The game suffers by comparison to stronger titles that are similar enough to make such a comparison unavoidable. It's interesting, if nothing else, to see Chronicles as a case-study in game design: Why has a formula that seems so simple on the surface been so difficult to duplicate?
Puzzle Quest super fans will be able to look past Chronicles' awful visuals and enjoy the fantasy puzzling it offers on the inside. But it is ugly as sin and doesn't do anything remarkably different from its inspiration. If Puzzle Quest is a super hot girl, Puzzle Chronicles is her homely friend with a nice personality.
Presentation - 6.0
Graphics - 4.0
Sound - 7.5
Gameplay - 7.5
Lasting Appeal - 7.0
Overall -
The developers of Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords created a new Sony PSP and Nintendo DS game called Puzzle Chronicles. Can it overclass is predecessor? This and more you read in our Puzzle Chronicles Review.
The campaign here is lengthy but not very satisfying, and 30 bucks is a steep asking price for a game whose appearance and repetitive nature make it feel like it ought to be priced as a standard downloadable release. Your hero may seem unstoppable in his struggle to overthrow an evil emperor, but he can't toss Puzzle Quest off of its throne as the enduring king of this genre.
