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Jewel Quest: Expeditions

Jewel Quest: Expeditions is a "match 3" puzzle played on a grid filled with various colored gem tiles. The player may swap any two adjacent tiles, as long as the swap results in a horizontal or vertical line…

80 11 September 2011 ESRB E

Jewel Quest: Expeditions is a puzzle developed by iWin, released 11 September 2011 on Nintendo DS.

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What Jewel Quest: Expeditions is

Jewel Quest: Expeditions is a puzzle game developed by iWin and released in 2011. It was published by Activision Value. It is available on Nintendo DS only. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Jewel Quest: Expeditions is a "match 3" puzzle played on a grid filled with various colored gem tiles. The player may swap any two adjacent tiles, as long as the swap results in a horizontal or vertical line of three or more matching tokens. The matched set disappears, allowing gem tiles to drop into the gaps from above; if more matched sets form as a result, they disappear as well. Whenever tiles disappear, the background grid positions turn gold. The player must turn every square on the board to gold in order to complete the level. Failing to do so within the given time limit, or reaching a situation in which no more swaps are possible, costs one life and sends the player back to the…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 8 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Jewel Quest: Expeditions holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 2,792 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Jewel Quest: Expeditions launched on 11 September 2011, within three weeks of Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011) and Gears of War 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Jewel Quest: Expeditions — frequently asked questions

When did Jewel Quest: Expeditions come out?
Jewel Quest: Expeditions was released on 11 September 2011 for Nintendo DS.
Does Jewel Quest: Expeditions have multiplayer?
Yes. Jewel Quest: Expeditions supports multiplayer.

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