Gyromancer
A new puzzle-RPG developed in collaboration between Square Enix and PopCap. Blending puzzle elements from Bejeweled Twist with the RPG mastery of Square Enix, Gyromancer is an all-new experience that defines…
Gyromancer is a puzzle developed by PopCap Games, released 18 November 2009 on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.
What Gyromancer is
Gyromancer is a puzzle game developed by PopCap Games and released in 2009. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The rebel faction Temperance has launched a surprise attack on Count Laertes, a member of the kingdom's ruling elite. Both the Count and Countess are dead and their son Everett, boarded at another manse, has gone missing. Summoned by royal decree, the magician Rivel Arday sets out after Temperance. Together with Laska the ranger, he ventures into Aldemona Wood...
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Gyromancer holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 13 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.4 GHz, 512MB of RAM and DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 2.0 Capability. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it launched against
Gyromancer launched on 18 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Gyromancer yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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