Gem Smashers

Gem Smashers
Gem Smashers
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)	Game Boy Advance Wii; Nintendo 3DS; PlayStation 4; PlayStation Vita; Nintendo Switch; Xbox One;
Release	July 1, 2003 Game Boy Advance; NA: July 1, 2003; JP: November 21, 2003; ; Nintendo 3DS, Wii; NA: November 8, 2011; ; 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^[a] 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.

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 Boy Advance version of Gem Smashers received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 19 out of 40.^[6] IGN noted that the game was "one of the most original puzzle games on the GBA so far."^[7] Nintendo Life deemed the Nintendo 3DS version of the game "average".^[8]

Notes

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

References

^ "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.
^ Calvert, Justin (July 1, 2003). "Gem Smashers ships". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Gem Smashers Interview". Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ IGN staff (April 4, 2002). "Bau Bam Bom". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
^ "Gem Smashers (2011) critic reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ Tierney, Adam (December 13, 2018) [December 3, 2003]. "Gem Smashers Review". IGN. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
^ Kaplan, Zach (November 6, 2011). "Gem Smashers Review (3DS)". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

External links

Official website (archived)

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[4] Japanese: パズにん～うみにんのパズルでにむ～, Hepburn: Pazunin Uminin no Pazuru de Nimu

[jprelease-1] "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.

[narelease-2] Calvert, Justin (July 1, 2003). "Gem Smashers ships". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

[3dswii-3] 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.

[5] "Gem Smashers Interview". Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[6] IGN staff (April 4, 2002). "Bau Bam Bom". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2012.

[7] "Gem Smashers (2011) critic reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[IGN-8] Tierney, Adam (December 13, 2018) [December 3, 2003]. "Gem Smashers Review". IGN. Retrieved July 1, 2009.

[9] Kaplan, Zach (November 6, 2011). "Gem Smashers Review (3DS)". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

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