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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

Experience a puzzle game like nothing you have played before. Embark on an epic single-player campaign comprising of more than 150 challenging quests. Jump into this exciting puzzle game and out match your…

84 16 March 2007

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is an adventure developed by 1st Playable Productions, released 16 March 2007 on PlayStation 4, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi and PlayStation 3. The main story takes about 41 hrs to finish.

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What Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is an adventure game developed by 1st Playable Productions and released in 2007. It was published by D3 Publisher. It is available on PlayStation 4, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Save the Kingdom of Etheria from the evil Lord Bane. Make matches of different crystal types which build your inventory of spells. Outscore your oponents and unleash your spells to disrupt their matching chances and lower their totals. Build your heroic character by winning head to head battles.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Warlords series

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is the tenth of 19 entries we hold in the Warlords series. It arrived 3 years after Warlords Battlecry III. The next entry was Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - Revenge of the Plague Lord in 2008. Its critic score of 84 is 8 points above the series average of 76. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 20 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 41 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium® III 1.0 GHz or greater, 256 MB RAM and 64 MB video card (ATI 7000, Geforce 2 or Intel GMA 900 series). 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

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords launched on 16 March 2007, within three weeks of God of War II, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and Peggle. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: God of War II, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Peggle.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords — frequently asked questions

When did Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords come out?
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords was released on 16 March 2007 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords?
At minimum, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords needs Pentium® III 1.0 GHz or greater, 256 MB RAM, 64 MB video card (ATI 7000, Geforce 2 or Intel GMA 900 series) graphics, 105 MB hard drive space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords?
The main story of Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords takes around 41 hrs, or 35.8 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords?
The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("105 MB hard drive space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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