Puzzle Quest XBLA this week?

By Tom Bramwell Published 8 October, 2007

Meanwhile, US PC date sorted.

Puzzle Quest will be this week's release on Xbox Live Arcade. Hopefully.

Or rather, if "all goes well", which is what D3 Publisher of America said in a press release that seems to have gone to IGN and no one else. Not really a press release then, is it?

Rumour has it that you will be asked to pay a whopping 1200 Microsoft points (GBP arm and a leg/10.20 / EUR 13.96) to play it, making it the most expensive game since Lumines Live.

Meanwhile, a post on the developer's website reveals that the PC version is due out in the US on 22nd October.

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - to give it its full title - is of course part puzzler, part RPG. In it, you embark on a quest to rid the lands of monsters by duelling them in a game not dissimilar to the legendary Bejeweled.

The idea is to do damage to your enemies by taking it in turns to try and line up skulls in rows or columns or three or more, while completed lines of gems add to your mana, which in turn helps power various spells.

In-between fights you adventure around becoming immersed in the silly story through various cut-scenes, expanding your party of warriors, doing other puzzly mini-games to build up fortifications and occasionally thinking the undead woman's quite fit.

It was hideously addictive on DS and PSP, and the Xbox Live Arcade and PC versions appear to be ports of the latter.

Following its surprise success, D3 went on to confirm the game for Xbox Live Arcade, Wii, PS2 and PC, while the ESRB recently suggested that PS3 and Mac versions are on the cards too.

For more on Puzzle Quest, check out our Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords review, covering both DS and PSP versions.

Or you could splurge a few Microsoft points on a Puzzle Quest theme (150 points) and picture pack (100), which have already gone up on Marketplace - presumably to herald its coming.

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  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #1 4 years ago

    Ooh! Ooh!

  • morriss #2 4 years ago

    sounds interesting. I might give this a whirl. Demo first though, as always.

  • smirny #3 4 years ago

    YES!

  • Kazzahdrane #4 4 years ago

    Gremmi: That bug was only in the PSP version, though as the article suggests these appear to be ports of that version, so hopefully it's been fixed.

    Anyone wondering whether this game is really worth 1200MP (not a small amount in real money) - YES YES, A HUNDRED TIMES YES.

    This game swallowed so much of my summer on DS, and I only played through it once with a single character. Unfortunately there's no game timer but I fully expect I spent over 40 hours playing it, and I didn't train mounts or make weapons much or that other side stuff, just the quests.

    Won't be getting it again simply because it's such a long game, very enjoyable but I've played it all already - online play will no doubt be great fun though, quick and turn-based so shouldn't be any lag issues.

  • spadge #5 4 years ago

    Personally speaking, I'd rather have a full game at 1200 than one at 800 with lots of PDLC tit-bits over time (which add up to 1200-1500 pts in total). Especially if you're getting hours of entertainment out of it.

    It's a very good game - very addictive. And I'd say worth every one of those 1200pts if it's the full game.

    Note: On XBLA, 1200Points is $15 or £8-9 quid. Hardly "whopping" when the DS/PSP price is double that. Or did I miss something. Oh and it's RRP on Wii is a "whopping" £39.99 it seems.
    Edited by 2 at 08/10/07 @ 10:50

  • ukslim #6 4 years ago

    Little secret about Puzzle Quest -- although it's extraordinarily addictive, it's not actually all that much fun. I forced myself to abandon the DS version when I realised I was playing it for hours a night in a state of slack-jawed numbness, rather than actually being engaged or stimulated.

  • CordableTuna #7 4 years ago

    By the way, has anyone seen any Warlords or their Challenges in the game?

  • mkreku #8 4 years ago

    Still waiting for PC version. This game BEGS for mouse support!

  • TriggerHippie #9 4 years ago

    Excellent news. This is a cracking good game and a bargin at a tenner.

  • dudefella #10 4 years ago

    yes! I hope it's true. The price doesn't bother me one bit, given that the same game would cost you easily double that on the PSP/DS. Bring it!

  • Poorandugly #11 4 years ago

    ukslim wrote: "Little secret about Puzzle Quest -- although it's extraordinarily addictive, it's not actually all that much fun. I forced myself to abandon the DS version when I realised I was playing it for hours a night in a state of slack-jawed numbness, rather than actually being engaged or stimulated."

    QFT

  • dryden555 #12 4 years ago

    truly a very fun game on the DS: it takes some thought to win -- its not a mindless "falling gems" game.