Puzzle Quest Review

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(More customer reviews)In the video game world, the puzzle genre and the RPG genre are like apples and oranges.Both are delicious fruits to be sure, yet they're two completely different genres.Certainly genres that no one thought could ever actually come together.Yet here stands Puzzle Quest Challenge of the Warlords.A hybrid of the puzzle and RPG genre, and the hybrid works!Puzzle fans and RPG fans alike will absolutely love this game.

You'll start the game by choosing a profession.A warrior, druid, knight or something like that.And as you go through the game, you'll discover there are tons of RPG elements in play here.You'll traverse worlds, visit towns, collect items and equipment, and most important of all: you'll battle, and this is where Puzzle Quest truly shines.

The only puzzle game which comes to mind to compare this to is Bejeweled, a game several of you have probably played on your PC or cellphone several times over.You're given an 8x8 grid where you'll swap two tiles in order to get three of the same tile.When you match up three tiles the tiles will disappear and three more tiles will drop in to fill the void.If you've played bejeweled, it's exactly that.However, the color of the tiles represents something.The purple tiles, for example, are experience points.Each time you make three purple tiles disappear you'll gain additional experience points from the battle.Skull tiles deal damage.You've also got tiles that represent your mana, and when you take those tiles out you get more mana.

The way in which battles take place is really quite interesting.You and your opponent share the same board and will take turns to clear out the grid.Your goal, of course, should be to go after the skull pieces to deal damage, but it doesn't hurt to do other things as well.Red, blue, yellow and green tiles represent your mana, and each color pertains to a different spell.However, you'll want to snag these too to recharge your mana and cast spells.You'll want to go after the purple tiles for more experience, and after the Gold tiles to get more gold.This is much more than just trying to kill your enemy before he/she/it kills you.You'll also want to try and get more than three tiles at a time.Stringing together combos and getting rid of more than three tiles nets you an extra turn, and believe me, your computer opponents are no dummies, they will take advantage of this and kill you.It's surprisingly strategic, addictive, and of course, it wouldn't be a puzzle game without multiplayer, and the multiplayer matches against your friends are just as fun and addictive.

Yet the game never puts aside its RPG elements either.Puzzle quest is actually quite a lengthy quest.Complete with sidequests, optional bosses, characters that join your party and everything!Believe it or not, this game probably does span the length of an RPG.That means you could easily spend over fifty hours with this game.To keep its RPG elements in tact, you get experience points from each of the various battles you'll be in.When you level up, you get a chance to distribute points among your attributes.This means giving you a chance to increase things like your strength, HP or your mana skills.

Visually the game is quite impressive.The PSP looks better than the DS version, of course.It just looks more crisp and has more visuals going for it.The manga style artwork is beautiful, and so are the overworld maps and story sequences.This is quite a game to have on your PSP.The only real problem is the load times.Sometimes they can just be daunting, but it's hardly something to worry about.Most PSP games suffer from the effect of load times.By now PSP owners should be used to this.

On paper it doesn't sound like a good idea to mix the RPG and puzzle genre together, but the final product is certainly a fantastic one.RPGers and puzzle gamers alike owe it to themselves to check the game out.This is more than just another purchase of bejeweled, it's a puzzle game with great RPG elements that keep it interesting for hours on end.A fantastic combination.

Pros:

+An interesting hybrid of puzzle and RPG elements that work
+Addictive and strategic gameplay
+The computer is not stupid
+Fun multiplayer experience
+Engaging quest
+Top notch graphics
+Top notch music
+Hours upon hours upon HOURS of gameplay
+The construction of the games elements (tiles representing mana, gold and so forth) is just so well done and put together and it makes for a far more interesting gaming experience

Cons:

-Load times can be annoying
-Sometimes the computer is unrelenting; thankfully, you're not penalized if you lose a battle!

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Product Description:
Building upon the addictive and easy-to-learn gameplay of a puzzle game by integrating story and character progression elements found in RPGs.Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords delivers a brand new type of game that pushes the puzzle genre to a previously unseen level.

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