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Parents' Guide to

Bejeweled Twist

By Christopher Healy, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

New twist on the match-three puzzle is fun and challenging.

Game Nintendo DS , Nintendo DSi , Windows 2010
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age 10+

Based on 3 parent reviews

nini1957
nini1957 Parent of 16 and 16-year-old
May 8, 2011
age 16+

Not as good as the original

tnarmstrong
tnarmstrong Parent of 3 and 6-year-old
April 23, 2011
age 6+

Great game

My 6 year old was always wanting to play the original Bejeweled on my computer so when I saw this I had to get it for her. It took her a little to get the hang of it, but now she loves it!
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What’s It About?

BEJEWELED TWIST puts an intriguing new spin on the now-classic \"match-three\" puzzle genre. While the goal of the game remains to match three gems of the same color -- and thereby eliminate them from the gameboard -- the method by which you do so is entirely new. Rather than guiding falling jewels or swapping their positions on a grid, you rotate the jewels in groups of four, twisting sections of the gameboard in order to line up same-color patterns. You can play with or without a time limit, and with or without \"time bomb\" gems that will end your game if they are not eliminated before their timers run down.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3 ):
Kids say (4 ):

Fans of "match-three" puzzle games will definitely appreciate the ingenious new gameplay format of Bejeweled Twist. Puzzle fiends will get that thrill they're looking for whenever they manage to line up a row of same-colored gems, but the rotation aspect forces them to think in a whole new way. It's a great puzzle game in that it seems so simple at first, and then slowly reveals itself to be a much deeper, more complicated strategy game. Kids who are not into this style of puzzle game may not be brought into the fold by Bejeweled Twist, as there's no major change in the format throughout, but for the right kid, this can be a great new brainy pastime.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about brain games. Can a game with no plot and no heroes be exciting? Some puzzle games to add storylines and characters to flesh out the experience, but this one does not. Does that make it a less successful puzzle game? Or would those extraneous elements get in the way of enjoying the puzzles?

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