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Genre and what to do:
Matching game. Welcome to Hotei's Jewels that offers you to set out for unforgettable adventure throughout 12 exotic islands in order to help the god of happiness Hotei to collect pieces of Magic Coins. If you are persistent and find all the Magic Coins, Hotei will reward you with unique gifts and uncountable treasures. Your task is to swap adjacent objects to match three or more of the same kind thus removing them from the board and earning points. The pieces of the magic coins appear periodically on the game board; you are to guide them to the bottom of the board to collect. A level is complete when you collect all four pieces of the magic coin before time runs out. As you create big matches ( consisting of four or more pieces ), original power-ups appear on the game board; activate them to unleash their unique power. While creating matches you earn additional coins, which you may spend in a shop for buying special items.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:
Hotei's Jewels is a captivating match-three game that features stunning design, appropriate sound effects and pleasant electronic music. Graphics is well rendered and done; you surely like beautiful backgrounds that depict exotic locations and beaches. One of highlights is the shop, where you can buy extra life, additional time and other useful items. All in all, despite of unoriginal game concept, Hotei's Jewels is an appealing game due to original design and several new twists, namely in-game shop and variety of special items.
Offline gameplay: 1 player |
Multiplayer: No |
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Publisher:
Oberon Media |
ESRB Ratio: Everyone |
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Extras and features: |
Stunning Graphics Collect 45 Magic Coins 12 Exotic Islands to Explore Unique In-game Shop Numerous Special Objects |
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Drawbacks: |
Unoriginal game concept |
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Requirements:
OS: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT Memory: 128 MB DirectX: 8.0 or later CPU: P600 |
Alternative names:
Hotei'sJewels, Hotei Jewels, Htoei's Jewels. |