Each successful match advances the progress meter up a set amount. In the 'Classic' mode, your goal is to match 3, 4 or even 5 jewels of the same size and color by choosing an intial jewel, then exchanging it with a jewel to either side, above or below the jewel. In each of the four modes, there is a progress meter to the left of the screen which fills with each match of 3, 4 and 5 jewels you complete. Bejeweled 2 throws four flavors of the game at you to choose from Both special jewels trigger their own unique jewel-clearing devices. Lines of four jewels are awarded with a Power Gem whilst lines of five award the much sought-after Hyper Cube. Players must match the colored jewels in lines of three horizontally or vertically to clear them from the board. The rules of classic Bejeweled are simple. These screenshots I took don't do them justice - they are BEAUTIFUL! - and plentiful.
While I'm mentioning the screensaver mode, let me show you just a few of the backgrounds that are displayed during screensaver mode. For those who prefer a language other than English, players may choose from 4 other languages - German, Spanish, French or Italian. You can even set the screensaver settings to 'none', 'demo', 'slideshow' and allow sound or mute it altogether. You can also change the sound settings such as the volume of the sound effects and music or choose to mute one or the other, or both. From the settings menu, you can set the general game settings to display tips, to display clock and battery level and set the board transparency. Once installed, you can also fine-tune the in-game settings to your liking.
Once installed, it's time to have some fun!! (I registred immediately after the trial expired, knowing how much I already loved the prior versions).
You can choose to download the install file to your desktop or download to your PDA/Smartphone by SMS or by E-mail.
You can download the free trial at the TreoCentral store which allows you to run the game/play the game for 5 games - after which, you must register to continue playing.
Bejeweled 2 is recognized by both public and media as the must-have puzzle game for your Palm OS or Windows Mobile device, and this update supports an even wider range of devices than ever before! Most noteable is that Bejeweled 2 now offers support for 320x320 Windows Mobile Professional and Classic devices such as Samsung's SGH-i780 smartphone.īejeweled 2 for the Pocket PC is compatible with the Treo 700w and 700wx and the Treo 750 and 750v. The game has been brought fully up-to-date on Astraware's current games framework and controls have been optimized for play with either 5-way or stylus. In March of this year, Astraware released the first major update for Bejeweled 2 in a number of years. We couldn't be happier as we celebrate a tremendous first year for Bejeweled." I couldn't agree more! Nor could the thousands upon thousands (millions?) of people who have discovered and fallen in love with Bejeweled. Howard Tomlinson, Astraware's CEO once said "Bejeweled is simple to play, quick to learn, and maddeningly addictive. The music and exciting game play has made for many hours of enjoyment. First off, let me say that I have been a big fan of Bejeweled for as long as it's been around! This, by the way, has been around 7 years, wow! I was always facinated that someone was able to get such detailed, high-res, colorful jewels on the small screen that belongs to mobile devices.