Archaeological addicts will love “Jewels of Cleopatra” as this game was made just for them. Travel through each tile matching puzzle to explore the wonders of this Egyptian based game. If you like the excitement of uncovering the next new find then “Jewels of Cleopatra” definitely has something to offer you. From the start you can expect a simple download procedure and a quick install without any problems.

In “Jewels of Cleopatra” you will become Dr. Felicity Turnstone. Your job is to uncover nine different ancient artifacts that were buried in nine different temples along the Nile Valley. Keep in mind though not everyone you deal with in the game will be a help to you. Shady McGrady, the art dealer in the game, is sure to be trouble. It becomes your sole purpose to match as many gems as you can in order to move through the game faster than he can and trust me when I say this is not always the easiest thing to do!

If you have played games such as “Gem Shop” or “Jewel Quest” then you will be right at home when playing “Jewels of Cleopatra”. As you match three stones they will turn gold and allow you to travel along them on your quest to reach the door and finish the level. You do not need to clear the board by turning it all gold. You only need enough gold stones to move to the end of the line. If you clear the board you get more points, but these points don’t do anything more than rack up a higher score.

Despite only having nine major goals there are over 100 levels in total, which offers a lot of game play. On the downside, the game is not extremely challenging, except when you are racing Shady, and there is only one game play mode. While your goal is to uncover the nine artifacts you cannot do that without successfully matching the tiles and moving through the levels. The heart of the game is all about the puzzle and tile matching.

There are puzzles within puzzles that will need to be won in order for you to win the game. These games include scarab races and hieroglyphic based puzzles. These games are fun because they add a little variety to the basic game in “Jewels of Cleopatra”. If you manage to pass the levels faster than the games “shady” art dealer you will receive the winning artifact and you will win the game.

Of course, you can expect some things to stand in your way. There will be things blocking your path. When this happens you will have to create several different jewel combinations to move those things and continue on in your game. If a rock is in your way, you can swap it, but you cannot get rid of it. As you move on, some stones will require you to swap them more than once to turn them gold.

You will also receive tools to help you advance such as rock blockers, dynamite, and gold pieces. It’s important to watch out for bugs, too. If you move too close to one of the bug crypts they will be released and move towards you. All you have to do to get them out of your way is squash them by changing the tiles that they are on. If the tiles are gold you can change them anyway, but if you don’t they will come after you and can cause plenty of trouble.

“Jewels of Cleopatra” ends up being addictive though had there been additional game play options the game could have been even more exciting. Regardless, if you remove the slight flaws, and that’s pretty easy to do when you play the game, you end up with a fun and addictive game that you will want to finish once you start.

You can download “Jewels of Cleopatra” at Arcade Town. Get the Free Download or Own the Game by clicking on the links.

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