In fact, it’s so popular that EA is now it spinning off into Tetris Blitz for iOS, a game we’d love to see on Windows Phone eventually. But Blitz is really its own thing with a unique presentation and goals. Now, Bejeweled Live+ and Bejeweled 3 already have a Blitz-like Lightning mode that lasts for 60 seconds. The whole thing is tied together with strong Facebook friends leaderboard integration. Players can also opt to purchase in-game currency with real money, but it’s not necessary to enjoy the game. Each game you play earns you a little currency which can then be spent on boosts to perform better in future games. It’s a free-to-play spin on that franchise that originated on Facebook. PopCap’s most successful Bejeweled game on iOS by far has been Bejeweled Blitz. Look forward to a full review shortly thereafter! More Bejeweled for Windows Phone and Windows 8? Windows 8 and RT users won’t want to miss it.īejeweled Live should be popping up on the Windows Store within the next few days. It also offers 200 GamerScore worth of Achievements, some of which are unique to this version. Still, the modes on offer are quite strong and play great on touch screens. If the butterflies reach the spider at the top of the screen, the game ends.īejeweled Live for Windows 8 doesn’t the Lightning or Zen modes found in the Nokia-exclusive Live+, but new modes will likely be added in future updates. Making a match of the same color as a butterfly while it occupies that space will eliminate it. Butterfly: Butterflies spawn at the bottom of the screen and move up one space every time the player makes a turn.You only have a short time to reach certain depths before they run out of air succeed and you get a bit more air. Matches made with pieces that touch the dirt line clear away the dirt. Diamond Mine: The most unique mode, players actually tunnel beneath the ground in search of treasure.The game ends when the player can’t make any more moves. Classic: An un-timed mode with a focus on trying to score as much as possible.The menu borders in Lightning use the default gold color instead of Bejeweled Classic's silver menu color.The multiplier indicator in Lightning is enclosed in a colored circle.The general game speed is faster compared to it's original PC and mobile counterparts.As it is equivalent to an older version of Bejeweled Classic, Bejeweled Live + don't includes the Ice Storm, Poker and excluding Quest mode.Classic and Zen only feature the first parts of their respective soundtracks. The music in Bejeweled Live + is ripped directly from the Bejeweled 3: A Musical Quest soundtrack, which feature remastered versions of the tracks.It also accompanies the warning instrumental cues heard when nearly running out of time in Bejeweled 3. The music in Lightning doesn't alter during gameplay.
A conformation prompt before exiting a game mode has been added.Additionally, gamerscore earned from the game is now displayed on the Achievements screen.Bejeweled Live + doesn't feature Badges, but it feature Achievements instead.
Several menu areas appear darker than they do in Bejeweled Classic.Leaderboards and Achievements are present directly on the title screen instead of being present on the profile menu.The More Games button from the menu has been moved to the title screen, on the Bonus Games page.The Help and About areas of the menu have been moved to a brand new "Help and About" page on the title screen.Classic, Diamond Mine, and Lightning are shown on the first page, with Zen and Butterflies shown on the "Bonus Games" page, and the Help and About screens shown on another page. Similar to older versions of Bejeweled Classic, the game modes on the title screen are split into several pages.Several menu options have been moved directly to the title screen.The layout of the profile screen has also been re-arranged. On the title screen, opening the menu panel directly brings up the profile menu.The game reuses the visual style and shares several alterations seen in Bejeweled Classic, albeit with several unique differences.The PopCap logo loading indicator is colored blue instead of yellow.Bejeweled Live + features 5 game modes from Bejeweled 3, of which are: Classic, Zen, Diamond Mine, Butterflies and Lightning.īelow is a list of differences present in Bejeweled Live +:ĭifferences from Bejeweled 3 and Bejeweled Classic Bejeweled Live + is a mobile port of Bejeweled 3, though it features several visual features and game alterations reused from older versions of Bejeweled Classic.