PALGN writes: "Released around a year ago for DS and PSP, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords proves the concept that the right idea produced well being all that is needed for success. Created by tiny Australian developer Infinite Interactive, the game combined the company's knowledge of the RPG genre with easy to understand and well thought out Bejewelled-like puzzling gameplay. Basically, they took the short-form gameplay of a puzzle game and made it the 'battle' part of the longer game structure of an RPG, and put it all together. It was unsurprisingly a huge success, particularly on the DS, and has now been ported to many other popular platforms, including the PS2. While it certainly suited the portable format, Puzzle Quest works just as well on a console, and the PS2 version is as good as any other."
RPG elements are everywhere! Lots of games add these extra features, creating surprisingly impressive hybrids.
Matt from FuzzyPixels presents a list of the top five puzzle games of all time, as well as handing out a couple of special awards.
Digitally Downloaded writes: "What better way to celebrate without going into the sun than settling down for an Aussie game marathon? Here are 10 locally developed games that are available on current platforms that will help you pass the Australia Day long weekend away with."
