Bejeweled 2

Bejeweled 2 is a puzzle game in which the objective is to swap one gem with another near it to form a chain with three or more of the same gem. The chain created then disappears and more gems fall into place.

There are four modes available. One is Classic where the objective is to never run out of possible chains. If there are no more moves available, the game is over.

Action mode is the timed version of the Classic. The player has to keep creating chains so that the score bar becomes full or does not go down.

In Puzzle mode, the player has to solve several puzzles to move on to the next level. Different problems will be presented and some of them will include special gems like the Rocks and Bombs. The Bombs have a timer and the player has to make sure they explode at the right moment, while the Rocks have to be near a Power gem or a Bomb to explode.

Endless does not have a timer and will not run out of moves.

There are also secret modes than can be unlocked when you play the other four mentioned above. Twilight is like the Classic mode but the gems fall either from the bottom or the top. Hyper mode is a faster version of the Action mode. When the player completes the Puzzle mode, Cognito is unlocked. It's also similar to the Puzzle mode. Finity mode is like Endless but it will include Bombs and Rocks. The score will also come from the explosions or Hyper Cube reactions and the player has to watch out for the timer. It's only infinite in the sense that the player will not run out of moves.

There is also another secret mode that can be unlocked by hovering the pointer on Classic, Action, Endless and Puzzle (in that order) eight times.

This is a fun and relaxing game. I recommend this to anyone who likes puzzles in general. The Puzzle mode might seem easy because there is no limit to the number of times you can use 'hint'. But there is a sort of limit that is applied in Cognito, so it's still a challenging game. Action and Hyper modes are also very challenging and I admit I panic whenever I get to the higher levels.

The trophies are easy to get except for the last one called Dimensional Rift. Overall, this is a good test on how fast your eyes can spot a combo.

I give this a 10 out of 10 rating.