Puzzle Quest 2 coming Spring 2010 (DS, XBLA)

Pureauthor

Taken from Shard at NeoGAF:

Shard wrote:

Be Victorious with Puzzle Quest 2 Coming Spring 2010

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Put yourself closer to the action with a more intimate viewpoint of the gem-studded match-3 video game Puzzle Quest 2, announced today for Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Nintendo DS™. Puzzle Quest 2 combines its trademark style with an enhanced real-time experience using all-new weapons, spells, and shields that make every decision meaningful and never passive in the deepest puzzle adventure yet. Named one of GamePro’s “Top Upcoming Sequels of 2010,” Puzzle Quest 2 is scheduled for release in spring 2010 from D3Publisher.

“Puzzle Quest is an award winning franchise with numerous accolades including an Interactive Achievement Award for “Best Downloadable Game of the Year” for Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords,” said Peter Andrew, vice president of product development, D3P. “Puzzle Quest 2 returns with a captivating, rewarding, and accessible journey for gamers of all levels as the ultimate delivery system for the mental release puzzle gamers seek.”

Puzzle Quest 2 features its hallmark blend of match-3 gem matching and fantasy, with a simple but meaningful role playing experience where players can choose any of four character classes; War Mage, Inquisitor, Barbarian or Assassin. Each character class provides interesting twists during multiple play-throughs as players reclaim the once peaceful village of Verloren from the evil clutch of the demon Gorgon. Players will be able to level up each character to progress through the adventure in Story Mode or even dive into Instant Action, Tournament Mode, or Mutliplayer Mode for a rich and diverse experience. With the entire Puzzle Quest world accessible on your fingertips in real-time action, players will be able to get a more streamlined experience for instant gratification.

Puzzle Quest 2 is under development by Infinite Interactive and is currently rated “RP” (Rating Pending) by the ESRB. For more information on the upcoming video game, please go to the Web site at http://www.d3publisher.us/.

Who's excited? I'm excited.

Stigma

Late to the thread, but I liked puzzle quest. I hope this is kickass.

cloudeagle

Hopefully it'll be much more polished than the first one and not introduce any annoying elements like Galactrix. Since Popcap/SquareEnix's entry was different enough, I'd say I'm up for more.

fragglefart

I'll be up for this, Gyromancer doesn't really do it for me like PQ did.

I had a quick go on PQ yesterday, apart from that pesky cheating AI (doesn't really cheat, I know, I know :P) the core mechanic and abilities are make gameplay more interesting than Gyromancer.

Twisting in GM is ok, but customisation and the creature ability gems are pretty limited in scope, and the increasingly high penalties for idle twisting when there are no available moves makes for some pretty frustrating moments. Some games seem unwinnable from the outset, or totally cripple your critters before the next fight.

At least with PQ when you get a crappy hand dealt to you there are some strategies you can employ to boost or heal yourself, or hinder the enemy.