Gemz
Gemz is a match-three puzzle games with gems, similar to Bejeweled. It is
played on a board filled with jewels of different colours. The goal is to make
gems disappear by arranging gems of the same shape and colour in lines of
three or more, horizontally or vertically. This is done by switching a gem
with an adjacent one. When a line is formed, the gems disappear from the
board, points are awarded, and the board is filled up again from the top with
new gems. This often leads to a quick succession of combos. The player can
freely move around the cursor using the arrows on the remote. By pressing
“Select”, a gem is grabbed and it can be swapped with the one above, below or
on either side. If no line can be formed, the gems return to their original
position. If it takes to long to form a line, a gem that can be used for a set
will start to spin.
In the singleplayer Classic Gemz mode, the player races against the clock to
go through different levels and get the highest score possible. To advance, a
certain numbers of gems need to be collected (shown on the left side of the
screen) before time runs out. With each new level, the amount of gems that
needs to be collected increases and often less time becomes available.
In the Free-For-All mode up to four players can compete against each other on
a single screen and a single board. Using four remotes, players can only grab
gems of one type (shown next to the player’s name on the left side of the
screen) and they can all move and select simultaneously on the board. Lines of
any type of gem can be formed, but only by manipulating a single, specific
type of gem. If no further moves seem to be possible or a player becomes tired
of waiting for an opportunity to make a move, the target gem can be swapped
with the A button. This costs time and points. Two cursors cannot pass over
each other. When they collide, one of them needs to move out of the way.
The top ten scores are saved to the system’s memory and they are shown after
each game.