But itвЂ™s a little tiresome to have to listen to the same track over and over again, so it seems strange that PopCapвЂ™s budget couldnвЂ™t stretch to recording a few more tunes. Admittedly, the game does not вЂњprogressвЂќ in the way the classic Bejewled does, so the old video game audio trick of increasing the soundtrackвЂ™s tempo with the difficulty would be out of place. On the other hand, the soundtrack that plays alongside the action is an endlessly looped track of derivative electronic music which sounds like it came right out of the PS1 era. Likewise, the visceral boom of explosions is genuinely satisfying. On the one hand, the clinking of moving gems compliments the polished graphics and gives them an added weight.

SOUND: The sound effects fare better than the accompanying music. ThereвЂ™s no inherent problem with this, but unlike the original Bejeweled Blitz, you canвЂ™t minimize Bejeweled Blitz LIVE and pretend that youвЂ™re working. The nature of the game means that a large proportion of the screen is essentially wasted space, something that acts as a constant reminder that Bejeweled Blitz initially found success as a seductive procrastination tool. ItвЂ™s also worth mentioning that gameplay takes place in front of a constantly pulsating backdrop of phsychedelic swirls that betrays the gameвЂ™s browser-based origins. Menus are smooth and glossy, and the overall aesthetic is one of techno-chaos. The timer looms large in all modes of play, resembling the kind of rapidly depleting health bar that all gamers have been conditioned to fear. The ancillary graphics are predictably flashy too. Rather than proving an annoyance, explosions are exhilerating as they correspond with the hyperactive ascension of your score. Resembling flashes of powerful lightning that cause chain reactions across the grid, these dizzying blasts have the potential to obscure the entire field of play with beautifully rendered pyrotechnics. The gems look and feel genuinely solid, and even though thereвЂ™s no physics that affects gameplay, the gems tinkle pleasingly as rows disappear and new ones tumble into place.Д®xplosions as a result of detonating special gems are especially satisfying. In contrast to its bright but flat appearence in its browser days, Bejeweled Blitz LIVE practically glistens with high production values. GRAPHICS: Perhaps the most pleasing aspect of the game, and certainly the one that benefits most from the move to the Xbox 360.

But it is worth your time and money? Read on to find out! Whilst the focus is still on compulsive gamplay and racking up a high score, the big selling point for Bejeweled Blitz LIVE is the fact it allows you to compete in simultaneous battles, either locally or in a party of up to 16 other players. It features BejeweledвЂ™s famous вЂњMatch 3вЂќ gameplay mechanic, but boils it down into fast-paced matches lasting only a minute. The latest addition to the mighty Bejeweled series, Bejeweled Blitz LIVE is the XBOX Live Arcade incarnation of Bejeweled Blitz, which began life as a Facebook application.

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