

Rome Puzzle (edit)Ĭradle of Rome was originally developed from an Awem Studios game by the name Rome Puzzle. There’s nothing wrong with it, but it’s been done better before.’ (1)Game Informer gave it a 6.75 with the subheading 'MORE LIKE CRADLE OF BORING’ in Game Informer Issue 189 January 2009. Their review gave the game a score of 5.9 of 10 and suggested that players purchase better alternatives such as The Quest Trio, stating, 'It’s another match-three game. They also found that its electronic soundtrack did not fit the game’s Roman theme. (2)IGN was disappointed with the game, noting that the game’s manual did not adequately explain how the game worked. (1) Reception (edit)Ĭradle of Rome was given a mixed reception by video game critics, and it received an aggregated score of 63% at Metacritic. Some buildings provide an extra bonus citizen with in-game bonuses if the player plays skillfully with the particular resource unlocked from that building.

The game progresses with new types of gems and resources being unlocked at every new building built in Rome. To help the player, several power-ups can be acquired, such as a hammer that can destroy any tile on the field. Each round also has a time limit, which is represented by a slowly emptying vase of water on the top screen. Obstacles increase the game’s difficulty they include locked gems/resources, which cannot be switched until a match is made to unlock them.


The goal of each round is to form matches on blue tiles to clear them from the screen. (1) Between rounds, resources can be spent on farms, taverns and other buildings to cultivate the commonwealth. As matches are formed, reserves of resources such as grain and wood are built up, which are used towards building the Roman Empire. The gameplay is similar to that of Bejeweled the player must flip jewels/resources on a playing field to create matches of at least three items of the same type. It has been followed by a variety of Cradle/ Jewel Master games including Cradle of Athena, Cradle of Egypt and Cradle of Persia. The game was originally created for Windows by Awem studio from Belarus as a casual game. The game has been brought to Steam since 2007. The Wii version was released on March 31, 2009. The deepest match-3 game ever!Ĭradle of Rome (released in some regions as Jewel Master: Cradle of Rome) is the first in a series of tile-matchingpuzzle and strategyvideo games developed by German studio dia and published by D3 Publisher on Novemfor the Nintendo DShandheld game console. Play free Cradle of Rome game online at Big Fish. Even though #1 seems less than 2 as far as extras go, Cradle is still on the top of my list for game construction, as you can strategize how to build your city. Cradle of Rome (1) is compatible with Mac Lion, as I ‘tested’ #2 on line and love the extra puzzles.
