Gem Smashers is an arcade developed by Frame Studios, released 1 July 2003 on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
What Gem Smashers is
Gem Smashers is an arcade game developed by Frame Studios and released in 2003. It was published by Crave Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii and Game Boy Advance.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Many ages ago. The Earth was populated by beings that lived in peace and harmony until a fearsome scientist named IMBU and his henchmen arrived to steal earth's energy, capture all the inhabitants and lock them up in crystal cells. Miraculously, three creatures escaped: BAU, BAM and BOM. They became Gem Smashers, traveling the world to spring, spin, and smash the crystal cells where their friends are imprisoned. It's up to you to help our little heroes survive!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Gem Smashers holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Gem Smashers launched on 1 July 2003, within three weeks of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3.
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