Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords

by D3 Publisher

Product Features

• Unique and addictive gameplay that builds upon classic puzzle gameplay with the addition of RPG-style character and story elements
• Simple to learn for casual players, with seasoned gamers able to utilize deeper strategies
• Create and build persistent hero, from one of 4 unique classes; who gains skills, spells, weapons and more over the course of the game
• Customizable characters give players the ability to fight battles with unique strategies
• Battle other Warlords for supremacy via wireless multiplayer

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000SKMF1Y
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,328 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #5 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Puzzle

Product Description

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Puzzle Quest integrates a story and character progression found RPGs with a puzzle game.

Features:

• Easy to learn gameplay with opportunity for strategy for more advanced players
• Embark on a single-player campaign with 150 quests
• Quick play mode allows players to start with puzzle battles
• Create and build a hero who gains skills, spells and weapons
• Customizable characters each fight battles with unique strategies
• Build and empire by capturing cities and building castles
• As your reputation increases you will gain a party of companions to aid you in battle
• Battles others via wireless multiplayer

Product Description

Building upon the addictive and easy-to-learn gameplay of a puzzle game by integrating story and character progression elements found in RPG's, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords delivers a brand new type of game that pushes the puzzle genre to a previously unseen level.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Teeny Tiny Type only problem, January 31, 2008

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Arthur Kimes (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords (Video Game)

(note - 3rd update at end of this review has a fix!)
As mentioned in other reviews, when playing on a TV set the type is too damn small. I use a 19" screen and the game is playable but I had to use the (downloadable) manual to figure out some details.

Now the game is great. You can tell the AI is not just making moves, it's trying to frustrate your plans and lay traps for you. And, although there is a primary series of quests you have to do that lead to the endgame, you can just blow them off and engage in sidequests or one-off combats against the monster of your choice to while away a few minutes.

The manual that comes with the game is nearly useless. There's a very good manual at the companies website - they call it a walk-though on web page but the first paragraph says it includes an extended manual.

You can play the game without the manual. The tutorial hints are good but if your using the TV some of the icons in the game are too small to decipher but you can figure out what's going on if you use the downloaded manual.

If I had my PS2 hooked up to a hi-res TV or a computer monitor then I'd be giving this a 5-star rating.
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Update: Checked it out on a 37" plasma HDTV. The text is easily readable but the little icons (disease, enrage - things like that) are still too difficult to distinguish. Perhaps with an S-Video or Component cable those details would stand out - I was using the regular RCA cable.
You can still play the game and use the "view" button to tell you what those icons are. It could hurt in a timed game.
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2nd Update:
While playing the game, most of the time will be spent with the puzzle game screen displayed. Beware of burn-in (if you have the type of TV susceptible to that)
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3rd Update: (july)
Recently got a 19" LCD HDTV and the tiny type was still horrible. Then I got an S-Video cable and BAM! now it's legible! Still tiny but perfectly clear and readable. So if you're playing this on an HDTV you HAVE to get an S-Video (or better) cable and you'll have full enjoyment of this game.

With the right combination of TV and Cable I'll upgrade my rating of this game to 5 stars!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun and unique puzzle game, February 4, 2008

By 

MiloJRT "milojrt" (East coast, USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords (Video Game)

When I first saw this game I thought the graphics were cheesy and I wondered what I had spent my money on. But once I started to play, I realized that the Japanese animation style graphics really don't matter much for overall gameplay. The game is essentially a puzzle game like BeJeweled, where you are matching rows of gems and coins. But each game you play is a "battle" between you and an enemy opponent from the game. It is essentially a role playing game, where you are the warrior traveling the board, but your battles are puzzles instead of anything truly violent or stressful. My biggest gripe about this game is like everyone else on here: the font is waaaaay too small and actually hurts your eyes when you are trying to read it. Some people also mentioned that the game manual is kind of sparse and it is hard to figure out where to go in the game based on what you read in the manual. A hugely useful tip is that there is an extended manual available in PDF format on the game maker's website (www.d3publisher.us). You have to click on game support, then game guides (or walkthroughs) and then choose your platform and game. This is a MUST HAVE when playing this PuzzleQuest. Also, parents can rest assured that it is a pretty clean game for kids (there is no real violence or anything inappropriate) but it might be confusing for some kids. If your child is over the age of 11 and enjoys these types of challenging puzzle games, they might like PuzzleQuest. Most of the people I have encountered who play it are adults.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but hard to read, July 29, 2008

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Sara F "Ouisie" (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords (Video Game)

Fun game, the only bad thing is that it is hard to read what is happening on screen. And the directions are no help at all.