a good, ...  Read the complete review

Bejeweled is one of those games that just gets a bit addictive. It's a simple concept where you have to link similar jewels in a falling grid. There is an element of strategy to avoid getting stuck but luck is possibly more important. A good fun timewaster that's not as intense as something like tetris but with more action than minesweeper. My major problem with this product is the price. The game is dressed up in a number of different ways but in the end it's a pretty simple and not worth paying the premium for something that could easily be implemented on flash online. But that's no comment on the gameplay of what is fundamentally an entertaining concept, if one that ...  Read the complete review

Bejewelled 2: Bejewelled 2 is the follow up game to the very popular game Bejewelled. It is made by Popcap Games, (www.popcap.com). Currently it costs £14.95 which is a massive amount to pay for such a simple game. I got it years ago so I am not sure what I paid but I think it was around the £5 mark. The premise of Bejewelled 2 is simple and certainly not original. You get a grid of coloured gems and you must swap them to make groups of at least three which will make them disappear and the grid re-fill. You earn points for each group you dispatch and after acquiring x-amount of points you move on to the next level which is a little harder and so on and so ...  Read the complete review