Bejeweled Deluxe is a plug-n-play TV game controller released by Jakks Pacific in 2008. It is a port of PopCap Games' Bejeweled Deluxe, featuring graphics and sound based on Bejeweled 2.
Overview[]
Console[]
The console is shaped and sports the appearance of space gadget, similar to the interface elements seen in Bejeweled 2. The arcade-like control stick is shaped and sports the appearance of a Blue Gem, with a purple base surrounding it. The Menu and Hint buttons are present on the controller, and functions about the same as they did in the original game. An A button is present on the controller, and is used to select gems and options in-game.
Gameplay[]
The objective of Bejeweled is to swap one gem with an adjacent gem to form a horizontal or vertical chain of three or more gems of the same color. Bonus points are given when chains of more than three identical gems are formed, but also when two chains are formed in one swap. When chains are formed, the gems disappear and gems fall from the top to fill in gaps. Sometimes, chain reactions (referred to as cascades) are triggered, where chains are formed by the falling gems. Cascades are awarded with bonus points.
Bejeweled features two modes:
Normal Mode[]
The player must make matches to fill the bar at the bottom, when it is full it warps the player to the next level. The game ends when there are no more moves that can be made. Early versions of the flash game do not have this mode.
Timed Mode[]
The game starts with the bar half full. It will then start to decrease every second, and the player must make matches to add more seconds, with bigger moves getting more time. The player will be warped to the next level when the bar is full; the game ends when the bar empties. When no more moves can be made, the game reshuffles the gems.
Differences from the PC version[]
The plug and play console features identical gameplay, however, Bejeweled 2 backgrounds, UI elements, music and sound effects are present instead of the game's original visuals.
- The game is themed off Bejeweled 2. As such, the game features themes, audio and more based on Bejeweled 2.
- Backdrops from Bejeweled 2 are featured, which feature several backdrops from the original game, plus an additional one.
- Like Bejeweled 2, a random backdrops setting is available in the game options.
- At startup, company logos and copyright info are displayed.
- The title screen shows off the Centuari Prime backdrop rather than the original loading screen from Bejeweled 2.
- The game features a heavily compressed version of Skaven's The Journey Begins.
- Several sound effects sound compressed.
- Normal and Time Trial are labelled as Classic and Action.
- The transition and level up sequence feature the backdrop zooming in, spinning and fading to a bright light, and reverting back to normal with a new backdrop.
- The level counter is shown on it's separate widget gadget rather than being combined with the gadget that displays the score.
- The current game mode is also displayed on top of the level counter gadget.
- The level bar's progress indicator is colored solid blue rather than shining white.
- High scores display only three initials, compared to the original game's lengthy name limit.