Gem Smashers

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Gem Smashers
Gem Smashers cover art.jpg
Developer(s) Frame Studios
Publisher(s)
Metro3D
  • Crave Entertainment (Wii, 3DS)
  • Thumbstar Games (iOS)
  • Funbox Media (PS4, Vita, NS, XBO)
    • EU: Treva Entertainment (NS)
Platform(s)
Release
July 1, 2003
  • Game Boy Advance
  • Nintendo 3DS, Wii
    • NA: November 8, 2011 [3]
  • iOS
    • WW: November 15, 2012
  • PlayStation 4, Vita
    • AU: February 24, 2017
    • NA/EU: March 3, 2017
  • Nintendo Switch
    • NA: March 15, 2018
    • EU: March 29, 2018
  • Xbox One
    • WW: November 2, 2018
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Gem Smashers [lower-alpha 1] is a puzzle video game developed in Italy by Frame Studios and published by Metro3D for the Game Boy Advance. The game was released in North America on July 1, 2003, and in Japan on November 21, 2003.

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Development and release

The game was developed by three people. [4] Gem Smashers was originally announced in 2002 under the working title "Bau Bam Bom", named after the three playable characters. [5] The game was ported to Wii and Nintendo 3DS on November 8, 2011, [3] on iOS on November 15, 2012, on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on March 3, 2017, on Nintendo Switch on March 15, 2018, and on Xbox One on November 2, 2018.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [6] IGN noted that the game was "one of the most original puzzle games on the GBA so far." [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: パズにん～うみにんのパズルでにむ～, Hepburn: Pazunin Uminin no Pazuru de Nimu

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References

  1. ↑ Calvert, Justin (July 1, 2003). "Gem Smashers ships". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  2. ↑ "メトロ3D、シュールキャラクタ"うみにん"が活躍GBA用アクションパズル「パズにん～うみにんのパズルでにむ～」" (in Japanese). Game Watch. October 21, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Downin, Jonathan (October 24, 2011). "Shippin' Out October 23–29: Battlefield 3". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Gem Smashers Interview". Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  5. ↑ IGN staff (April 4, 2002). "Bau Bam Bom". IGN . Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Gem Smashers (2011) critic reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Tierney, Adam (December 3, 2003). "Gem Smashers Review". IGN . Retrieved July 1, 2009.


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