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COPYRIGHT 2001 The Dallas Morning News
May 31--BEJEWELED 1.1
--Maker: Astraware
--Rating: 4 stars
--System: Palm OS 3.0
--System requirements: Palm III or newer, Palm OS 3.0 or newer, 55KB RAM
--Suggested price: $9.95
--Number of players: 1
--Download: www.astraware.com
Diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other precious gems crowd the palm-top screen. Look for three or more gems in a vertical or horizontal position and tap them to make them disappear. The rest of the gems above will fall down. If the fallen gems make a match, you score more points.
It's a simple and addicting game.
Except for a choice of easy play or timed games, there are no scenario or speed changes.
The idea of playing a game until there are no moves left sounds dull. But mah-jongg, solitaire and chess are repetitive, but people play them endlessly.
The concept is based on the popular online game Diamond Mine by PopCap.com. Astraware brings it...
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