Puzzle Quest coming to Xbox Live

D3’s immensely popular and addicting puzzle/RPG hybrid Puzzle Quest will be available late Summer 2007 on XBLA (Xbox Live Arcade), with expanded features that take advantage of the live arcade atmosphere.

Besides the full online play there will be a complete with a matchmaking service, ranked multiplayer games and voice chat. Additionally, the game has been tweaked and new features have been added to the single player mode, including the ability to access level-up features and replay certain battles outside of the main story. XBLA achievements have also been added. Let’s hope that the computer’s alleged cheating in the single-player Conquest mode has been addressed as well.

Puzzle Quest, released this past March (2007) on the Nintendo DS and PSP, has garnered rave critical reviews for its unique Bejeweled-meets-RPG formula. The game is structured like an RPG, with an overworld, a save the world storyline and a deep leveling system based on magic and attack powers. The combat that mirrors the simplicity and addictiveness of the casual match-three game phenom, Bejeweled.

The XBLA version looks to be an incredibly improved and expanded version of an already fantastic title, making one to look for if you don’t already own it on a handheld.

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