It looks and sounds just as Bejeweled should – bright, colorful, and high-energy without being cutesy. Matches can get extremely intense (especially when bombs and doom gems start piling on), or they can be as blissed-out as can be (Zen mode was a smart inclusion). The music is catchy and inoffensive (and there’s one track that sounds almost exactly like the synth riff from Depeche Mode’s “A Question of Time”), which suits everything perfectly.

Of course, if you’ve already played this game to death, a few new twists may not be enough to warrant a purchase, especially if you have the game on an even more convenient format (like your phone). This is a $20 “budget” game, about as low as retail DS games go, and it’s as flawless as any “match three” puzzler as I’ve played, so it gets my recommendation. Just know your limits – and your tendency towards full-blown addiction.