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Zuma

Survive the ancient temples of Zuma, the critically acclaimed action-puzzler from PopCap! Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures…

68 12 December 2003

Zuma is an arcade developed by Oberon Media, released 12 December 2003 on PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Xbox and iOS.

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What Zuma is

Zuma is an arcade game developed by Oberon Media and released in 2003. It was published by Glu Mobile. It is available on PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Xbox, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Web browser and Windows Mobile.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Zuma is a 2003 tile-matching puzzle video game developed and published by PopCap Games. It was released for a number of platforms, including PDAs, mobile phones, and the iPod.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Zuma holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 71, across 74 votes.

What it launched against

Zuma launched on 12 December 2003, within three weeks of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and Deus Ex: Invisible War. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, SpellForce: The Order of Dawn, Deus Ex: Invisible War.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Zuma — frequently asked questions

When did Zuma come out?
Zuma was released on 12 December 2003 for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Xbox, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Web browser and Windows Mobile.

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