Jewel Quest

So, you quit World of Warcraft because you don’t have the time to play, but now you and the SO have nothing else to play together during those last few hours of the night before bed, and the thought of loading up Hellgate London is almost as bad as going back to WoW.  I said almost.

Enter Jewel Quest, available on the DS or XboxLive Arcade.  Jewel quest may sound like just another match the 3 gems puzzle game, but when you first load it up you will realize it’s not.  You have 4 classes to chose from, Druid, Warrior, Wizard and Knight.  Each class has different abilities which may minipulate the gems, cause your foe direct damage, or make them lose a turn.  Your character gains experience and thus levels during each fight, opening new abilities.  You allocate points as you see fit into different areas, which changes things like the amount of mana you gain from a certain color gems, or your luck on gaining a free turn etc.

There is a story line mode and a multiplayer mode, via system link, Live or local.  Ophilye and I were able to spend 4 hours of playing via the local MP option without noticing it, and we hadn’t even touched Story mode, which is actually really fun! The story is good, with real plot twist and turns, and the battles are fun and addicting, as each new foe has different abilities that you need to adjust to and the story keeps you wanting to move forward to find out what happens.

If you ever felt most Live arcade games lacked any real playability, take a look at jewel quest, one of the best games for couple found in the arcade!