Color Screen Pearl Quest

by Radica

Product Features

• Thiniant Color Screen Technology
• 3 game modes
• Thousands of puzzles
• Touch screen stylus
• Obtain high scores and bonus points

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 2 inches ; 9.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0010TCGA2
• Item model number: M1291
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Batteries: 3 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,420 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The first color and touch screen handheld game that leverages classic connect three play. Prepare to be dazzled! Test your swapping and matching skills as you string a rainbow of pearls in the palm of your hand. This electronic handheld has a brilliant color screen that will bring these gems to life as you challenge yourself to connect matching pearls. With an advanced touch screen and 3 enhanced game modes you may uncover loads of hidden potential. Crack this open and explore your way to the top!

Product Description

Color Screen Pearl Quest

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It delivered what I expected, April 8, 2008

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Rainwater Eyes (Rochester, MN) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Color Screen Pearl Quest (Toy)

I will admit it...I like handheld games. My family owns several Nintendo Gameboys, GB Advanced, DS, as well as Leapsters, etc. But we like the handheld electronic LCD games for a quick distraction. We probably have 20 simliar LCD games (Yahtzee, Tetris, Connect-4 are the most entertaining). This game delivers what I expected Pearl Quest..nothing more, nothing less.

The game is not difficult. Swap two "pearls" in order to line up three or more pearls of the same color horizontally or vertically. When you do the matching pearls disappear and the remaining pearls drop down in their place. There are three modes of play: 1 - try to get the highest score, 2 - you have 2 minutes to complete a round and reset the clock, 3 - complete the level as fast as possible. (I like mode 2 because it adds some stress to the game.)

I want to stress that in all three modes you essentially play the same game. The only difference is whether and how you are being timed.

There is a strategy you can use to optimize the number of points received in each move. If you plan your swaps you can cause a cascade effect where more pearls of simliar color line up giving you bonus points. As the game progresses, it gets harder to see where swaps can be made. The Hint option comes in handy in these cases.

The game colors are nice and bright. Don't expect a lot of fancy graphics and animation. It comes with its own stylus that fits neatly in the back. (The stylus that comes with the game is not required. You can use any simliar device...even the corner of a business card.) Sound is pretty bleepy (almost annoying but what do you expect). Uses three AAA batteries (and a philips screw driver to replace them).

I paid $[...] for it. I honestly think that is too much...but I was looking for a few surprise "I was thinking of you" items to stow in my wife's bag for a long and boring trip she will be taking. I think she will find this as nice distraction.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars inexpenive fun, July 16, 2009

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joelle "jhb" (ny) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Color Screen Pearl Quest (Toy)

i am a fan of pick-up-and-play videogames. jewel quest fits the bill nicely. i also own tetris handheld and jq is aporite campinion to it. the fact that it is backlit is a major plus in that you can play it at night. the included stylus fits in the back snuggley. i would recommend picking up 3 alkalines when you buy it b/c when i recived mine, the demo batteries were nearly dead.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Addictive!, September 18, 2010

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SonRise (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Color Screen Pearl Quest (Toy)

What can I say, it's a game that fits in your hand, and can go wherever you go to get bored. It's a Bejewelled type of game with a "touch" screen. The stylus that comes with it is very flimsy, but it does slide into a "holster" on the back. I use a different, more substantial stylus from another game (now defunct). The touch screen is easily scratched and the batteries that come with it barely lasted 2 days.
A replacement set of Duracells lasted about a week and a half, until the colors of the "pearls" on the screen become indistinguishable from each other.