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Bejeweled Twist

Spin, match, explode... WOW! It's a brilliant new way to play Bejeweled! Get set for a vivid sensory rush as you spin and match explosive gems for shockwaves of fun. Rotate jewels freely to set up electrifying…

84 27 October 2008

Bejeweled Twist is a puzzle developed by PopCap Games, released 27 October 2008 on Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Zeebo and Legacy Mobile Device.

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What Bejeweled Twist is

Bejeweled Twist is a puzzle game developed by PopCap Games and released in 2008. It is available on Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Zeebo, Legacy Mobile Device and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Bejeweled is a series of tile-matching puzzle video games created by PopCap Games. Bejeweled was released initially for browsers in 2000, followed by seven sequels: Bejeweled 2 (2004), Bejeweled Twist (2008), Bejeweled Blitz (2009), Bejeweled 3 (2010), Bejeweled Legend, Bejeweled Stars (2016), and Bejeweled Champions (2020) all by PopCap Games and its parent, Electronic Arts. More than 10 million copies of Bejeweled have been sold, and the game has been downloaded more than 350 million times. By February 2010, Bejeweled sales hit 50 million. The figure includes the original game, plus the Blitz and Twist versions. An arcade version was released in Q3 2013.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Bejeweled Twist holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 146 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.2GHz processor and 256MB of RAM (512+MB recommended). At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Bejeweled Twist launched on 27 October 2008, within three weeks of Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dead Space (2008), Fallout 3, Dead Space, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Bejeweled Twist yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Bejeweled Twist — frequently asked questions

When did Bejeweled Twist come out?
Bejeweled Twist was released on 27 October 2008 for Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Zeebo, Legacy Mobile Device and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Bejeweled Twist?
At minimum, Bejeweled Twist needs 1.2GHz processor, 256MB of RAM (512+MB recommended), 250MB of free hard drive space of storage.
How many GB is Bejeweled Twist?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("250MB of free hard drive space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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