


The trailer for Bejeweled LIVE however, was released about 4 weeks later after the release of the game, on November 11, 2010.Play Bejeweled games for free online at KeygamesĪt Keygames, we offer a collection of free Bejeweled games.The release of Bejeweled LIVE also predates the announcement of Bejeweled 3 itself, which was released on October 29, 2010.Despite being based on Bejeweled 3, the game predates the release of Bejeweled 3 by 2 months (60 days).Several backgrounds have been altered for Bejeweled LIVE.Each mode has it's own theme, unlike mobile Bejeweled 2, which shared the same song throughout the entire game.The wormhole animation is slightly different.Action Mode features the Speed Bonus and Blazing Speed features from Lightning in Bejeweled 3, as well as the game Bejeweled Blitz and the Chinese re-release versions of Ice Storm and Time Bomb modes.The main menu background animates, instead of being still.Bejeweled LIVE features Xbox network (formerly Xbox Live) integration, which support leaderboards and achievements.As with the iOS version of Bejeweled 2, the game can be played in both the Portrait and Landscape screen orientations.

The Pause button and Endless indicator use an icon instead of text.The button panel has all it's buttons merged into one, in the style of the original PC versions. The UI has been edited, with the buttons and score all being displayed in one area.The PopCap loading screen uses the same animation seen in mobile Bejeweled 2.The Star Gem sound effect uses the Lightning Gem sound effect from Bejeweled Twist rather than it's own.Bejeweled 2 sound effects that were recycled include: matching gems, creating Flame Gems and Hypercubes (the Flame Gem sound effect is the same one as the Power Gem), the level up sound effects, and more.However, music, backgrounds, textures and some sounds are directly from Bejeweled 3 or are entirely unique. As such, the game features animations, layout, gravity and sounds recycled from Bejeweled 2.Bejeweled LIVE is based off a modified version of the mobile version of the Bejeweled 2 engine.Bejeweled LIVE also features Xbox network intergration (formerly Xbox Live), which allows support for online leaderboards and achievements. A feature added from Bejeweled Blitz and Bejeweled 3 is the play style that allows being able to match gems while others are falling, the inclusion of Star Gems, being able to perform the Annihilator move and more. All the modes (with alterations to Action) play exactly as they did in Bejeweled 2. Bejeweled LIVE is based off a modified version of the Bejeweled 2 engine, and features 3 modes, with 2 returning from Bejeweled 2: Classic, Action and Endless.
