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Game dossier

Jewel Match

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A jewel-matching puzzle game with 150 timed levels and DS-exclusive features

The briefing

About this game

Jewel Match is a puzzle game for Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, released on July 5, 2011. Players swap adjacent jewels to create matches of three or more, causing gems to disappear while new pieces fall into the level.

Across 150 timed levels, the goal is to clear squares marked with gold or silver backings. Gold squares require one match, while silver squares require two. Later levels add chained jewels that must also be freed, with some spaces requiring up to four matches. Because levels contain gaps and unusual shapes, jewels can fall diagonally as well as vertically.

Features

  • Match-3 gameplay with specially shaped level layouts
  • Joker gems created by matching four jewels
  • Row-clearing gems created by matching five jewels
  • Unlockable hammers with different jewel- and effect-clearing abilities
  • Magical Storm, a DS-exclusive option activated by blowing into the microphone to reshuffle the board
  • Hot seat mode for two players competing to clear the same level in the fastest time